Rocky's Dog Run — Attraction in New York

Like any dog park, your experience will depend on the dogs / guardians in the park at a given time. I'll update this review if we revisit the park with a positive experience. I've been taking my senior dog to dog parks for over a decade, and never have we experienced the aggression in such force from dogs in the park. She's been playing in dog parks up until last week with no incident (the last one was in Brooklyn). She enjoys socializing so we continue to go. Upon arrival, I had to ask the owners to restrain their dogs (usually I don't -- but there were several at the entrance, all barking loudly). They restrained their dogs, and we entered the park. Instead of the usual smelling and playful jumping/chase, three of the dogs ganged up on my dog and proceeded to attack her until she fell to the ground. The owners, thankfully, restrained their dogs momentarily while my dog was able to sniff around a bit, but immediately what seemed like "play" became aggressive and we left. This was around 8:30 am on a weekday. The owners didn't seem sorry at all, only saying "they're playing" before the aggression started again. We left shaken and upset. Or I did -- my dog seemed fine. It'll be awhile before we go back, and I'll be move cautious about entering in such...

I'm new to the area dog parks. I have a two year old medium sized female pup who just loves to play. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body! I've noticed that most people that go to that park have very bad attitudes. If their dogs are aggressive and know that other dogs won't be welcome the owner will stay in the dog park for a long time regardless of how many people are waiting. I also have noticed that the owners don't seem to mind if your dog is getting beat up or hurt by other dogs. I've heard comments like "yeah his dog couldn't take it." I really don't like this mindset. Thank goodness nothing serious has happened to my darling or I wouldn't be writing this now...I'd be in jail! So think twice about using this park. It's a shame that instead of dogs just getting exercise and having fun bullies use this as a way to exercise their egos through their dogs. For those people I would like to remind them that Columbia Presbyterian is right...

Much larger than other dog parks nearby. Plenty of space to run and play with other doggos, and plenty of room to keep close to your person when you're tired. Lots of different puppers with various personalities visit and there are plenty of other stimuli like squirrels, trees, holes, and the occasional dirty tennis ball. My doggos are always exhausted when we get home after an hour there. Bring water—there are bowls in the park already, and your pups and their new friends will get...