SWCDP closes March 25 at 10pm Annual Turf Renovation – 2025   We just love our dog park – but the turf does take a beating!   We stay closed in April and May – we call this SPRING BREAK Re-opening depends on weather and growing conditions – target date June 1, or earlier if …

Help us reduce our inventory – and raise needed funds, too SWCDP has nice variety of items, take a look – and get yours while supply lasts If interested contact SWCDP Vice President, Kay Jennings. Make payment (Paypal or cash/check) and pick up arrangements with Kay cheyenne01@charter.net      

Well, 2025 has certainly gotten off to an interesting beginning.  We started off the year with snow and ice everywhere immediately followed by “what am I going to do with the dogs now?” followed by our recent tornado outbreak!  I try to walk them regularly but as I have gotten older, I have become less …

Betsy’s posts will help members create the “wow” factor The blog will provide helpful info to enhance the pup-human relationship. Communication and trust are key to everything, whether it be obedience, sports or other fun stuff. Betsy will share helpful tips and ongoing ideas for ways to create or strengthen an unbreakable bond between members …

With the cost of everything escalating . . . we are burdened with keeping the day-to-day needs – administrative, operational, repairs/maintenance – going as smoothly as possible. But as things go – we have special projects that just cannot be kicked down the road any longer. We must get these projects completed and can only …

While SWCDP is closed for 2024 Spring Renovations and Maintenance . . . why not explore new places with your pup? Southwest City Dog Park Spring Renovation Close March 24 at 10pm – Target re-opening June 1 at 6am WALK WILLMORE PARK  (and other parks, too) St Louis has many great parks – check them …

Whelp, we pretty much beat our young turf to death in the first 4-5 weeks. But, in a way, this set back simply reinforces what we have been saying for some time now. Turf is only one part of the equation. We must shift the foot and paw traffic and give our 2-Legged and 4-Legged …

Southwest City Dog Park Rain and Snow Days SWCDP member FOBs are de-activated during closed periods and re-activated during open periods Many years ago, SWCDP launched our inclement weather dog park closing policy – however we did not use it with any frequency or consistency. Admittedly, we were a bit timid with our closing decisions. …

Are you ready for winter? It is coming . . . SWCDP is in the process of winterizing our dog park. Please read on so that you will understand how the changes will affect your dog park visits and how you can help. WATER Effective November 10 – irrigation system and Water Stations 2, 3, …