Stagecoach Park — Attraction in Buda

Tango lives training here. It’s all okay to him, finding someone hiding in the woods. Obedience work, scent training. Protection training isn’t appropriate here, but there’s just enough distractions around with bicycles, joggers, other dogs, that help focus him on whatever training we are doing. Protection training happens at other places, although it would be a great place to do it, the public thinks protection training is just teaching your dog to attack someone, and that’s the furthest from the truth. Police/protection training is about guarding and barking, restraint, everything but viciously attacking a target. Properly trained protection/police dogs do not bite initially, they stop and guard, bite work is for the people that want to fight your dog, which is a losing proposition every time. A personal protection dog shouldn’t be chasing someone down, typically, once they turn and run, the dog has done its job. It’s the sane as having a gun, you don’t shoot someone in the back, if there disengaged their criminal behavior, and are running away, it’s the police’s job to catch them. Training for bite work is done in a secure location with trained people, not in a park with random people wandering around. When you see a working dog training here, they are learning to follow scents, always on leash and continently under control (as any trained dog should be, even your pet should be on leash and non aggressive to strangers). Tango is as friendly as can be, your typical pet, loving his toy and attention. Admittedly, a Belgian Malinois is an intimidating looking dog, but without an aggressor, he’s as sweet as my Bichon Frise. Having a great service dog that also is protection trained is far better than carrying a gun wherever you go. I can “pull the trigger” with Tango, and with one word stop him in his tracks, a bullet has no training and will go wherever you point it and it’s a done deal once you pull that trigger. The number of deaths from a trained protection dog annually, in...

I don't know what to say about this park. I'm a runner I'm a nature lover. Stagecoach park by this standard is a subpar park. Every branch of each trail is essentially a loop, you're not going to get your fix as a runner because no matter what route you take you can complete this entire park in about 10 minutes. I love the kid park, I think the small lake in the center is stagnant and boring, there are really nice fire pits and there are plenty of restrooms. The paths are really well maintained and are a mixture of paved and dirt trails. The park was surprising packed early in the morning so it's not a park I would run at with my dog. It's really lacking in the scenery as well. It's an average park. This is not the kind of park you could get a good workout in, there is no fitness area, the trails are boring and not necessarily long enough...most important there is no real connection with nature. If you just want a place to go...this is fine. If you want to put in your earphones, turn the world off and just run to escape the world...you have far better options. Since I fall into the second category I gave to rate this as a subpar park...

This park rocks during the Holiday Season as it is where our nearest free drive-thru Trail of Lights takes place during Christmas. I took my dog there in the last 2 weeks in the interest of visiting other nearby parks. We were disappointed! There was no one there except for us! Some might find that peaceful, but it felt deserted. The walking trails are long but there is zero shade, which is essential in Texas Summer heat. So our walk was cut short. I would like to see benches or seating near the pond area so we can enjoy the view. The bathroom by the Boy Scout ring was horrifying! In the age of Covid, I was already hesitant to use it, but we were so far away from the car. I opened the door to find the toilet seat smeared with feces! Ick!! We won't be returning until next Christmas when it is...