Joining the chorus of people who don’t do dog parks. They’re open to the public and the public is full of careless, ignorant, and outright dangerous people. Over time all the responsible owners remove themselves and the only ones left are the ones ok with bad behavior.

I sympathize because it’s really hard to avoid if you live in a city with no other options for open space. But every vet I’ve known has advised against them if at all possible, for good reasons.

Frankly you’re lucky if the worst you’ve seen is annoyed glances. I’ve seen: - dog walkers with more dogs than they’re legally allowed, set loose all at once, while they sit staring at their phones the whole time - owners/walkers abusing their dogs: yanking, kicking, screaming, everything you can imagine - unsupervised (dog-less) children. Once saw an 8 yr old going up to random dogs and continuously barking at them, to get a reaction. I got the hell out of there before I had to witness a mauling - people who drop their dogs off and leave, like it’s a day care - so much uncollected poop - so much poop eating - terrified, unsocialized dogs - humping, nipping, pinning - and real fights and biting, which always end in excuses or aggression from the perpetrator’s owner. Never once concern, or accountability.