Southwest City Dog Park (Members Only) — Attraction in St. Louis

I was really excited to find this jewel! However, it is not a free park. Most of the parks in the St Louis area are not free, and comparatively, you get a lot of bang for your buck at this one. Just a note of precaution: the park is only open 10 months of the year. You will receive tons of emails, most of which are very condescending. When I asked nicely if we would be reimbursed due to the park shutting down (which was a mgmt decision based on grass renovation), someone decided it would be professional to write back a three-paragraph email to me. In this email they basically blamed me for not knowing they don't reimburse, and tried to gaslight me into thinking it was my fault. It was border-line emotionally abusive, and totally inappropriate.

The owner's response to this is incorrect. If a customer find's your emails to be inappropriate and snotty, then this is something to look at in terms of becoming a more professional, and polite person. Instead, again, the owner decided to argue with me on google. I respond to emails on a daily basis, and I think in terms of empathy and compassion. If I can take the time to be professional, then other people can too. It's really not that difficult. It doesn't matter how little people pay to use the park, being a professional person...

I’ve been coming to the dog park for about 4 years. My dog really likes it. There’s a lot of space for running. It does get crowded at times but there’s plenty of space to run. They do close for sometime during the spring for grass regrowth. The only issue with this dog park are dog owners that refuse to follow rules. If the park is crowed the chances of a scuffle happening are pretty high and dog owners are not very urgent to react or discipline. There’s no workers on duty to break fights up and untrained dogs are common. I like to come at uncrowned times to avoid...

The more chances I give this place the more I dislike it. It is an infinitely better experience to walk your dogs in a public park such as Wilmore.

I would like to reply with suggestions but don't have a reply option/button. For starters I would suggest users not freaking out over barking dogs. Dogs bark at each other, it doesn't mean mine are badly behaved or aggressive. The place feels judgmental. Also, the sheer amount of STARING that goes on. If you want to come and talk to me, please do, but staring is rude. Feels a...