Great day!

Donnatella in Mesa AZ

We had a great day in Flagstaff and the park was just what the pups needed. We spent and hour their and had no issue with the locals. Everyone was very friendly and the park was clean! Been back in Phx for 4hrs and pups are still passed out from their day of play ;) We will visit again!

my mistake

maggie in los angeles

This park has grass, not bark. Sorry for the error. It's a wonderful park.

Off-Leash is GREAT

maggie in los angeles

There's nothing to make a dog happier than being off-leash and able to run and play with other pups. Thorpe Park is clean, supplies doggie "poop" bags, and water. No grass, just bark on the ground, but it's clean and fine. Very responsible and friendly people with their playful, happy dogs. Highly recommended.

Open area, no grass

Stephanie in Phoenix

While the area is nice and open for dogs to run, it has no grass, just dirt. People were friendly and supervised their dogs. Water fountain and bags were available. Overall, compared to my home dog park which has beautiful grass and shade trees, this one seemed run-down and dirty.

Needs supervision

dog owner in pinewood

We were looking forward to the bark park, so went on 11/17/10 and were disappointed. Many of the owners simply refused to control their more aggressive dogs. Since it was our first time, we stayed in the second smaller section that fortunately allowed us to observe b/4 going in. In an hour and a half period there were about 20 dogs overall with at least a dozen that went in and out. The more aggressive dogs were there a long time and "led the pack" in a pile up over a beta dog which seemed ok with both the aggressive leaders and the beta dogs owner. Perhaps they thought, since they aren't biting, it isn't aggressive, but it increased the passions and aggressions of all the other dogs. And the owners that brought smaller dogs had to go and struggle to pick up their smaller dogs and promptly leave. It was sad. I suppose people aren't there to take on "conflict resolution" with the other owners and this is understandable. The rules are clearly stated on the gate you enter through, but apparently it's going to take a paid supervisor to enforce the rules so everyone can enjoy the park. Oh, and it was mostly dirt, and my dog brought home her first tick. I, like most people, would love to return, but until they have someone who can enforce the rules with the dog owners it's just a bad environment for dogs and their owners. Alpha dogs will strengthen in their aggression and Omega dogs will become more fearful and timid, behavior which any sensible dog owner knows will make them unable to obey well and too nervous to be happy and potential "fear biters". And not to mention a problem for the dog owners. I really hope they consider a Guard to turn this Shark Park into a real Bark Park!