Dog Chow Dog Park

Came here on a Friday morning. Skippy had a lot of fun running around. I like that the big dogs are separate from the little dogs. I also liked that they have shady areas to sit while the dogs play. The only thing I didn’t like is there is more dirt than grass so Skippy needed to be cleaned before getting back in the car. We’ll be back!

OMG. Scary situation. Adorable to watch social interactions of dogs until they get jealous. Vicious jealous dogs. One owner announced «the boss is here». His aggressive dog lived up to reputation and owner seemed proud. Acknowledged she’s had problems there in past but didn’t do anything. After two aggressive interactions we left… just in time before a Unilocaling, barking, mob dog fight occurred. Maybe during week is better, maybe this is dog park behavior but not worth it. I understand dogs and kids get into aggressive behavior in parks but owners not apologizing or taking responsibility is the problem. I was warned by other reviewers but didn’t believe. Now I do.

great park, clean, very friendly for kids and pets, perfect for out door sports, i will be coming back every weekend with my daughters and my dog :)

This is my favorite dog park in miami. It’s less crowded than some of the others, it’s cleaner, and more spacious. Great for big or small dogs (there are separate parks).
Ignore the comments about aggressive dogs – that’s not an issue with THIS park, that’s a miami problem. I think Tropical Park is much worse for aggressive dogs with irresponsible owners. And I saw a bad bite incident at the Virginia St. Dog park. Most dogs in this park are friendly breeds, with responsible owners. There are sometimes bad dogs and bad owners at ALL dog parks – it’s a risk anywhere, unfortunately.
It’s a beautiful park — you’ll enjoy it as much as your dog.

My golden retriever was viciously attacked today by a boxer, then a pit bull and mutt joined in. It was terrifying, and if not for my husband tackling the attacker, I think my poor dog would have been severely injured. The owners really didnt even check to see if we were okay. I will never go back. Be very careful. If you see a boxer, stay out.

Great big park for dogs. There is a large dog park and small dog park.
The park does lack trees, so it can get really hot if it is sunny.
It’s on the water and overall Kennedy park (the main park where the dog park is in) is great to walk around the path or have a picnic.

This doggie park has been transformed into something nicer, I remember being there a couple of years ago and it was horrible… bad odor. But I have recently passed by and can gladly say that the odor (poop odor) problem has gone! They even have a mulch/​cork trail in the park which feels very nice as you walk on the trail. It’s like cork, the only set back is that the cork seems to heat itself from the sun and might be too warm for our furry friends to walk on the trail, but the other option is to walk on grass. There’s plenty of grass!!!

Ive taken my pugs and shih tzus here numerous times. They section off the area big dogs on one side small dogs on the other. Ive have noticed that the large dog section tends to be a little aggressive but that says alot about South Florida in general. Its located right on the bay so when its really nice out, its beautiful. They also just added a dog water fountain on the small dog side so that helps

The name is appropriate: unless your dogs are meaner than the others, they will indeed be chow.
The first time we went I just assumed that the nasty little pack of dogs picking on everyone was a fluke. The owners were more interested in catching up on local gossip and didn’t seem to notice or didn’t care that their precious babies had turned into downright fang-​showing, snarling little bullies. But that does happen on occasion at the dog park, and I’ve learned to let things slide a bit.
Same thing happened the other two times I went, ergo no fluke, time to move to a different park.
Must say, in all fairness, that it’s too bad — Dog Chow is in a great location, surrounded by more park, a hot dog stand at the entrance to boot. And the hot dogs were really good.
It’s been over a year, maybe I’ll go back and try again. Could be that the obnoxious owners (can’t really blame it on the dogs, after all) have now become college juniors or moved to North Carolina, you never know.