- Dog owners with their pets at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Large and small dogs share the pool at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Dogs cool off at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- A mastiff cools off at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- A mastiff enjoys the water at Johnny Steele Dog Park. (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Dogs jumping in the water at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Cooling off at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Pool at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Owners watch their dogs at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Pool with bridge at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Owners watch their dogs at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- Dogs playing at Johnny Steele Dog Park
- Entrance to Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
- New amenities at Johnny Steele Dog Park (Photo Credit: Gail Delaughter )
Dogs go straight for the water at Johnny Steele Dog Park, something they haven't been able to do for a while. After Buffalo Bayou flooded during Harvey, crews had to haul tons of sand out of the park and it was shut down for months.
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Myka Jimenez says she's excited to see it reopen. She was there with her dog Desso, a boxer-pitbull mix.
"It's been a while since we've come," said Jimenez. "I rescued him a few years ago and I would bring him here to help him socialize and learn to be around other dogs."
But then after Harvey struck, Desso had to spend a lot of time cooped up in an apartment.
"I started to get nervous that he would not know how to act," said Jimenez. But as soon as Desso got to the park he jumped in the water and started playing with other dogs. "He really needed that time to be free but also with some parameters," added Jimenez.
Along with a new larger pool, improvements at Johnny Steele include expanded lawns for both big and small dogs. There's also a retaining wall with seating where owners can watch their dogs romp and splash.
The park is located on Allen Parkway at Montrose Boulevard.
