🐾 How to Handle Aggressive Dogs at the Dog Park – Real Advice from Dog Owners
Visiting the dog park can be a joyful activity for both you and your furry friend—but aggressive encounters can quickly […]
Smith Road Paw Park is a highly regarded dog park in East Amherst, New York, known for its welcoming atmosphere and well-maintained, expansive play areas. The park features separate fenced sections for both large and small dogs, ensuring safe off-leash play tailored to your pet’s size. Water is available for dogs seasonally, and waste stations are stocked with poop bags, making it easy for pet owners to keep the area clean. Thanks to dedicated volunteers, the park remains immaculate year-round, and its open design lets you easily keep an eye on your dog from anywhere inside the park.
Pet lovers appreciate the park’s accessibility, with wheelchair-friendly entrances and parking. While Buffalo weather can make the grounds a bit muddy after rain, a provided hose helps with clean-up. Open all year, Smith Road Paw Park is perfect for dog owners seeking a reliable, dog-friendly space in the East Amherst area for off-leash fun and socializing.
Friendly atmosphere with like minded dog lovers. Area is fenced in. Large area but you are able to see your dog throughout the whole park
Love this park! People are always friendly and are usually good to remove dogs who are having a bad day. The park does get muddy pretty easily, but that’s just Buffalo weather. There is water available for the dogs, too! A life saver when it is warm out!
This park is on our rotational list of stops depending where we are in location. Large fenced in, off leash areas, specified sides for big and small dogs. Poop bags available on the fences. One con is it does get a big muddy, drainage could use some help as seen in the photos but if it’s been dry a couple days outside, it clears up pretty okay. Hose available to use if needed. Also open all year round if you need an outlet for your dog and are willing to be out in the cold.
Small dog park. Was a great time at first. My daughter was playing with the dogs another friendly dog owner chatted for a while. We were enjoying it. Until this cranky rude old lady with a poodle shower’s up. Rude nasty demeanor and talking about the dog people outside of her little clique. It was still going ok at that point but another member of the clique showed up. She put her hands on My daughter playing with the dogs nicely. She then proceed to scold me about how children must be seated while in the dog park. The rules sign actually says it’s only reccomended… Poor kid was just enjoying a chance to run with her pups but our enjoyable family outing was ended by some Karen’s. The park itself was ok but the nasty people who occupy make it not so enjoyable.
My dog RJ has been going here all of 9 years of his life. Place is immaculate thanks to all the volunteers. There’s a big side and little side for all sizes of dogs. Water is available seasonal for bowls and poop bags/garbages are available as well. My favorite dog park in WNY