Central Bark Dog Park — Attraction in West Covina

So, I had to deduct a star based on my experience with a poor dog owner. I came to this park months ago but unfortunately had to leave when a guy pulled out a box cutter on my boyfriend and I after we asked him kindly how long he would be in the dog park with his two Rottweilers. Now, I am not prejudiced against any breed of dog but my large dog is not great around other dogs. She actually belongs to my boyfriend's mom but she didn't train her and as a result, she is iffy around other dogs. I wanted to try and socialize her but didn't want to freak out other dogs in the park. So, I decided to wait until the park was free before bringing her in. You know, baby steps. I waited about 30 min and while I ran to the restroom a guy and his two Rottweilers entered. We kindly asked how long he had planned to be because our dog had been waiting and we simply wanted to introduce her to the park for about 15-20 min. He then told us he planned to be there for an hour and we asked if he could let us in alone for 15 min or put his dogs on a leash until we asses the situation. However, he said no and as we began to leave I told my boyfriend not to worry he's just rude. This caused the man to abandon his dogs in the park and start shouting obscenities at my boyfriend and me, all the while parents and children watching in dismay. He then proceeded to follow us to our car where he took out a box cutter to threaten my boyfriend. This caused me to have to step in between them and finally he walked away. I was more terrified that one of my dogs would try to protect us and get hurt on the process. Of course, I am aware that the dog park is open to all dogs but any respectable person would have been more than willing to take precautions to help a pup get comfortable before meeting a new dog. I also want to mention our large dog has never attacked anyone or any dog but we just didn't know and wanted to be safe. It's one thing to say no and it's another to threaten someone's life. That being said, we returned to the same park yesterday and only brought our small dog. The experience was pleasant and I liked that there are two cages to separate the small and large dogs. It looked like there was a group of husky owners who meet up at the large park and we enjoyed watching them play. There are also benches inside the park along with poop bags and water bowls. Outside of the park is a super cool looking spaceship playground and a little water park playground near the bathroom. My only thing was the first bad experience. To me, it made me feel like we were in the ghetto on gang territory. So I only suggest you be wary of the people there but also keep your heart open as the majority are very nice...

I am giving this perc 5 stars because today was my very first time there I do not like I've never been to this park before but I went there because I was waiting for my daughter to come home and my daughter lives across the street from the park and I decided to go for a walk around there and it is a really nice park it has two dog parks there is support for big dogs and a little dogs and it has baseball court tennis court it has a water park it has slide swing sets place for walk and I noticed that there was some elderly ladies doing Tai Chi which was really nice to see because I have never seen it done before in real life and it made me feel really good to see some elderly ladies out there doing what made them feel good and something that I've always wanted to do and can never do here in Compton because there's nobody out here in Compton that does it and I wish there was somebody who did it where I can go and feel safe to be able to do it and I'm glad that these ladies can do it and feel safe in their surroundings but that is really nice park in that was cool to see so are you people that live in that area God bless you for for making people to be able to feel safe and sound so they can be elderly and feel safe in that area have a wonderful blessed day for whoever ask for...

They keep it very clean and so far everyone has been friendly. They put out water jugs and dishes for the dogs to get water and there's a couple trees that provide shade. Its seperated into 2 very spacious yards. 1 side is for small or younger dogs. The other side is for larger or adult dogs. When you first go in there's a caged area that you can unleash your dog first before letting them into the play area. Or leash them before going into the park. Its good too for dogs to calm down first if they get aggressive when they're scared or maybe they're not socialized very much. Most people pay attention to their dogs and pick up after them. Its best to go in the afternoon if you want your dog to play with lots of other dogs. Its usually empty or nearly empty in the early afternoon. So far we love this place and we always look forward to...