Danehy Dog Park — Attraction in Cambridge

Not a great dog park in my opinion. The issue is mostly with the owners who have no control over their dogs (which is probably why they frequent a dog park in the first place—to get out their energy with as little effort as possible so they’re not terrors at the house. Terrors at the dog park is A-OK though). Basic dog park etiquette is to not let your dog crowd the entrance to another dog or essentially ‘fence fight’ with a dog trying to enter. When we were trying to enter there was just a dog completely losing its mind at the gate so much so I could barely open the gate and the owner just sat there staring. When we finally got in that dog and the couple of other dogs there just completely start going after my dog in an aggressive way. Again, crickets from the owners. I tried to give them a couple of seconds to work it out but my dog just kept being forced to hide under the benches and bare his teeth which was enough for me. The owners did nothing I had to shoo away the dogs myself and pick up my dog and leave. Finally as we were leaving the owner of the fence fighting dog said we didn’t have to leave and she would leash her dog, but I had seen enough. Do yourself a favor and just spend 10-15 outside of the park before you go in just to see the situation for yourself and if it’s something you want to subject your dog too. I’ve since been back to this dog park to train my dog (at a distance; not inside) and saw mayhem. Dogs eating and rolling in poop, vast majority of dogs not coming when called bc they were playing to rough with other dogs, dogs aggressively resource guarding balls, etc. All of this is normal but the problem is the owners do nothing. They don’t pick up after their dogs, they don’t intervene when their dog is playing too rough or being a bully, and they just let their dogs keep balls even if they know it’s causing a problem. I can see it’s merits as a dog park but our experience there just...

Facilities: Just an empty gravel lot, fenced. Water has always been off when I visit. Never seen any supplied poo bags despite the other parks having them. No lights, the area should have more lighting period as it's uneven. Dogs: in the mornings there are no problems, all dogs are well socialized and friendly with responsible owners. Afternoon is a different story, a completely different set of dogs. Afternoon crew has aggressive dogs, dogs with resource guarding issues (don't bring any balls) dogs who aren't well socialized, who aren't friendly and bite. If you have a reactive or otherwise anxious dog I would suggest staying away, especially during the afternoon. I would advise parents to be careful bringing small children in...

This is a good dog park. My complaint about this park is that a small minority of human visitors do not clean up after their dogs. The resulting poop is there for other dogs to roll in, get on their paws, and in some cases, eat. Sadly, most of the responsible humans who do clean up after their dogs, do not think it is their responsibility to clean up when they see trash or poop that isn't theirs. The result is that bit by bit, the park gets more soiled and less pleasant to visit. The majority of owners and dog walkers who frequent it bring well-socialized dogs. There are always a few exceptions regarding the dogs. A few are a bit too aggressive, but people are quick to settle the dogs down if the play...