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Rudy's Dog ParkRudy’s Dog Park is a leash-free dog park located on the corner of East County Road 300 North and North County Road 100 East which is located on the outskirts of Warsaw in Kosciusko County, Indiana. The purpose of the park is to provide members a safe, fun environment for their dogs and themselves to socialize and exercise. The vision for the property is that it will be a destination that will foster community interaction with the focus on healthy dog and human interaction and exercise.
The park consists of 2 separate fenced-in areas: one for dogs of all sizes and one for small dogs. Each park has a permanent pavilion and each will have permanent agility equipment. The dog park will require all animals to be licensed, well behaved, and up to date on vaccinations. Owners will be charged a nominal annual fee that will allow key fob entry into the park during hours of operation. The hours of operations will be dawn to dusk. Back to Top of Page |
Helpful Links
Questions? Check out our FAQ page. Interested in Volunteer Opportunities? Visit our Volunteer Page. Membership Application and instructions can be accessed here. Congratulations to our Featured Volunteer; Heather Lackey . Read more... We have some great items for sale featuring the Rudy's Dog Park Logo. Portions of every sale go to support the dog park. Start shopping by visiting Rudy's Merchandise. Join our Mailing List. Check out the local businesses which have helped to support Rudy's. Read about our Board of Directors. |
Map
This map is a representation of the vision for Rudy's Dog Park.
The current Dog Park consists of a parking area and two fenced in areas labled "Small Dogs" and "Large Dogs."
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This map is a representation of the vision for Rudy's Dog Park.
The current Dog Park consists of a parking area and two fenced in areas labled "Small Dogs" and "Large Dogs."
Click the image to see a Larger Version
The Story of Rudy
by: Carla M Carlton DVM
We all have that one dog that is everything to us….not that we don’t love all our furry friends that make their way into our hearts, but there is always that one. For me, Rudy was that one.
While attending Texas A&M University, my roommates thought they would make lots of money breeding Shar Pei’s. They bought Rudy from another breeder where she had lived most of her life in a cage. When she came to our house she hid under the dining room table for almost two full-days. I came home from a particularly bad day at school, sat on the couch and began to cry. Rudy came out from under the table, crawled up next to me and licked my cheek. From then on, we were inseparable.
She and I moved to our own place. She suffered the long days of school and my working nights without complaint and never ever made a mess in the house. I could leave food on the coffee table, counters or wherever and she would never touch it. She traveled with me to visit family and was the perfect lady. She would lie in the doorway of whatever room I was in just watching to make sure I was protected and ok. My parents said they knew I was safe at school with Rudy by my side.
Fast-forward 6 years, undergraduate and vet school done. We moved to Houston, to a not so great area of town as that was all I could afford with school debt. I landed a great first job at a wonderful hospital. I was on call 3 nights a week and Rudy went with me for every emergency and stayed quietly in the office until I was done.
Three years later we moved to Indianapolis. I worked nights as an emergency vet and she stayed home to guard our castle. Each morning we would go for a walk in the field behind our condo and I would then sleep till my next shift. One Saturday morning I had the day off so I decided we would take a really long walk all around our new home. She was on a leash and we were along the side of the road when a car swerved and hit her so hard that it pulled the leash from my hand and sent her over 15 feet. The car just drove off. I carried her the half-mile to home and drove like a mad woman to my hospital. Unfortunately her internal injuries were too severe and she didn’t make it.
From that point on, it has been my personal mission to make sure that wherever I lived there was a safe place for dogs to play. When I moved to Warsaw permanently, I began looking for land to purchase and donate for an off-leash dog park. In 2010 I found it. The building of this park is my tribute to the best dog a person could hope for and to all the dogs out there that want and need a safe place to play.
While attending Texas A&M University, my roommates thought they would make lots of money breeding Shar Pei’s. They bought Rudy from another breeder where she had lived most of her life in a cage. When she came to our house she hid under the dining room table for almost two full-days. I came home from a particularly bad day at school, sat on the couch and began to cry. Rudy came out from under the table, crawled up next to me and licked my cheek. From then on, we were inseparable.
She and I moved to our own place. She suffered the long days of school and my working nights without complaint and never ever made a mess in the house. I could leave food on the coffee table, counters or wherever and she would never touch it. She traveled with me to visit family and was the perfect lady. She would lie in the doorway of whatever room I was in just watching to make sure I was protected and ok. My parents said they knew I was safe at school with Rudy by my side.
Fast-forward 6 years, undergraduate and vet school done. We moved to Houston, to a not so great area of town as that was all I could afford with school debt. I landed a great first job at a wonderful hospital. I was on call 3 nights a week and Rudy went with me for every emergency and stayed quietly in the office until I was done.
Three years later we moved to Indianapolis. I worked nights as an emergency vet and she stayed home to guard our castle. Each morning we would go for a walk in the field behind our condo and I would then sleep till my next shift. One Saturday morning I had the day off so I decided we would take a really long walk all around our new home. She was on a leash and we were along the side of the road when a car swerved and hit her so hard that it pulled the leash from my hand and sent her over 15 feet. The car just drove off. I carried her the half-mile to home and drove like a mad woman to my hospital. Unfortunately her internal injuries were too severe and she didn’t make it.
From that point on, it has been my personal mission to make sure that wherever I lived there was a safe place for dogs to play. When I moved to Warsaw permanently, I began looking for land to purchase and donate for an off-leash dog park. In 2010 I found it. The building of this park is my tribute to the best dog a person could hope for and to all the dogs out there that want and need a safe place to play.