Dog Park at Phillips Park

Do not go here if you see a red truck parked in the lot. A guy with huskies, he lets them loose while he stays in the truck, not paying attention to them. He lets them do whatever they want in the dog park. He does not do anything if his huskies misbehaving. Seriously, just don't go in general. I've heard stories of what the huskies have done and the owner not doing anything.

Great space, Amy lots of agility stuff there. Playground Agility

Great dog park. Friendly people. I wish they had a seperate small dog area, only because I'm nervous about my giant breed hurting a little dog on accident. There are also a couple playgrounds nearby so my husband took the dog to the dog park and I took the kids to the park. It works perfectly for us. We'll be back often.

This is a big dog park... actually too big. It's like two rectangular dog park areas with some playground equipment for dogs, joined by an "L" shaped area. PROS : - very big area - 2 airlock style entrances/exits - near a kid playground, sand volleyball courts, and pond CONS : - low fences (3' - 4' high) - very limited seating (3 benches?) - benches are a foot from the fences, so dogs can use them to get over the fence. - many gaps under fences small dogs can get under - no water source for drinking - no bowls if you bring water - 1 port-a-potty nearby - lack of shade in the 2 main rectangular areas I feel that the person that designed this is not an actual dog owner. Nobody wants to try and chase down their dog from one end to the other. It might actually be beneficial to make it 3 separate areas with a gate between them all... so you can limit the area your dog is in and be able to better keep an eye on them. How is a dog owner supposed to know when their dog poops when they're on one end of the park, while their dog is on the other end? How can they correct their dog if they're on the opposite end of the park? Why aren't there picnic tables in the middle area under the trees joining the two main areas? At least that way dog owners can watch whichever direction their dog went from there.

Everytime I go there's garbage. This last time my dogs found broken glass - luckily I watch where they stop to sniff. Also, what's with the big pit of weeds and random chunks of cement? It's quite unfortunate this place isn't maintained better, it really is a nice sized area.

Nice combination of open space and shaded areas for the dogs. It also has several distinct zones and is equipped with “time out” areas, which is nice idea. However a few notes: Bring your own water and waste bags as there is no fountain and the waste bag dispensers were empty during our visit.

The dog park is very nice. It has two entrances with parking, one off Parker Ave. and one off Ashland Ave. The park is large and has two good sized areas with a small corridor between the two so it feels like two individual parks and dogs will usually stay on your side of the park. I have a small puppy and this is nice because I feel like I can control the situation and move to a quieter part of the park easily. It also has two small quarantines if you need to separate your dog for a short time out. There are two newer individual dog obstacle courses. There is an easier small dog course, off Parker and a more difficult big dog course, off Ashland. Mastodon Lake is nearby and a walking trail goes right past the dog park (both entrances) and continues around the lake for an easy flat walk or you can go up into Phillips Park around the zoo, past the golf course and a playground/ picnic area for a longer medium difficult hilly walk.

Phillips Dog Park is fairly large and open. It's in the process of being renovated and they've just added a gravel area with agility elements. Owners and dogs have been friendly and respectful on both of our visits.

Visiting my daughter from Minnesota, took her pup to park. Nice dog park for a city, poop bags provided. I would have to say was disappointed that our leash was stolen by a white guy with a female GSD as he was only other person in the park. We exchanged pleasantries and he said "I am here everyday at 630am". No shame I placed the leash on gate entrance like I do at every other dogpark I've been to without giving it a 2nd thought. Disgusting, luckily I have 3 dogs of my own and had multiple leashes in my vehicle. Anywho, nice little dogpark area.

My boys loved it. It's big but there's a portion that curves so you can no longer see your dog until you catch up to them which is quite nerve wracking. Especially since there's an additional entrance there so you don't always know who is in the park with what tempered dog. There is no area for small dogs so they get trampled and intimidated by the big dogs. No water fountain, poop stations seem to always be empty but I bring my own bags anyway. My boys do enjoy the wide open space to run in though.