'Is this your private back yard?': Entitled Malinois owner demands puppy parent remove their pup from the park because their dogs don't like to share

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jan 27, 2026 9:00 AM EST

Dog parks are for everyone, they're not a private playground for your showdogs.

Dog parks are like walking into the Wild West. There's lots of dirt, chaos, canines, and apathetic dog owners who never see problems until it's too late. This is the main reason why we don't even think about letting our doggo go there. The second reason is that she doesn't really like other dogs anyway, but even if she did, we wouldn't take her there because there is just too much potential for an accident to happen from canine chaos.

Today's story, however, doesn't come from the dogs, but from an entitled owner who demanded she have the whole dog park to herself. She was there early, with her two Malinois, when a puppy pawrent arrived and let his dog run around. The puppy, like most puppies do, noticed that the big dogs were playing with a ball and went over to investigate. The woman screamed at the pawrent, demanding they leave because her dogs "don't like to share". Well, excuse us for thinking public dog parks were for the public!

If you want a private playground for your dogs, go and rent one. Or, turn your backyard into a doggy obstacle course, but don't get mad when someone else enters a public space, and their dog does dog things around your doggos. It's like asking someone not to enter a coffee shop because you don't like sitting next to other people while drinking your coffee. If that's the case, be a normal person and drink your coffee at home. Otherwise, you don't get to complain.

There is something about the entitlement of people, whether they are bosses or dog owners, that is somehow satisfying to us. We love to see them put in their place, and we're sure this woman and her doggos get laughed at a lot. Just this makes us smile, and we think it will make you smile as well. Karma comes back for us all.

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    Dog fight including 'Oops, sorry I entered YOUR dog park'
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    I adopted a dog in 2016 and was eager to have him learn the local dog parks. I would go early, right after sunrise, so he could get used to the spaces before it got busy.
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    I arrived one morning and there was a woman in the large main field with two very large, matching show dogs - I think they were Malinois. She was throwing a ball for them. My puppy bounds over toward them, and one of the two drops the ball to welcome/sniff. My boy angles down to sniff the ball, and the woman loudly yells "EXCUSE ME - my dogs don't share their toys."
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    Belgian Malinois Leaping through Water
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    It took every muscle in my body not to turn around and say "Oh, am I mistaken? Is this your private back yard?" I probably would have now, but my 29 year old self wasn't as snarky.
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    NancyB517 I have an actual main character story with a lady in my apartment complex. I was at the dog park already with my dog. He is friendly and plays with all the other dogs in the complex. We were there about 10 minutes getting ready to play catch like we normally do.
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    This lady comes up with a dog I've never seen before and asks if my dog is friendly. I was like yes he may bark but he's super friendly. Her response "mine isn't". I just looked at her thinking ok then why did you walk up to a dog park that someone is using. She then says
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    Happy Belgian Malinois Dog Indoors
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    "can you leave the park because mine has to go to the bathroom and likes to be off leash". I had absolutely no words for this women. You moved to an apartment complex with an unfriendly dog and expect
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  • We have a reactive dog that is difficult to deal with sometimes. She's very particular about what she wants and around whom. So, we get why this woman is asking for this, but it still doesn't make it right. You have to find solutions for your dog to feel comfortable in the world we live in, but the solution should never be at the expense of someone else.

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    everyone to cater to you. We have had a few run ins with her now where we move out of her way and she never moves and her dog lunges at us and other small dogs. She can't control hers and every times she looks ay me like I'm crazy. I'm starting to think I may actually be crazy.
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    parasitesocialite Had a similar experience years back at a regular park - not even a dog park. I was walking my friend's dogs and a guy had his dog off leash and was playing fetch. The ball he was using was the same one that that dogs had.
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    When their larger dog saw the ball thrown, he lunged and the leash slipped out of my hand. He went right for the ball and got it before the other dog could. I came up to grab him, explaining it was the same ball, and the guy sort of scoffed at me and walked away with his hand on his dog's collar. I
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    remember thinking, why was he upset? This isn't even a dog park! | just don't get how some people feel so entitled to public spaces and act annoyed when other people are also using those spaces
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    groovymama98 We take our dogs to the dog park sometimes. We've always had dogs that socialize and share well with others. But we've had one for a while now, a husky that doesn't share some toys very well. He is okay with balls, but he doesn't like to share his stuffies.
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    We were actually working with him and our little dog on sharing a stuffy while playing fetch. Little dog won't challenge the husky, and the husky won't hurt little dog. But we have to hold him back when it's little dog's turn. The husky is soooo vocal that his turn should be every turn. To be safe at the dog park if toys are out at the park when we have the husky, we just leave.
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    cassandracurse OP, don't listen to these naysayers. If you bring a dog toy to a dog park, other dogs will naturally want to play with it. If your dog doesn't like to share toys, then don't bring their toys to a dog park.
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    Or, if you're all alone at a dog park and you're throwing a ball for your dog who doesn't like sharing toys, and someone arrives with their dog, go get your dogs ball and hang onto it.
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    And, if your dog doesn't like interacting with other dogs, ffs, don't bring your dog to a dog park.
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    Sufficient-Lie1406 What a bh. Pups will inevitably "steal" other dogs' balls. I bring a bunch extra for my boys for that reason, and tell the owner of the pup that took their ball that she's welcome to play with it, but if I could get it back when we're leaving we'd appreciate it.
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    I sometimes lose a ball, but I don't worry about it. I buy the balls in bulk and it's basically the cost of a cup of coffee and I count it as a cost of having dogs.
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    Demented-Alpaca My dogs don't share their toys... ummm looks like they don't know that.
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