It really depends on the people, since there is not real dog park authority to regulate and monitor activity, owners must take it upon themselves. At the park we go to, Chip has his regular group of friends and all their owners are on top of cleaning up poop, controlling behaviour, etc. The park rules state if someones dog starts a fight, or is aggressive you need to tell them to leave, if they don't you can call the police. It's alot easier on the small dog side because there are way less fights than on the big dog side,and the big dog owners are more reluctant to remove their dogs. Eventhough the sign on the small dog side says 25lbs and under most of the dogs are at least 10lbs+, with a few hovering over 25lbs. Last week a lady with a smaller yorkie came and was surprised there weren't any other dogs her size. The little yorkie who was actually 9yrs. old, was overwhelmed with all the running and wrestling activity going on. I told her about the yorkie meetups, which would probably be a better socializing choice for her dog since there would be others her size. |