Peter’s Park Dog Run

Great dog park. Clean and good people/​dogs

We stopped here with our pooch on a recent visit to Boston and had a great time. It’s in a really cute area near the South End. I like the separate areas for the small and large dogs, though I felt like my little guy could have potentially escaped in a few areas of the small dog section that didn’t look/​feel totally secure. It’s a pretty nice dog park and it’s in my favorite city!

Definitely not the best dog park I’ve been to, but it does the job.
Pros: Dog owners here are generally responsible.
Cons: Sometimes there are people who don’t understand that dogs like to PLAY with each other, and that sometimes ear or back leg nibbling is a part of that. Also, the people who come in with a ball and get annoyed/​mad if another dog fetches it… really?

The Dog Run in Peters Park is fabulous. Most owners are great about watching their dogs, and dogs generally play together well. The park is really popular! And it’s really well maintained by the Friends of Peters Park, an all volunteer group dedicated to caring for the dog park. Did you know it costs them $ 10,000 a year to maintain the Dog Run? They’d really appreciate community donations of any size from everyone who enjoys the park., at
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Best Dog park in Boston. Its gated and off lease. Usually a bunch of dogs are there so its great for socializing your dog. Our dog loves it. He whimpers everytime we drive by it because he wants to go play.

This place is exactly what it says it is. It’s a dog park! Lots of dogs running around chasing each other. My dog of course was the only dog trying to mate with every other dog. My apologies people. It’s as clean as any other dog park! I enjoyed it

It’s clean but no grass, only gravel. There is and area to sit too.
There are 2 areas: small and large. The small area is no larger than a small backyard. My dog loves to run so this place is not ideal.

I always bring my yorkie here. He loves it! Other dog owners are friendly. The dogs run around and play. It’s a nice park. You and your dog will have a great time!

This will now be a regular weekly spot for my dog to socialize! After recently adopting my dog and looking for a dog park that was leash free, and safe, meaning fenced in, and with good reviews, I decided to check out this place. Loved it and so did my Boggs! The dog run/​park is extremely large and clean. I know that some pet owners mentioned not liking the stone filled area (non grassy), but this is perfect for my dog and much easier to keep clean in my opinion. I will say I was a little surprised that people were bringing their young children (infants) into the dog park and yet seemed hesitant around some of the friendly dogs, mine included. Probably not the best idea for parents who are skiddish of others dogs to bring children here. My dog is not used to being leash free and is still getting use to me, so I loved the extra safety measure of the extended fenced/​locked area outside of both of the entrances/​exits so that when people are coming and going, if my dog is to bolt he has no chance of getting out into the road. I found the dog owners on this particular Sunday to be friendly and good about cleaning up after their dogs. This is a great way to get your dog socialized in a safe and contained area!!! Although I didn’t have difficulty finding parking on this Sunday morning, most of the parking in the area is South End resident parking (M-​Sunday) only so it could be difficult finding parking on a more busy weekday/​weekend. This is the only reason I didn’t give it 4 stars. PS-​They have dog bags for cleaning up doggie messes as well as clean water available for the dogs at all times!

Only visited once since the redesign, now I remember why.
The old design was great for… DOGS. Grass, dirt water, SPACE TO RUN, and KIDS what more could a dog ask for. Plus the people that frequented were great, friendly, and PAID ATTENTION to their dogs. All the dogs played together no matter the breed or size. Their owners actually talked to each other in addition to knowing each others dogs.
The new design is great for PEOPLE concrete, metal benches, sculptures not sure if I was at a museum or a DOG PARK. Today got into a argument with one of the «board of directors» and was asked to leave because we bought our 4 yr son inside the park with us. Guess we were supposed to leave him outside the gate. So much for being a PUBLIC park.
If you want to bring your dog to a DOG PARK the Randolph dog park is the way to go. Secluded in a wooded area, fenced in, different obstacles for your dog to run in, around, over, fresh water for the dogs, dirt, grass, and PLENTY of SPACE. No up-​tight, pretentious rules, great friendly people. No «board of directors» to ask you to leave. Clean up after your pooch, keep an eye on it, and no excessive barking are the only rules here.
P.S.
Peter’s park dog run is supposed to be a fantastic dog park. Then why do a lot of dog owners have their dogs play on the grassy field OUTSIDE the dog park ?
Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm.

Love this place. This is great for my little city dog. There’s always a lot of dogs there and dog owners are usually good about respecting dog park etiquette. I’ve only had a problem a couple of times with people who don’t know how to handle they’re dog at a dog park. This is a great facility though. I highly recommend it.

what a fun dog park! you get a lot of variety of dogs. Owners are friendly and everyone kind of gets that dogs are dogs and lets them play. There’s plenty of seating scattered about and its big so plenty of room for the pups to run free.
The con is if you aren’t in the area, and you say drive there, you have to feed the meters, but you should be used to that if you live in the city.
There’s two big spaces for pups, one for big dogs and one for little dogs. the fences seem a little low, so if you have a jumper you might want to check that out before committing to off leash.

