Steele Indian School Park Dog Park — Attraction in Phoenix

I heard they closed for repair from July 25 and will reopen this September (2019).*

My puppy was happy and everyone's doggie was happy. It was my first time there with her and I was anxious. Even caught myself with that one.😂 But the awrsome owners there welcome my pup and I and help me to be at ease.

She found a little friend who had the same energy level as her. (Think 10 children on a box full of candy😁😁😁😁). I was will look happy for her and her puppy mate. Those two were like bullets back and forth and they both engaged the other dog, but eventually they returned to playing doggie tag.

It has a cute little water fountain for the doggies, which they'll need after all the running they do. Most owners are seem to know eacg other and were welcoming. There is a tall guy that goes there with 2 bigger dogs who are like two big babies and very well trained. They are so precious and their owner is one that truly loves and know how to communicate with dogs.

The only downside to it is that the park was missing some patchea of grass, but I believe that is one of the things they they will fix during its construction.

I strong reco.mend...

Ignorant and inexperienced dog owners. My dog was attacked the first time we came and was being drug by her face by the other dog. I had to run over to physically separate them. The other owner didn’t even attempt to control her dog Juno or pull her off my dog, besides screaming her name (which the dog completely ignored) didn’t ask if my dog was okay and didn’t even apologize. The only response she gave to me was that she “didn’t want to hear anything bad about her dog.” I will only bring my dog around people who know their dogs, have control of them and who own their dog’s poor behavior/lack of ability to control them. This wasn’t a breed issue, it was an owner issue... and the most dangerous part is she had no desire to learn, apologize and/or do better in the future. Her dog Juno is a liability and risk to any dog she interacts with if she cannot learn to control her and teach her basic obedience. No human or dog is perfect, but not owning responsibility for your dog’s actions is a no go for me, especially when they turn playing into aggression and you do...

This park is huge! To me anyway. I’m used to taking my dog to Granada, but when I saw that there was a dog park here, I chose to go there tonight. Unfortunately, my dog was double the size of all the large dogs in the large dog area. My dog is friendly and gets super excited at other dogs, but he lunges on the leash and it worries me. He isn’t used to other dogs and he’s always wagging his tail when he barks at other dogs then runs in circles around me all excitedly. I adopted him a month ago (he’s a German Shepherd), and they said he’s good with other dogs, but I didn’t want to risk another owner being frightened of him (so many are even when he’s just sitting!) There were TONS of dogs in the fenced off area. I was hoping we would be alone haha. I have no clue how to introduce him to other dogs when it’s so crowded. The trails were fine though. The creepy statues sitting down on the bench were not so fine. People were fishing too. It was neat! I’ll definitely go again, but until now, I’ll find a dog park with fewer people around to get him used...