Rad M.
Yelp
This review is for the dog park specifically. Craig Ranch overall is beautiful, but for this review, I will be sticking to the dog park.
I try to take my dog Lady to the dog park as much as I can. Ever since losing my job as a dog groomer in Beverly Hills, its gotten harder and harder for Lady to get her socializing in. Craig Ranch has a lot of dogs so its great.
It was 2004, and I had gotten hired on as a groomer for Cesar Milan. Work was great. I even picked up some celebrity clients such as Paris Hilton, Carlos Mencia, and OJ Simpson. Things were great and Lady was pampered every day like the queen she is. However, one fatal decision brought us to Vegas.
Dr. Dre was a big client of mine. One day, he brought in his Chihuahua for a quick cut and grooming. I had been getting a big ego, and I tried, lets say, a more avante garde cut on his dog Brutus. The results were terrible. I dont know what I was thinking, but when Dre saw the dog, a whole crew of his guys got out of the Escalade. A few of them had guns. I got out of there immediately. To make matters worse, he called Cesar and had me fired. Fearing for my life as well as Lady's, we headed to Vegas.
I found Craig Ranch Dog Park right away. The scenery is beautiful with the lake, lots of gorgeous white geese, and a vibrant community of dog owners and Fanciers. I wound up getting married, and we had a son, so that means a lot less time with Lady. To make matters worse, we live in an apartment now, opposed to the opulent life and spoils that Lady was accustomed to, so taking her to a nice dog park is important to me.
I will say this: Some of the dogs here can be a bit unruly when left alone. I saw one dog evading a dog catcher the week before, only to be inside the dog area the next. One evening, 3 larger dogs were trying to hump Lady, with a real vicious look in their eyes. To my surprise, the smaller dog from earlier single handedly protected my Lady from these vicious, horny dogs. I mean the look in their eyes was something that would make Ron Jeremy blush! Thank goodness for that little scrapper. And the best part - Somehow lady and the dog got a hold of the same piece of food and tried eating it simultaneously, and wound up with a kiss at the end. How adorbs! Later that day I saw the dog catcher after him again, and I decided what the heck? I think I will adopt him, and he now has his furrever home with our family!
There are actually 4 sections for enclosures, but dog size isnt regulated much. The size of each are large enough that it usually isnt much of a problem. If you do happen to want to walk around outside, there is a large portion of grass passed the BBQ area, and geese like to congregate there. Lady loves chasing the birds. It is best to pull right up to the first enclosure, as there are many cars travelling on the narrow park roads that have blind corners.
Overall, you arent going to get much of a better dog park in Las Vegas. Craig Ranch offers dogs of high class to any tramp wandering around a spot to play, find shade, get water, and find friends.