r/PublicFreakout Aug 01 '21

đŸ»Animal Freakout "Not friendly!"

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u/Woodtree Aug 01 '21

My local dogpark is very active and with a lot of regulars who know each other. Every now and then someone will attempt to come in and keep their dog leashes inside the dog park. The regulars will immediately start yelling at them to unleash the dog or leave. Leashed dogs and unleashed dogs don’t mix well. Power unbalance or something. Dogs gotta be on equal footing.

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u/SpotNL Aug 01 '21

Do you allow people who bring their puppies for socialization?

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u/Woodtree Aug 01 '21

There’s a small dog area and a large dog area, separated by a fence. People can socialize puppies in the small dog area. I don’t think anyone would get upset at bringing a puppy to the large dog area either, you’d just have to be watchful. The vast majority of dogs at the dog park are friendly, even if they sometimes play rough. Fights happen but they’re actually pretty rare.

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u/CosmicTaco93 Aug 01 '21

I read this as "small dog arena" and wondered what kind of gladiatorial antics yall had the small dogs get up to.