Moore Humane’s Pooch Park In The Pines

Wow this place is amazing. If you live in the area, your dog likes other dogs, and you like chatting with super friendly people, then this is the place for you! Fiancée and I were in town for a wedding and had little Zo with us for the weekend and she desperately needed a place to get some energy out. I searched for a dog park in the area and this was the only fenced one that I could find. We had a bit of trouble finding it, but the directions on Unilocal are quite accurate, don’t rely on Google’s directions.
We happened to walk in right as someone else was leaving (hence how we were able to make it in), as this place is a gated community (i.e. you need an access code to get in.) I think this is a great idea. They have a great park that is well kept all because people contribute a small amount a year (I believe the membership fee is $ 30). They have an application process and require immunizations, basically keeping out dogs that shouldn’t be playing with others. We had a great conversation with the people who started the park. They were all quite friendly, even though we were a party-​crasher. If I lived in this area, I would 100% be a member of this park!

Paid membership to this park, about $ 30 a year. Positives to that– Coded lock to the main gate keeps the riffraff out. & All the dogs have to prove current immunizations which is nice.
I used to go to Martin Park off Commerce near Walmart in So Pines, which is pretty and has a nice creek. But, there were some dogs that were aggressive or poorly behaved. Dogs actually jumped on me and other people, and the owners did nothing to stop it! Not cool to leave muddy as a human. Dawned on me there was also nothing to stop people from bringing in dogs with no immunizations or with disease either. So, I decided to look Into other options and discovered pooch in the pines.
What’s nice is since everyone pays to be there, we police ourselves. Poop is picked up promptly and badly behaved dogs are peer pressured into an early departure. Ahh, nice peaceful dog playground. There’s also plenty of fresh water, plumbing, even a little kiddie pool, tennis balls and poo-​bag stations.
Downsides– not as big a community as Martin Park, so sometimes I get there and there are no other dogs. Some people may like that though, and my dog gets off leash time, which he loves, so I guess it’s not so bad!