Shuffletown Park — Attraction in Charlotte

The 3 star rating is due to the fact that the dog park is a decent dog park for a dog, however I have had a few negative experiences that I feel are worthy of posting. My dog loves the park. I like the fact that it has plenty of space for running. The largest area is gravel, open and flat. The other part of the property has plenty of shade. Unfortunately with most dog parks the rules don't apply to some people. My dog is still a puppy (7months) and hasn't been successfully trained to not jump on people. A woman brought her toddler in (children under 12 not allowed) and my dog knocked the poor child down three different times. My dog commenced to licking the child and trying to pull the ribbons out of the child's hair. The mother was unaffected by this and didn't seem alarmed. I ended up leaving because my dog took a liking to the toddler preferring to play with it over the other dogs. I was afraid the child would get hurt. Another time a young adult brought a dog in and seemed unsure of the dog even to the point of leaving the dog on a leash inside the fence. The dog tried to attack my dog...I left. My dog seemed to scare a puppy that was only 3 months old (also not allowed), I left again. Today my car was broken into. Someone broke the car window and stole my purse and other items. This park is very convenient for me but I'm not sure if I'll be back. I may try some of the county parks that require a small fee and registration. This will be a solution to the rule breaking, but unfortunate for my dog as he will not be able to play as often as these parks are not as...

My dog and I love this park. Most owners are cognizant of their animals and keep a watchful eye. Then there are the owners who have no voice, hand, eye or ANY command over their pet. A woman came today and from the onset her 2 dogs were out of control. Everyone else packed up their pets and left as if they KNEW the owner/pets. I had just arrived. My dog and I headed toward the back side of the park, her dogs pursued mine. We changed direction, her dogs pursued. Asked her to control her dogs, 1 being pit bull about a year or less, the other a little older, mine a husky at 9 yrs. One of her dogs continually tried to mount from the rear, while the other jumping up from the front. My dog circled away and tried to follow me but her dogs continued to pursue my dog. Just because it's a dog park does NOT mean you turn over your responsibilities at the gate. As if dealing with a disobedient child, when they won't behave, remove them from the park. It's not the dogs fault but that of an...

Honestly... This park is hit or miss, it depends on when you go. There are way too many dog owners that will let their dogs run wild while they congregate around the bench and chat, or sit on their phones, not paying any attention to their dogs. There are also those owners that just won't clean up after their dogs.

There are some great pup owners there too, very warm and friendly. The types of people that will strike up a convo, ask about your pup and their tendencies and will just walk the park with you and watch the pups play together and bond.

Those are my kind of people.

If you don't mind your pup(s) and their business, you're not my kind of people. And please don't even get me started on the people who bring their pup(s) in and then go back out and sit in their car. Those kinds of people shouldn't even be allowed to...