Love this place! Always a decent crowd, dogs of all sizes and usually all super playful. Very clean and dogs are safe inside. Plus… Polka Dog is right around the corner! Bring your dogs here, they’ll love it!

All of the other owners have always been very attentive and involved when I’ve been there. My dog, Leeloo, loves it. She runs and plays and meets new dogs and then is exhausted when we get home.
A couple of notes:
— There are pitbulls and pit mixes here frequently. I know this scares some dog owners, but the dogs I’ve seen at the park have been incredibly sweet and perfectly well-​behaved. Leeloo always loves playing with them (and for reference, she’s only a 30-​lb. dachshund/​terrier mix).
— They don’t provide poop bags, but there is a trash can.
— There’s a water fountain for the dogs, but it’s shut down in winter. I always bring a water bottle with me for Leeloo.
— The first time we went, Leeloo’s feet were a little irritated when we got home. I don’t think she was used to the rocks on her feet. However, it hasn’t bothered her since.
One major bonus is that there’s plenty of shade, which is unlike most of the other dog parks we’ve been to.
Parking is usually pretty easy to find. Worst case scenario, there’s a lot a few blocks away (not that I really want to pay $ 12 to take my dog to the park).
The best perk is that this place is huge compared to most dog parks. There’s space enough for them to really let loose and run, get a good game of fetch going, or just walk the perimeter.

This is a great place to take your dogs. It is a little far for me to drive but totally worth it. There are always so many different kinds of dogs here which is great to see. Don’t forget to bring your poop bags!
Perks:
Lots of benches
great water fountain for dogs
big rocks for dogs to climb on.
ALL fenced in
Well maintained

Clean and well maintained dog park… BUT ITS A JOKE MY LITTLE DOG WAS BITTEN and the owner denied it even though it happened infront of my face…
Being a city girl myself, people use this as a doggie day care. I have two dogs, One is a 8 month 55 pound puppy and the other 9 month 11 pound puppy. There is a small separate area for little dogs to play and be off to them selves but its inadequate. The owners of the dogs show up to this tiny playground and you get a mix of aggressive docile large small dogs all around each other playing with no control.
I will not bring my dogs to this park, not because the dogs but THE IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNERS

Cool little dog park that is open year round and all day which is awesome.
That said I think my expectation of a dog park is different from the people giving this place 5 stars. I find it too small and don’t like that it doesn’t have grass. The crushed stone is probably easier to maintain, but I found it to be dirty and a bit pee smelling when it was warmer and there were a lot of dogs there. I also found it was geared more to smaller dogs and considering mine are very large I was disappointed. The majority of the owners and dogs are pretty nice although there were some owners who were more concerned with the mobile phone conversation then paying attention to their ill behaved dogs which was annoying.

WOW!!! What an über COOL find for my kids– thanks fellow Unilocalers!
Took the babies (2 pug puppies) to the dog park today, and they had a BLAST! I love the fact that there is a separate area for smaller dogs (under 25lbs). Lots of gravel, enclosed, safe space for OFF LEASH (yay!!) play, and benches under trees for the parents. There’s even a sort of like «cement track» that circles the play area, in case parents want to walk, or walk with their four legged kids.
The place was very clean, too. People take cleaning the poop very seriously, as they should.
We made some pet friends and human friends, as well, LOVE it! It’s gonna be a regular hangout, I can already tell.

I recently moved to the Boston area and was disappointed to find a severe lack of dog parks. Sure, there are plenty of off lease parks — but that wont do for us dog owners who have dogs that wander away. Many of us need a fence!
For the past few months, I had been going to the dog park in Somerville, but today we found Peters and it was a gem.
It’s clean, full of pebbles (rather than dirt), has a nice small and large door area and lots of friendly folks. I also love how there are trees for shade for both the dogs and the people. As well as water fountains (something lacking at Somerville).
Thank you Boston for this great park and for allowing for me to have a quiet night as my crazy dogs soundly sleep at my feet.

Love love love love love this place! God bless the gayborhood.
I am not a dog owner (I’m a Cat Lady), but my bf is, so this weekend when the weather was gorgeous we decided to take his dogs on a field trip here. Great decision.
This place has a beautiful iron fence with a double-​gated entry to keep the kids corralled. The gravel is great for clean-​up and there are no muddy paws at the end of the day. There are trees and benches for us people, and there is a special segregated small space for tiny dogs lest they get trampled by larger ones (though we had a pug with us in the big space and didn’t find it to be a problem). It was a pretty popular spot on a Saturday afternoon, and I was really impressed at how well all the dogs behaved together. The people were all very friendly as well. I think if you’re single, this would probably be a great place to meet someone. The location is fabulous as the South End is so dog-​friendly in general, and there are lots of dog shops and friendly small businesses in the vicinity to walk to. And there was tons of street parking, even on the weekend.
My only complaints: 1) the water fountain was out of order (we assume it hasn’t been turned on for the season yet?); 2) the bag dispenser was empty (we forgot ours, but thankfully didn’t need any); 3) I only wish it was bigger! Regardless, we’ll definitely be coming back.