Physical and mental exercise for dogs. Dogs can zoom around off-leash to their heart’s content, investigate new smells, wrestle with their dog buddies and fetch toys their hearts content. Many dogs are so mentally and physically exhausted by a trip to the dog park that they snooze for hours afterwards.

Opportunities to develop better social skills. Dogs like us, are highly social animals, and most enjoy spending time with their own species. At the dog park, your dog gets to practice reading a variety of other dogs’ body language and using their own communication skills as well as meeting unfamiliar dogs on a frequent basis. These valuable experiences can help guard against the development of fear and aggression problems around other dogs.

Its fun for dogs and their parents. It allows people with the same interests to come together in a safe environment and enjoy the outdoors with their pets. Dogs aren’t the only ones who enjoy dog parks, people do, too. They can exercise their dogs without much effort, socialize with other dog lovers, bond and play with their dogs, practice their off-leash training skills, and enjoy the entertaining antics of frolicking dogs.

Well-socialized dogs dog parks are best for dogs who love interacting with other dogs. They’re not for dogs who simply tolerate other dogs, dogs who only get along with certain types of dogs, or dogs who routinely fight with other dogs.

Although adult dogs can have fun at dog parks, young dogs (under the age of two) benefit most. They burn some of their youthful energy and gain valuable social experience with other dogs and people. Younger dogs are also more likely to enjoy multiple playmates than older dogs, who often get more picky about their friends as they mature.

Dog Shelters to bring dogs to the park with the possibility of rehoming

them into their “forever homes. This allows Shelters Direct access to

DOG Owners, and by doing so increases the opportunity of Dogs being

rehomed.