The Hidden Stress of Public Dog Parks
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I’m honestly not trying to criticize public dog parks.
They can be wonderful.
But I’ve noticed that sometimes we overlook how much is happening in those spaces at once.
New dogs entering.
Energy shifting quickly.
Owners who are attentive… and some who aren’t.
I’ve seen dogs that look “fine” but are clearly overstimulated. I’ve seen confident dogs get rattled by one bad interaction.
Maybe I’m more sensitive to that than most people. I tend to notice patterns.
Public parks are unpredictable by nature. Some dogs thrive on that. Others don’t.
That doesn’t make one better than the other.
It just makes options important.
I’m curious how others see it.
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