Off leash/On leash

This park is very large and has a lot of great walking paths, both paved and unpaved. The problem is that there are quite a few untrained off leash dogs. I walk a 15 pound dog almost every day at the park and 90% of the time we have no issue. 10% of the time there are some pretty entitled dog owners who think that 70+ pound dogs, who are more than 20 feet away from the owners, and do not return when called are "under control". You will have people get upset with you if you try and move yourself and your dog away from these encounters. I will say that the majority of the bad encounters do not happen on paved walking areas, so take that with a grain of salt. If you walk off path, expect to run into inconsiderate dog owners. I will say that we have only had one bad encounter in the Rose Park itself.

Feb. 16, 2024