Maxwell Park Dog Park — Attraction in Normal

WARNING!!! DOG THAT BITES!!!! Watch out for the lady with the all black German Shepherd mix looking dog! I went to the park Monday night 7-22-24, there were other people and dogs in the park. Was in there long enough for all of the dogs to smell one another. Then a minute later as my dog is walking by the black German Shepherd he turns and BITES her in her back leg! One of the other dog owners that was in the park that night saw my dog was cut. In all honesty I should have handled it better but I all I cared about was my dog. I had to leave the park to be able to totally examine how bad the cut was because the lady came up to me and her dog being close again was irritating my dog. She didn’t even say anything, seemed like it was no big deal. By the time I got to the parking lot realized I needed to get her to the vet. Ended up with quite a few stitches and a hefty bill. WATCH OUT FOR THE LADY WITH BLACK GERMAN SHEPHERD!!!! THE DOG...

I've only been here once with my little Chihuahua mix, Nova. It's a nice place! There is a larger dog area and a small dog area. I took Nova to the small dog area and there were these two dogs there that were kind of flipping out and then I realized why everyone else, even small dog people, were in the larger area. That person left and the small dog area was free. I made friendly conversation with a man and my dog, the timid little thing she is, was afraid of everything. Just as most of the people on the large dog side were leaving (have to go past the small dog area to get to the parking lot), I was running after my dog- I tripped and face planted. Tried to play it off but heard some pretty loud laughter, which was understandable, haha. I'll definitely be back! There is also a little walking around on the other side of the dirt road...

Giant Dog Park Drama!

The sun was out, but the air had a bite, and patches of the ground were a soggy, muddy mess. The park was split into two sprawling sections, each with tons of room to roam. When my dog and I rolled up to the gate, there was already someone there with a little pup on one side. My dog’s big, friendly, and loves to play, so I figured we’d take the empty section to give them some breathing room.

But as soon as we neared the gate, this Karen piped up, barking at us to use the other side. For real? It’s a public dog park! Quit acting like you’ve got a deed to it. I can’t deal with people like that—it’s a huge park, people! Oh, and bonus points: I’ve never once seen her scoop...