Hays Dog Park

07/31/2024

07/19/2024

Check this out!!!

07/08/2024

Check out the New Agility Jump Rings for your Dog at the Park!!!

06/19/2024

Lots of water!

06/19/2024

Great Photo Nikki!

05/29/2024

Just a couple days left to get your bone for the HDP memorial!

MAY 1-31
HAYS DOG PARK
PET MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER!!

The Friends do the Hays Dog Park will be selling memorial bones to be displayed on the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge Memorial in the Hays Dog Park.

Please print the image below and send to us by May 31.

If you need a PDF sent to you, please comment here or send us a PM with your email address.

Proceeds will be used for agility equipment in the park and upkeep. Hays

05/02/2024

MAY 1-31
HAYS DOG PARK
PET MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER!!

The Friends do the Hays Dog Park will be selling memorial bones to be displayed on the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge Memorial in the Hays Dog Park.

Please print the image below and send to us by May 31.

If you need a PDF sent to you, please comment here or send us a PM with your email address.

Proceeds will be used for agility equipment in the park and upkeep. Hays

03/03/2024

As the weather warms up and more people visit the park, please remember to clean up after yourself and your dog. ACO Nikki Hausler visited the dog park today and found about 30 tennis balls. Tennis balls are great to play with, but when the city starts mowing, they become dangerous flying objects and the park staff asks that they be picked up. So, if you see a tennis ball that is not being played with, please pick it up. (Same goes with 💩!) Thanks.

11/15/2023

THANK YOU ago the Women Who Lead for supporting the Hays Dog Park!!

11/03/2023

Please join us Wednesday, November 8th at 5:30 PM at the Hays Dog Park for a lighting ceremony! (The Hays Dog Park is getting lights from the Women Who Lead!!). Thank you to the Women Who Lead!!!

10/17/2023

Exciting things are happening at the Hays Dog Park! Please join us for this event!

Join the Women Who Lead as we Light Up the Hays Dog Park and support the Humane Society of High Plains!

We invite you to donate necessary items for the animals at our local shelter: Purina dog/puppy chow, Purina cat/kitten chow, rawhides and bones, potty training pads, non-clumping cat litter, dog and cat toys, leashes and collars, window cleaner, bleach. Thank you, in advance, for your donations!

04/29/2023

We have extended the deadline for our memorial bone fundraiser to June 15. These are a great way to honor a beloved pet and support the Hays Dog Park. Order yours today!!

03/20/2023

If you have visited the dog park recently, you have seen the recently completed Rainbow Bridge Memorial (the final pieces were the metal bridge sign and the caps on the posts with dogs on them, created by Ryan Schmidt. Don’t they look awesome?!).

The only thing missing is YOUR memorial bone. Please save the fundraiser picutre below, or message us for a PDF copy, fill it out and send it in with you $25 so we can include your bone on the memorial!

03/10/2023

The Friends of the Hays Dog Park is selling Pet Memorial Bones until June 15th. These memorial bones will be placed on one of the two memorials in either the small dog or the big dog sides (See comments for a picture of the memorial).

Cost: $25/bone

Save the image below, print off, fill out, and send to the address included. You can also request a PDF copy of the flyer by messaging us on Facebook with your email address.

The proceeds of the fundraiser will go towards new park equipment and other park projects.

THANK YOU!!

10/15/2022

Friends, the city turned the water off at the Hays Dog Park yesterday because of the anticipated weather changes and their staff will be busy this next week with the ally clean-up. So Bring Your Own Water Bottle to share with your pup!!

09/14/2022

Hays has lost a true friend of our fuzzy friends with the loss of Dr. Mosier. I know we all have stories about how he cared for our fur family in his kind and gentle way. We are grateful that Dr. Mosier and his family’s support of the Hays Dog Park. 🐶♥️

Thank your for your taking such great care of our beloved pets, Dr. Mosier.

https://hayspost.com/posts/4008f9c6-3f61-412f-8f82-7e0ac23114b1

Dr. Steven Ray “Steve” Mosier, DVM, 79, Hays, entered Heaven on Sept

07/16/2022

If you have been out to the Hays Dog Park recently, you may have noticed a little construction. A few years ago we sold memorial bones, and due to COVID, supply-chain issues, etc., the project was delayed. BUT, we are finally getting it built!! Woohoo!! After the memorial is finished we will likely sell more memorial bones to fill up the whole memorial. Keep an eye out here!

04/22/2022

THANK YOU to the volunteers who came out and helped clean up the park! It was quite dirty. Keeping the park clean is a volunteer effort and we need YOUR help. If you see a 💩, please pick it up!!

04/16/2022

Thank you Nikki and Stan for all you do!!

04/16/2022

Something to think about. Not all dogs are suited for the dog park. If your dog is aggressive, impolite, or gets overwhelmed quickly, please do not bring them to the park.

The last time I posted this it went viral 🤯

It rubbed some the right way and some the wrong way with lots of different opinions about my opinion ... and I still say the same 💁‍♀️

It seems that the ultimate goal for dog owners is to have a dog they can bring to a dog park because that must mean their dog can tolerate and deal with anything 🧐

And I wonder why that's so important?

I understand that many owners with this as their goal in mind, doing it with the best intentions, assuming they’re doing the right thing and are improving the quality of their dog’s life. And for a small amount of dogs, it can be a great experience.

But…

If you have a dog that doesn't really enjoy other dogs, you don't do your dog any favor trying to get him to a point where he can "tolerate" being at the dog park...usually it's quite the opposite and you'll lose your dogs trust that you got his back.

Or if you have a dog that enjoys playing really rough, why is it so important that he can "play" with the miniature doodle at the park rather than finding him a personal play mate that is on his level?

There's many reasons why I don't bring my dog to a dog park regardless of how well tempered and balanced my dog would be...the environment is just way too uncontrolled.

It's like going to a night club, you never know what to expect LOL

The fact that the majority of dogs are dog selective, meaning they prefer a more social circle than having to hug and kiss every stranger they come in contact with, is just another one.

But one of the big reasons I don't bring any dogs there is, because it really is a very unnatural environment for dogs and if you'd like to understand more about this, read my article on that topic on my website blog https://www.k9possible.com/single-post/2016/04/05/why-dog-parks-are-unnatural-how-to-properly-socialize-your-dog

01/25/2022

If you visit the dog park you may notice a new bridge in the small dog side that matches the bridge in the large dog side. This is part of our Rainbow Bridge Memorial that will hopefully be in place by early summer. We were slowed down by COVID, supply chain issues, and are also using volunteers to construct the memorial—we thank you for your patience.

08/03/2021

NOTICE: There is an outbreak of kennel cough in Hays. The outbreak has NOT been linked to the Hays Dog Park, but the Park’s Director has put up signs to make people aware. Please be cautious about furthering the spread while at the dog park. For now, the park will remain open, but please stay home if your dog has any of the symptoms of kennel cough.

Read the full notice at the link below:

https://www.haysusa.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=685