31st and ParthenonNashville, TN
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Dawn to 8pmManaged By:
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This park has a separate small dog area, trees, drinking water, and benches. Be sure to bring baggies and some to share. No pit bulls or pitbull characteristics allowed at the park. All dogs must have their rabies shot and have a license.
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Most dog parks say no pit bulls (maybe for insurance?) but there are frequently pits and pit mixes here. Usually their owners pay close attention to make sure they don't play too rough, and I've never seen a problem.
I take my dog here pretty frequently and the experience varies. Sometimes owners are friendly and attentive to their dogs, sometimes they completely ignore their dog (which evidently happens a lot, because there is way more poo on the ground than there should be). But as a city dweller without a yard, it's worth it to let the pup get some good exercise and playtime. Just watch your step!
Why such a discriminatory park? Traveling across country and we stopped there to let our dogs run, one is a pix/lab mix and he had a great time playing with other dogs! I don't understand why a dog park would be discriminatory against such a great breed! Also, hard to watch dogs due to the park being curved on the side of a hill. I'm not very impressed.
Across from the Parthenon.
Water, benches, tables, friendly people, low fence. One dog attack, oh well.
Just make sure you don't wear your new park clothes as you're bound to be the target of some running pal who will jump on you and beg you to play! Lots of trees and benches, and yes, it does have an odd shape as it's located on a hill. Just make sure you bring some poop baggies to pickup after your dogs as cleaning stations are not always kept stocked. And as always, if it gets too rowdy for your taste, the actual Centennial Park is dog friendly too. Have fun!
Visited this one on my way cross country - very nice expansive park, but the reluctance of many folks to pick up the dumps their dogs make is a little disturbing! I saw several HUGE piles. Very different mentality than every clean park I visited in the west.
As a Vanderbilt grad and former Nashville resident, it's great to see a dog park so convenient to the city center and the university. The dog park is an odd shape and runs over the curve of the hill, meaning that the owner can't always keep an eye on their dog(s).
It's a shame to punish the breed and not the owner. Where I live, our parks are not breed specific. Actually, pit mixes are some of the best behaved dogs at the park I go to. I would think to "prove" or in some cases disprove a breed, dna testing would need to be done.
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