Dog Park Rules and Fees

"This is one of the best things Whitewater has ever done."

 

Registration fee and proof of vaccination are required to use the Dog Park. Register your dog at the City Hall, located on Whitewater Street. Your registration and Dog Park use fee helps maintain the Dog Park.

Fees: Residents of Whitewater School District Annual Bark Park fee is $15. Non-resident annual fee is $25.00. Memberships for additional dogs in the same household are $10 for each dog, regardless of residency.

Females in Season: It is a rule in most dog parks (and is just plain common sense), that females in heat are not allowed in the dog park. This is for obvious reasons. You should also know that intact uuneutered males are statistically responsible for most dogfights and bites in the country. If you do not plan to become a breeder and take responsibility for your breeding, then please consider getting your dog Spay/Neutered. A female in heat causes stress in the male dogs, and besides the obvious unwanted litter of puppies happening, a dog fight between the males can happen.

Poop Patrol: you are responsible for picking up after your dog. Carry a plastic bag with you. Here is how to pick up after your dog. (click here).

Dogs under the age of four months should not come to the Dog Park. Their immune systems have not fully developed yet.

Leash your dog when you are outside of the Dog Park. We don't want to see you open you car door and let your dog run for the gate. If there is likely to be an altercation between dogs, it tends to happen at the gates or in the parking lot.

Children are expected to behave quietly. The Dog Park is meant for the dogs to run and play - not your children. An excited running child poses a problem for dogs and may set off the prey instinct or the herding instinct. Just as we expect you to have control of your dog, we expect you to have control of your child. It is for safety reasons, you know.

Animals other than dogs are not allowed in the Dog Park.

Food and beverages are not allowed inside the Dog Park. There is plenty of area outside. Please use the picnic area on the east side. No smoking inside the dog park.