Bark Park — Attraction in City of North Tonawanda

If heaven exists, it’s prob a lot like this. lol jkjk. But wow, what a wonderful place to spend the day! To think, in todays day and age of taboo safety guidelines and lawsuits, a city of parks and rec department actually did something amazing for the people and their pets, to create an beautiful, peaceful, and tranquil space for dogs to roam free! I’m just baffled. We drove 2 hours from Erie to see it. It’s not a huge area, it’s just the right size, but the trees are so pretty, the old brick building and structures dating back to 1930s! A swing. So splendid. I thought it was so cool how if you give dogs room to roam, they rarely fight. Unfortunately from other reviews I see a few ppl had a bad experience which is sad. Ppl who have aggressive breeds should NOT come here ever. Or keep your dog on leash. Don’t ruin it for the rest of us! Cause having your dog off leash is what makes it so fun and unique. We were throwing a ball to our retriever and talked to a few friendly ppl. Quite a few ppl didn’t seem to friendly or talkative. Or overly worrisome about their dog but oh well. Ours enjoyed it. The water is a little funky in parts with signs saying it’s highly discouraged to allow dogs to swim but ours was fine and had a blast. They even had a spray off station. Would love to come back. Hope they host some events with vendors and crafts. The perfect place for an outdoor music event. Bring in a beer event and it...

This is the sort of dog park I wish I knew about sooner. It is a dedicated island for an off-leash dog park along Ellicott Creek. The entrance area is just off the main road with a parking lot and a bridge that walks over to the island. The bridge ends in the usual double gate setup for dog parks so dogs can be unhooked and dogs already in the park can't get out too easily. Then there is a wide area, about 2 football fields worth, of space to run in. At one end of the park, the ground slopes gently enough for the dogs to play in the water. For the owners, there are picnic tables, bathrooms with running water, and plenty of little statues, gardens, and even an old castle-like building to explore. There is also a little book-exchange library if you'd like to sit and read while your dog burns off energy.

Everyone was very friendly, dogs and people alike, and I even when a couple dogs would show signs of having issues, owners would hurriedly step in to diffuse the situation. I saw no actual fights between dogs and most dogs stayed near their owners.

This was a fantastic park, and it seems to get really busy on weekends which is great for...

Attacked! Our beautiful 12 pound shi- poo was attacked last night by a large (overweight, white with black spots) dog at Bark Park. I never heard my dog cry out like that and I never want to hear it again. The large dog lunged toward my dog twice and straddled her and pushed her down the hill. I frantically ried to pull the dog off unsuccessfully but the owner finally got their dog away. My dog was traumatized. We were all traumatized just watching the incident. We are seriously grateful that our dog wasn't hurt or killed by this incident. The older female owner wasn't apologetic at all! To make matters worse, she said that our dog was fine and did not see a problem! The older male owner was much more concerned about our dog. My dog did not provoke the dog. She was just standing there and the dog went at her! Please do not assume people know their dogs and have good judgment regarding their dogs. I wanted my dog to have the time of her life at this idyllic dog park! It ended up being an awful experience I won't...