A friend of mine and I have talked about joining and taking the kids to a dog park, but I've not made up my mind yet. Mine have a great big back yard to run in, but I wonder if they need interaction with other dogs - some socialization. They play together every day, but don't get to meet other people and dogs. I'm not sure how they will react so I guess I've hesitated. In the spring, I'm going to go check out the park to see what the arrangements are before I make up my mind.

Everyone ere knows their own dog(s), so I can't say one opinion is right or wrong. I think everyone has to make that decision based on their own experience.