To yourdogisbored:

1. look up sarcasm in the dictionary.

2. there were 3 people there, 2 of which were babysitting someone else's dog so they never been there before; yourself + the dog walker in question who left.

3. if the dogs in question are in any way dangerous on or off leash and are aggressive they should not be in the park to begin with (another one of the rules).


To I_heart_JC:

Apparently in this case yes. I do have to say I have seen some very good dog walkers in the area, and I do not want the one in mention to give them a bad name.

I am amazed at how many people all of a sudden where there when it happened. I didn't realize it was so crowded there that day.

Patience and understanding means that realizing that this is a public area and there is a HUGE poster of park rules. No where in the park rules does it state that dog walkers don't have to follow them. It does say no more than 3 dogs per person.

Common courtesy would also mean not asking people to wait at the gate because you have more than 3 dogs and are gathering them up.

We just wanted a nice afternoon in the park with our dog and it was ruined it with this person's attitude and rudeness.

And to address CutiePie09, I am sure she is an AMAZING person, I am also an AMAZING person to people that know me.

again, I am just asking for common courtesy, this is not something that needs to be dwelled over, and there were at least 7 dogs with her so believe what you will.

all the dogs inside were tied up to the fence and leashed. as a dog owner I would think it's absurd to open the gate if there are loose dogs in the area.

I am not trying to bash anyone, just putting it out there as a ridiculous instance that did not need to happen.

Also, not sure what this being my first time posting here has to do with anything.

I just ask for common courtesy.

it's one family per dog, sorry to dissapoint :)

I am not saying all dog walkers are irresponsible, I have never actually had a problem with anyone in that park before today.

This woman had about 7 dogs tied in the section in between the gates, both gates were closed, and she was washing another dog in the drinking fountain. When we approached to go in with our dog, she snapped for us to WAIT.

We gave her a few min and went in, and got yelled at by her that we are not following the rules, while she was obviously breaking them by having more than 3 dogs in the park. When we pointed that out to her, she said she is a dog walker and gives money to the park, as if that somehow made her the messiah of the dog run.

I appreciate the people that donate money, but if that means being yelled at by the people that do, I can bring my own bag.

Dear dog walkers,

Just because it's your job does not mean you can break the rules of the dog run. No where in the rules does it say "except dog walkers".

That being said, if the rule is "no more than 3 dogs per person", that actually means that if you are currently walking 10 dogs you cannot go into the dog run.

Being a dog walker does not mean you own the park.

Saying that you contribute money to the park is a ridiculous point because Van Vorst Park is partially maintained by our taxes.

Oh and here is a hint, from one professional to another, if you are walking dogs for a living, you rely on US, the dog owners, for your business.

Being a condescending bitch to the dog owners will not get you more gigs, it will instead prompt people like me to tell other dog owners not to hire you.