Saratoga Springs Dog Park — Attraction in City of Saratoga Springs

Pictured is my pup Banjo on the right and his new friend! My pup Banjo and I frequently have a good time here. Usually the park is pretty clean, I love the double gate for security. My only concern is the owners. I've noticed a huge disregard of keeping attention on one's dog. This makes me extremely anxious. It makes me anxious because, people bring in their already aggressive dog who snaps at other dogs and is territorial, is not playing, is showing signs of distress and the owner goes "oh, he's fine." These are signs your dog is NOT OKAY and he is not having a good time. Some dogs do not do well with other dogs in such an environment, and that's okay. But please, if your dog is already distressed and hiding, snarling, showing teeth, ears down, tail tucked between their legs or attacking and antagonizing other dogs YOU NEED TO LEAVE. Do not create a risky situation for other dogs because your dog has not been socialized/trained properly or does not do well in such situations. I do not like that owners use the park as a reason to just sit down and not have to watch their dog. That is not why you should come to the dog park, to get a "break" from your dog. There is never a break from being a dog owner. My dog can be too nosey and I realize that and I'm there to recall him as soon as I see he's getting too close to a dog that does not want him nearby. That's how it should be, everyone needs to be proactive and not reactive. Believe me, most dogs and owners are extremely good and I can tell the dog has been raised and trained amazingly. And I've made sure if there is any scuffles or fights my dog knows to not go near them, nor is my dog ever an angry pup hahaha he'd love and play with anyone or anything. But there are definitely "the usuals" that still come and act like nothing is wrong. A man with his Rottweiler just today allowed their dog to attack other helpless dogs, mounted them, and the man wouldnt even get up to get his Rottweiler, he actually laughed when it happened and yelled "don't worry my dog is fine" as his 110-130 ib Rottweiler is snarling, showing teeth, terrorizing this dog underneath a bench who's trying to get away, as his Rottweiler is trying to dominate the dog and hurt him, as the other dog yelps helplessly while the yelping, hurt dog's owner is trying to keep both dogs away from each other and the Rottweiler's owner finally gets up (as if he's been inconvenienced and slowly, casually walks over, no care). This is just today's situation I saw. It happened so many times to so many different dogs, this man and his Rottweiler forced 7 people with their dogs to leave because they didn't want their dogs to be harrassed any more. When your dog is the problem you NEED TO LEAVE. You and your dog do not own the park, this Rottweiler was attacking dogs right at the gate as they were trying to enter the park! And this man was on the other side of the park, laughing, didn't care. I'm not kidding, this man wiped the whole park til it was empty. If you see this man, he wore a fishermen hat with his Rottweiler, cut tail, very large. Stay far away. I talked to other Park goers that told me he frequents here a lot and does not care or watch his dog and let's the Rottweiler attack other dogs. This man needs to be banned. I believe it's happened so often this Rottweiler probably thinks the park is his territory and will snap at any dog that enters his domain because this man has not trained this dog any differently or told him NO or stopped him when he does antagonize and attack other helpless dogs that are not anywhere near him. Sorry for the essay, but I feel everyone needs to be aware and watch out. For yours and your...

⚠️All are welcome, no paid membership required, HOWEVER if you KNOW your dog doesn't play well with others, please keep a closer eye on them and take responsibility for their actions!!⚠️My heart aches for the🐶that got MAULED by a black lab today😟.

Special THANK YOU to all who volunteer help cleanup and maintain the park!-3 dual Water bowls for our pups to drink out of when they get thirsty. -Plenty of room to run around in. Or walk on the trails surrounding the fenced in area. ⚠️All are welcome, as a paid membership isn't required, HOWEVER if you KNOW your dog doesn't play well with others, please keep a closer eye on them and take responsibility for their actions!!⚠️ My heart aches for the🐶that got MAULED by a black lab today😟.

Special THANK YOU to all who volunteer help cleanup and...

A few of the people are alright but most don't know the first thing when it comes to dogs or any animals behavior. Be very cautious and keep an eye out, some dogs are aggressive. If you have a pit mix or any breed that resembles a pit in anyway you might want to steer clear because even if your dog is friendly, if an altercation occurs your dog will be blamed no matter what. Very breedist place unfortunately.

Many do not clean up after their dogs so watch your step. Other than that the fenced area is pretty large. There will be no where for you to sit though because the people there allow the dogs to go all over the tables and benches (again watch out for aggressive dogs seeking higher ground by using the picnic tables) so if you want to sit, bring...