Piedmont Dog Park
Posted by Jacklyn | Filed under Autumn, Dog Parks, Pooch Friendly Places
Piedmont Dog Park is a great place to spend a Saturday morning with your favorite beast. It’s a fantastic way to let urban dogs go off leash and stretch their legs. The park is split into two areas: one for small dogs (40lbs or less) and one for large dogs (40lbs+). Autumn is just under 40 pounds and the small dog section was empty, so she went in with the big dogs around 11.30a Saturday. She had a blast! She was able to run and jump and chase after balls with boxers, huskies, labs, and a doberman. She had so much fun wrestling and chasing the bigger dogs, it was difficult to get her leash back on her to go home.
Almost all of the other dog owners there on Saturday morning were very attentive and were very good about policing their dogs. There was one boxer who was playing too rough and his owner took him out immediately. If you take your dog here, you need to be completely focused on him/her the entire time. I’ve heard about fights breaking out when owners aren’t paying close enough attention, but luckily I’ve never witnessed one.
Piedmont Dog Park is located under the Park Drive Bridge. It’s super easy to get to and if you can parallel park, try heading down Park Drive. It’s the shortest distance to walk, but parking is horrible. The park is one of the smaller dog parks I’ve seen and tends to get a bit crowded by afternoon time. The ground is completely covered in mulch, but the dogs didn’t seem to mind. The mulch tends to hold on to rainfall (it hadn’t rained in a couple days when we were there and the ground was still moist), which can lead to some pretty dirty paws. In the center of the large dog pen there’s a water spigot for the dogs. Sometimes other dog owners leave the water on and it creates a significant mud puddle. Be sure to have a towel handy if you’re letting your dog into your car with leather seats!
The park survives solely on donations. It’s really important that we dog owners do our best to keep it alive. There are several ways we can do this:
- Clean up your dog’s messes. Not only does it help to stop germ and disease spreading among our pups, but it also makes it safer for us to walk.
- If your dog becomes aggressive, remove it! Or if someone else’s dog is aggressive and they aren’t relocating to a different section of the park, you and your dog should move to avoid any problems. Remember, owners are responsible for the actions of their dogs!
- Donate! Autumn and I really enjoy our time at this park and I’m sure you will too if you take the time to go!
Read more on the Piedmont Park website
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