Stodder's Neck — Attraction in Hingham

Recently, Michael J. Riley born 12/04/1947 of 3 Volusia Rd in Hingham, MA 02043 approached my 6 year old female chocolate lab who was barking excitedly along with a pack of dogs and proceeded to kick her on the top of her back (spine) in a stomping motion. The pack of dogs were getting excited because there was a smaller husky puppy laying on his back in a submissive manner. My lab can be loud and obnoxious when she gets excited but not once has she ever bitten a human or another pet. There was no reason for this. I confronted Michael Riley and he began aggressively calling me names. He then said that he "would happily kick my dog again given the chance" He then said that he didn't kick her he merely pushed her down with his foot "like this" (Michael then kicked his own golden retriever on the back). Someone else called the police about the matter and the police spoke to him about it. There were many witnesses, several of which have spoken to the State police about this incident. Additionally, others have filed complaints with the police about Michael Riley harassing them as well as their own pets by making inappropriate physical contact. Michael Riley had confronted me approximately 30 minutes prior to him kicking my dog to question me as to whether a random puppy was mine and if I knew what had happened to the said puppy as he is not attacking anyone anymore. I replied to the stranger, Michael, that I have ran and played with this puppy and my dog on several occasions because of how playful and energetic he was and how well he plays with my dogs. I said that I think he is very well mannered for a puppy of his age. A second by-standing stranger chimed in to confirm my opinion of the puppy likely due to the fact that the man picked up on the fact that Michael was menacing me over someone else's dog. I found the puppy's owner and she, not so coincidental, warned me to stay away from Michael prior to me telling her that he had just seemingly randomly harassed me. The puppy's owner then told me that Michael had recently grabbed her dog in attempt to stop him from playing with another strangers dog. The puppy's owner was alarmed by this because she was afraid he was going to injure her fast moving pup. I believe that Michael targeted my dog ~30 minutes later because he was angered by the fact that I had politely disagreed with him about this random puppy that I was running and playing with. Michael frequents this park during the hours from 5pm-8pm on Thursdays and likely attends on other days at the same time as well. He is usually smoking a cigar and wearing a white hat. He has two beautiful dogs, one being a golden retriever. Neither show signs of abuse. Other than this single awful experience of my dog, this is a great place to bring your four legged friends and family. Just watch out for this man, there is definitely something bothering him. I have considered filing a lawsuit as recommended by the animal police officer that my dog and I met with at Angle Memorial Animal Hospital the following morning. However I have decided against it due to my opinion that Michael is miserable and I do not wish to make him act more abusively towards others and especially not towards his own as well as our own beloved animals. My best of luck to you at this park but I'm sure that your experience will be as enjoyable as all but one of mine and my pals'. I have since changed my routine. I only attend this park if I am taking my dogs to run off leash IN THE MORNING usually around 8am. If I am taking my dogs out in the evening to run off leash I go elsewhere like Bear Cove. If you see me around please say hi I am always accompanied by my black lab puppy Wizerd and my chocolate lab, Maya. Im 19, I have long-ish blonde hair, my name is Matt and I can be seen running and acting generally like one of them :) P.s. the only reason I gave this park one star is to increase the likely-hood that you read this. Hopefully I have saved at least one other being from Michael's presence. Of course there are worse things that merit avoiding,...

Beautiful location to walk or walk your dog. My problem: people allow their dogs to run off leash (which is technically not permitted) and are very careless. My small dog was on a leash and a large dog that was "playing" bit her. Luckily my dog was not hurt, but the owner's response was that I should bring my dog to a different park. Unfortunately that dog owner represents what appears to be the general attitude of dog owners there. Unfortunately for that reason I will not go there again and can not give this park a higher rating because the rules are not enforced and walkers have to put caution into their own hands.

Update: dogs are allowed to run off leash in “designated”area. The issue then is the signage is poor because those areas are not clearly marked. I still wouldn’t return with my dog or even a small child because there is no way to avoid off leash dogs since the signage is poor, making it unclear...

A perfect, canine-friendly park by the water. The tall front fence is designed with a switchback so you can guide a dog through but it wouldn't be as easy for a dog to get out on their own. Recommend leashes the first time, then use your best judgment as you get used to the park's layout. The park itself is leash-optional. While we were there, everyone's dogs were super well behaved. Looks like the humans are all good about cleaning up after their buddies, too. The park itself provides open fields, tree-shaded trails and - of course - waterside rocky beaches. Parking was a little tight but there seemed to always be a handful of spots available, when we arrived and as we left. The lot is a bit rough to get to right off the main road, and there's a divider so you can only access it from the bay side of the street; Recommend signaling and slowing early so anyone behind you...