Sirius Dog Park

Ok its been a year and not much has changed with this park. I had even contacted the public works rep for this particular field and other then taking down the rusty old dog bag dispenser, nothing has happened. Let me begin by stating that due to lazy residents who frequent this place, there are piles of dog feces that are never picked up. By lazy residents I mean those of you who do not care to pick up after your dog, yourselves or those annoying cigarette butts that magically dont make it to the trash can area. Why anyone allows smoking with in the gates, is beyond me…. When I contacted the city it was to ask 1) why the 3 emails I had sent were never answered and 2) to discuss issues that needed looking after. The main issue was the water fountain that has become more of an art form (bad art) vs. somthing of use. Granted Hurrican sandy happened but this was an issue LOOOOOONG before that happened. Infact, I had finally gotten the rep for the parks to come speak with me and did not get the feeling he actually cared. His excuse was to blame the residents (the lazy ones) and to tell me that he only had 25 workers to help with the many parks under his authority. Well, you know what they say about excuses, right? So nothing was done to this park other then the rusty dog bag dispenser and the mowing of the grass which was a plus, but not enough. I had left for the summer and came back in late Sept. to find that nothing had changed. However, I had now been going to the Lincoln dog park and it is 10x’s nicer. They even were smart to use sand, vs grass to keep down the flea and tick issues. It also makes cleaning dog poo up easier. Its not great on my gas tank but I’ll do anything for my pets. Along with the fountain that is still there and still not working, there are now issues with aggressive dogs. My dog was attacked on 4 different occasions at the Bayonne park and once at Lincoln. There is no promise that a dog park visit will be nice, however, thanks to irresponsible dog owners, this has become an issue at the Bayonne park more and more lately. Let me help those of you understand what aggressive means. It means your dog goes after other dogs for no reason, goes after a dog for a toy (this is toy aggression) or cannot share toys with out going crazy, same with water. There should be no guarding when it comes to toys or water if its in an aggressive manor. NOTE: humping is NORMAL in a dog park! It is a way they show dominance. If your dog is humping another and that other dog turns quickly and growls/​snaps but lets up immediately, THIS IS NOT AGGRESSION. It is the way they solve this dominance behavior on their own and teachers your dog not to do it again. If they continue to go after your dog and do not let up after a few secconds, then this is aggression issues. Pitt bulls are looked down upon but that is because 95% of their owners do not train their dogs correctly!!! However they are a great breed if you TRAIN THEM… Labs are #3 on the list of dogs that bite the most, so stop focusing on just the breed rather the owners ability to train their dogs. IE. Your dog goes after mine aggessively for a toy or no reason at all more then once, YOU need to TAKE THEM OUT OF THE PARK! Point being people, if your dog is not pleasant (no matter how good they are at home with YOU), you need to be responsible and take them out of the park. Otherwise expect a hefty vet bill one day or even a lawsuit can happen. Learn to be responsible so those of us with well behaved dogs can enjoy the park. If this info upsets you then you are more than likely one of those people who believe that your dog is an angel and more then likely not one at the park. As for the city, please either put up a note explaining the fountain issue or actually fix the things! In all dog parks! A pipe and spicket are all that are needed. Humans can bring their own water, but our dogs need it no matter what. Especially on these hot days. I am tired of trying to email the city over this and I dont care to hear excuses anymore. If your boys cannot get to it Im sure a lot our dog owning community would love to help out granted you give us the correct instruments to do so. Thats pretty much it, to sum it up, Oh and small dog people, we big dog owners welcome you if you can hang with out issue, however, if you have a big dog, bring it to the big dog park. Not the small one. That is too small a space to have that many big dogs in one area. It creates and tense and aggressive atomosphere.