New Farm Off-Leash Dog Park

New Farm Dog Park is a leash-​free park where you can take your pooch to frolic with the pedigree pups of the area. It is a fenced area near the Powerhouse car park and faces the river next to the rest of New Farm Park.
The facilities in this park are great. There’s plenty of shade and seating, as well as water for the dogs and bins to dispose of any nasty surprises. There are a few written and unwritten rules though. For example it is very frowned upon if you can’t control your dog. Given that New Farm is largely apartment living there are a lot of small dogs, so when a big dog comes along and starts terrorising the smaller ones, parents get defensive. Also it is completely the owners responsibility to dispose of any doggy doo-​doo.
Every time I have hung out at New Farm Dog Park (I don’t have a dog so I have to live vicariously through my puppy owning friends) it has been so much fun! So long as the dogs all get along, are obedient and well trained, it makes for a manageable outing for all involved. The other plus is that the dogs get so knackered from playing with each other that they usually sleep amazingly following their big adventure. Win!