Sounds bad to be so judgemental, but day after day at the park, the most misbehaved dogs tend to be owned by those who sit at dog parks and chat, smoke, bring random lawn chairs etc…
The breeds of dog also tend to be the same, ‘pitbullish’ style or cane Corso, or those dogs so small and yappy.
It’s somewhat frustrating. If I see more then 1 or 2 people sitting, I know there is most likely going to be some altercation between dogs and there usually is…
Is it the same in your area?
I’d also say, dog parks that are big, not fenced off and near a road are the better dog parks because these naturally filter out dogs with poor recall and likely poor training and socialisation lest they get hit by a car or run away. If someone’s dog is so out of control they get into trouble, eventually they stop coming there.
It’s the small fenced in parks one should avoid.
Actually…this is a good point I never clicked in on before. Thanks.
My husky has amazing recall, she just have a very wide radius that she keeps around me. A good 20-30foot or so. Always comes back when I call. I trained her recall to be a physical touch instead of the usual, come where I can see you. Has its downsides as she says hello by touching human hands and people tend to pull away from a dog mouth…my bad :(
I’ll have to visit our non fenced dog parks more often, thanks again