My experience with dog parks is that, the people who use them, self police them. They don't want aggressive dogs there anymore than anyone else. The Quiet Waters dog park in Annapolis is a good example.I have a confession. I think that to a certain extent, I am one of those bad dog owners at the dog park. At our local dog park, it’s fully fenced and divided into <35# or all others. My 77#, 6yr old rough collie (a rescue), gets turned off leash as soon as we clear the inner gate. I do that to avoid the issue of “dog on a leash syndrome”, their demeanor changes markedly when they are not tethered. He is a barking son of a gun, always a shrill “happy” bark, but piercing. And constant. And he is playful, he goes up to other dogs and wants to play after a little sniff. (Of course not a Biden sniff, the other end!)
I figure if the are roughly similar size, let them find ground, if they are playing and tumbling and both are mouthing each other and chasing each other mostly equally, they are just having dog fun.
But I believe that I may be viewing that wrongfully, as I get the idea that the other owners don’t share my view point. I think the boy is going to have to be happy to just be walked, he seems a little rambunctious for dog parks. It’s a shame, because with 4 or 5 of the “right” other dogs and owners, it’s pure joy watching them all tear across the park, raising hell with each other.. Being dogs…
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However, at the Riva Area park in Davidsonville, people let their dogs off lead and it is not a dog park. My wife and I don't appreciate it as her service dog is trained to be docile and has been attacked before. When we are in those environments, I keep my hand on my pepper spray or gun while in my pocket. It does cut down my reaction time.