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Petal Dog Park Sign
Petal Dog Park Sign
This is the sign you will see as you drive through the front gate of the Petal Dog Park.
Petal Dog Park Rules
The following rules and guidelines are posted by the City of Petal, Parks and Recreation Department as you enter the Petal Dog Park to ensure the park stays clean and safe.
  • Dogs must have proof of valid rabies shots!
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  • Please use the mutt mitt dispensers and waste containers located at the parks' fence lines. Owners/custodians must clean up after their dog(s) to decrease the spread of disease.
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  • Dog(s) must be kept on a leash until the owners/custodians and dog(s) are in the dog park and the entrance gates are fully closed after entry.
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  • Dog(s) must be accompanied by their owners/custodians. Owners/custodians must maintain voice control over their dog(s) and keep them in sight while visiting the dog park.
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  • Dog behavior can be unpredictable around other dogs and strangers. For the safety of all the dogs at the parks, immediately leash your dog if it exhibits aggressive behavior and leave the dog park area.
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  • To help keep the dog park clean, please do not groom animals at the park.
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  • To discourage aggressive behavior, the City of Petal recommends that dog owners only bring animals that have been spayed or neutered. Absolutely no female dogs in heat are allowed in the exercise areas.
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  • Smoking, alcoholic beverages and food are not permitted in the fenced areas.
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  • Some dogs exhibit unpredictable behavior around small children. For the safety of children, please do not bring children under the age of 12 into the dog parks.
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  • Owners/custodians of dogs are responsible for the acts and conduct of their animal at all times when it is in the city park. Park users and dog owners must assume all risks related to use of the dog parks.
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    Petal Dog Park Contacts
    City of Petal
    Parks and Recreation Department
    601-554-5440
    Animal Warden
    601-544-5331
    Links & Resources
    www.jim-carlow.com
    www.petpurpose.com
    www.dogfriendly.com
    www.humanesociety.org
    www.aspca.org
    www.petaltoday.com
    Petal Dog Park
    The Petal Dog Park is located on Dawson Cut Off, just off South Main Street, behind the A & B Cycles in Petal, Mississippi. Built by the City of Petal with the support and funding of local businesses and patrons of the park, the Petal Dog Park officially opened on November 17th of 2007.
    Although the Petal Dog Park was built primarily for local dogs and their owners, the news and popularity of the dog park is growing and today attracts a growing number of neighboring patrons from accross the bridge in Hattiesburg.
    The Petal Dog Park is open everyday and has no set hours and ample lighting at night, so you will usually find someone there along with their canine companions enjoying the park when you arrive (or usually within a short time after if you happen to arrive and find yourself alone at the park.)
    The Petal Dog Park features two separate fenced enclosures. One for smaller dogs and one for the larger dogs. This helps keep the peace and accidents down from big dogs trampling little dogs. For the most part, everyone gets along pretty well at the park when they follow the rules and practice basic dog park ettiquette.
    Petal Dog Park Partners
    Top Dog
    Emergency Vets
    601-450-EVET
    Leaders of the Pack
    Panther Pet Hospital
    601-544-3290

    Jefcoat Fence
    601-939-8141
    www.jefcoatfence.com

    Shows, Dearman & Waits, Inc.
    Loveable Labs
    Ace Hardware of Petal
    Barry's Signs
    Pet Super Store
    Hawkin's Kennels
    Sonic of Petal
    Proud Pooches
    "Sydney"
    "Missy"
    "Gaelon", "Eli" & "Scamper"
    Susan Burdette
    "Chile Dog" & "Abbye"
    Leisa M. Weaver
    Kay Fairley
    Missy Hamilton
    Petal Dog Park Website
    The Petal Dog Park has stirred up some controversy and some residence of Petal oppose to the idea of alocating city funds to the dog park while other projects seem more pressing to other citizens.
    For whatever reason, the City of Petal does not mention or publicize the park on their website, nor is there any information about the park anywhere else on the world wide web. They do however, make it very clear that "no dogs are allowed" in the other city parks or walking tracks!
    Up to now, discovery of the Petal Dog Park has primarily been by word of mouth. This is the main reason I decided to devote some of my time to put up a website in an effort to let other local area dog enthusiasts know about the Petal Dog Park.
    Petal Dog Park Webmaster
    It is important I state my disclaimer by letting visitors to this website know up front; this website is private. I am not at all affiliated with the City of Petal or the Petal Dog Park as an employee or elected official. I am simply a citizen of Petal and one of many regular, daily visitors to the park along with my three dogs (Sadie, Bella & Leala).
    It is my hope more people discover the Petal Dog Park and decide to bring their dogs out regularly to visit too. I felt I could best contribute to the success of the Petal Dog Park by letting others discover it here, so now the Petal Dog Park has a place of its own on the Internet here at www.petaldogpark.com.
    For the time being, www.petaldogpark.com will mainly provide information and directions to the Petal Dog Park, but later I may spice it up some and perhaps include an area to post our doggie photos and doggie profiles for regular park patrons.
    If you have any suggestions for the www.petaldogpark.com website, want to contribute to the information and/or facts posted here, or wish to post notice of a special event planned at the park, please contact me (Jim Carlow) via my website at www.jim-carlow.com or call me directly at 228-861-3904.
    Petal Dog Park

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