Paw Park

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• Brenda
  Jun 19, 2023
  Huge Paw Park

  I’ve never been to such a large off-leash dog park, complete with small hills to run up and down. The City sells a $15 annual pass(at City Hall) or you can pay a requested $2 daily visit fee you insert st the site. There are picnic tables outside and in a covered shelter. Nice water fountain for thirsty dogs.

• Carrie
  Oct 17, 2021
  Hills and thrills!

  Okay maybe not thrills but the hills were great for our energetic doggo. Lots of friendly dogs and owners.

• Giang
  Jun 12, 2021
  irresponsible owners

  Most of the owners I've seen here are really irresponsible.

  The park itself is pretty good. It's just the bad owners that make my experience at this park miserable. I've gone here almost every day for the last 6 months, and whenever the weather got nice, there would be a bunch of people coming out to enjoy the weather and socialize. The issue is, they tend to forget about their dogs while they look at their phone, chat with their friends, or even flirt with someone <sigh>.

  Folks, if you go to ANY dog park, I sincerely implore you to:
  * KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR DOG 100% of the time, or aim for as close to 100% of the time as possible. If you are engrossed in your phone or flirting with that handsome stranger, you are not seeing that your dog just growled at another dog for no good reason. Or you just miss the part where your dog pooped near the fence, and then someone else would inevitably step on it and spend a good 10 minutes cleaning it off of their shoes. <sigh>
  * Please SCOOP YOUR DOG'S POOP. "I didn't see it" is not a good enough excuse. Again, you should keep an eye on your dog most of the time (see first point above).
  * Please FILL IN ANY HOLES YOUR DOG DUG. Otherwise some poor person is gonna step into the hole and twist their ankle.
  * Please DON'T BRING CHILDREN unless you are 100% sure they know how to interact with dogs appropriately AND you keep an eye on your kids AND your dog 100% of the time. The dog park is NOT a playground for kids. I've seen parents bring their toddlers, let them sit on the ground, and then when a friendly dog approached the kids to say hi, they shove the dog away (???). Dude, when you come to the dog park, be prepared to interact with a dog, okay? Also, realistically, how do you plan to monitor your toddler AND your dog at the same time? If your kid AND your dog are really well trained, maybe it could work, but most parents that come with kids and dogs usually just fail at either monitoring their kids or their dogs.
  * If your dog plays inappropriately / aggressively, please correct them AND TEACH THEM TO STOP THAT BEHAVIOR. Biting is NOT the only inappropriate behavior. Humping is also inappropriate, since many dogs don't like being humped. Pushing other dogs to the ground, cornering other dogs and not letting them move or get up, growling at other dogs simply because they are nearby, .... those are all BULLYING behaviors and need to stop. I'm not saying your dog is bad. But if your dog does the above, you need to be the responsible owner, step in, and teach your dog to be polite. If your dog behaves inappropriately, one day it might meet a dog that takes it the wrong way, and before you know it, a dog fight ensue. PREVENTION IS KEY, people.

  Oh yeah, and please read the park rules. They are posted at the gate. Seriously, read the rules and follow them, people. They are meant to keep people and pets safe.

  1 recent review on Google said the dog park is really clean recently. Dude, you know why? It's because I started picking up the extra poop EVERY TIME I go to the park, and I've been doing it for months now. Yep, I pick up after OTHER PEOPLE's dogs, because I figure if the park is filled with poop, other people will think "oh we don't have to pick up poop. No one does." So I just do more than my share and pick up the extra poop anyway. But my patience is running thin. So please, all of you, start stepping up and doing the right thing. Train your dog, pick up after it, and get your nose off of your phone while you are at the dog park.

  Exasperatedly yours,
  frequent dog park goer

• Rebecca
  Oct 11, 2019
  Nice Park

  The dogs enjoyed a good run. Nice park with water station. Human bathrooms a plus. 2.00 fee for visiting dogs.

• Krista
  More than a year ago
  Nice Park

  I like the CF dog park a little better than the dog park in Wloo. It's very hilly so the dogs get tired faster. Being a city resident, I bought the paw park pass ($10 for the year, paid off in 5 visits). I take my dog out every couple of weeks. People are friendly and I've never had any issues with territorial/aggressive dogs there.

• Jo Warner
  More than a year ago
  Great stop

  I read the previous review and while traveling back to Illinois decided to try it out.we have two large dogs that needed to run. $2.00 permit fee well worth it. Honer system.
  When we go there about 4 other dogs (10:00 Sat) we stayed 1/2 hour more dogs showed up owners were very friendly and watchful. Our first dog park .

• Marcy
  More than a year ago
  great find

  We are traveling across country and saw this park. Great stop. Big grassy, hilly park with picnic area, water bowls, fire hydrants. After 4 hours in the car, this was great place to burn off some energy. Human bathrooms too!

We dug up 3 pictures of dogs at Paw Park.

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