K9 Gunner Memorial Dog Park — Attraction in Lake Ridge

Scene: A couple (let's call them Mr. and Mrs.) come in with a border collie-mix type dog who proceeds to run circles around the other dogs. He is happy to be there, excited to run, and joyful to be alive. My dog (an 11 month old GSD) pursues him, I can only assume because they share similar interests.

She catches up to him and attempts to use her mouth (probably due to a total lack of hands) to touch him. He stops, they wrestle. A 3rd dog joins them after catching up. Play takes place. None of the dogs are vocalizing, bleeding, distressed, overwhelmed, or otherwise unhappy. Mr and Mrs grab my dog and 3rd dog and yell for us to control our pets. Mr confronts me. I am told that if my dog touches his dog again, he will break her neck. An argument follows. Mrs screams because during this time she was confronting the owner of the 3rd dog. Apparently Mrs has social anxiety and has descended into a full blown panic attack. They leave and Mr comes back not once, but twice to continue to argue with both me and 3rd dog's owner about how poorly behaved our dogs are and that we shouldn't be there if we don't follow the rules, which have been quoted to me many times at this point. I think he may have written the rules, or at least fought for them alongside his countrymen for dog park safety everywhere. I realize they are both crazy.

I used to come here all the time and I now drive almost 40 minutes to Shirlington Dog Park to avoid seeing this couple (and others like them) and their poor, unfortunate dog again. This is the only dog park in PWC and is a mud/dust bowl depending on the weather, has no running water, no shade, and there are piles of feces EVERYWHERE. Prince William County,...

Large, rustic yet well-maintained, peaceful, community dog park, divided into both small dog and large dog fenced-in areas. It's located at the end of a whimsy winding paved trail, just slightly inset amid the small forest. You can still see the parking lot from the fenced-in doggy areas, so you're too tucked away. Gorgeous setting and little nature escape. There are picnic tables just outside of the fenced in areas and there is a porta potty out front, at the edge of the parking lot. There is a bit of a natural trail in the woods next to the park as well, in case you're doggy would like a stroll on the leash. The small dog area is decent sized, with some trees and benches, free doggy bags, and rain-provided water source. It's a long rectangle that runs alongside the large dog park. The large dog park is very big, with trees, benches, covered sitting areas, trees, lots of dirt area, rain-collected water supply, doggy poop bags, and plenty of doggy playground equipment. Everyone I've met thus far has been helpful and friendly. Great place to socialize and exercise your dogs. There is also a playground nearby, just about a 3min walk away, in the neighborhood next door. Follow the trail, back behind the electrical tower, down the grassy hill, at the edge of the street. Large grassy fields on the way to the park, once you exit the wooded trail, leading away from the fenced-in dog region. Nice area. Pretty...

Talk about a great experience we had!!! I have a seven month old yorkee terrier who is ten lbs. she was shy at first then boom broke out and had a blast! The people are friendly respectful and a lot of fun to chat with why your dog is having a blast. There’s no paved walkways so if u need assistance this isn’t the place to come. However if not get ready to get ur shoes and boots muddy for the walk up! Will get icy when snows or sleets but that’s to be expected! A lot of young adults were here when I was there and was great to get out to socialize for sure. The area for large dogs is huge and plenty of running space for both size animals! They also offer toys there incase you forgot yours! JUST PLEASE LEAVE THEM FOR THE NEXT FURRY FRIEND TO PLAY WITH! Absolutely would recommend and come again! Thanks to everyone who put forth the time and effort to build this for our extended furry family...