🐾 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 […]
Watson Upper Valley Dog Park is a favorite destination for dog owners in White River Junction, VT, offering a spacious, well-maintained, and pet-friendly environment. The park features dedicated and separate areas for small and large dogs, well-suited for all breeds and sizes. Natural shade from mature trees keeps both pups and owners cool, while the variety of terrains—gravel, dirt, grass, and even rocky patches—adds to the playtime excitement. Whether you’re a local or just traveling through, this dog park provides a welcoming community atmosphere supported by volunteers and donations.
Amenities at Watson Upper Valley Dog Park are designed to keep you and your pet comfortable during your visit. There are water spigots for thirsty dogs, free poop bag stations, toys and tennis balls, and convenient trash bins throughout the park. Picnic tables and seating zones are available for owners to relax, and accessibility features such as wheelchair-accessible parking and entrances ensure everyone can enjoy the space. The park is kept clean with regular maintenance, and its scenic riverside location offers a tranquil setting for both dogs and their humans.
This is a great park! I was a visitor and absolutely thrilled that park was open and clean! The little dog part has pure grass with some fun obstacles and water and toys and the larger dogs part has the same but its huuuuge and has some trees and rocky terrain, as well as grass.
The dogs loved it!
Wonderful park! Trees for shade , a water station, gravel and grass, toys and tennis balls, poop bag stations, chairs to sit ,and it is next to the river ! It was a rainy day so had some big but not deep water puddles so of course bella had to lay in one ! Bella enjoyed it and we will be returning!
Large park with natural shade from trees. Dirt and smooth gravel for ground cover.
Various obstacles, spigot for water, trash and bags provided. Separate sections for large and small dogs. Overall it was a really nice park.
It’s great to have this park and under the current volunteer management, it is becoming even better! It’s very well maintained by local volunteers and donations.
In the past I’ve experienced that some pet owners seem to come to socialize themselves and did not keep very good watch over their dog(s) and some issues arose, which can still happen, no matter where you are since not all dogs get along. If you’re not sure how your dog will play with others, I recommend starting off when there are not a lot of dogs there and warning those already there (as well as those who come) of this fact. I bring different dogs here all the time and have never had any major issues. (I’m a petsitter. I’m not just randomly picking up dogs and bringing them to the dog park… though, I’m sure the random dogs would love it! 😁🤣🐩🐾🐕
Drove north from North Carolina. Dog really needed some dog park time. People were friendly and dogs played well together. It is important to us that people watch their dogs as well as have adult social time and we experienced both.