Perry Paw Dog Park - Members Only — Attraction in White Marsh

VISITORS NOT WELCOME. Perry Paw is a huge, controlled access dog park. It's about 4 times larger than necessary. It's nice that the County has provided this feature for the community, but it could have provided 3 other communities with dog parks for the same money, but more appropriately sized.I visited (the card reader still wasn't activated after several postponed "grand openings") the park noonish on a beautiful spring weekday. No one was there. I returned 1 hr later, and there was just one couple with their dogs, who were leaving. I have checked it out a few other times this winter. Each side of the park has a water station. There are a few benches, but otherwise no other amenities. Ground is scruffy grass. There is no shelter from rain, sun, wind, etc for man nor beast.

A dog park should be a wonderful people park. People have a discussion point-- their beloved dogs, which is far more interesting than the weather. This park is controlled by a cadre of uptight people, who have created more rules than Congress. Uptight people produce uptight dogs. People who don't understand/believe this should watch a few episodes of Cesar Millan. That there have been near (people) fights about who can come in is not surprising. What do dogs want? More dogs. Dogs like meeting other dogs. And they don't care whether the humans are rich or poor, or black or white.

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This had been a great dog park, but not all dogs wear their tags. Our dog was bitten aggressively yesterday in the back of the neck (is ok) but it's hard to file a park incident report without the tag number of the other dog (a large boxer mix?) Owner was not in control. Our dog was not the only dog who experienced the boxer-mix's agression. Dogs play and growl, but there is a difference. Or dog was crying as the other dog mounted him and wouldn't let go of the back of our dog's neck. Others on the small-dog side of the park warned us before we went in b/c they had been witnessing the boxer-mix's agression before we arrived, but we didn't heed the warning :( it's not always a safe...

It is so smart to allow folks to try out the park to see if it is for them before they sign up their dogs. My big old poodle, Blake, loved it and so did I.

Thanks to all who worked so tirelessly to make the park happen. I think the idea of a fee to join is excellent. Not only will dogs be identified and those breaking the rules ousted but also folks can help remind one another that they must clean up after their dogs. That is something that is not happening at the moment. So glad that problem will be fixed with dog identification.

The park is beautiful, perfect and such a great idea! Thanks to all who made it happen. Thanks to those who brought in non aggressive, friendly...