Henri was attacked at Craigavon Park after his daily walk with owner Sophie Barry on June 7.

A second dog has been attacked close to a children's playground, prompting dog owners and families to avoid the Auckland park.

Local politicians were reviewing the off-leash rules at Craigavon Park in Blockhouse Bay following several dog-on-dog attacks, including a fatal one this year.

In the most recent attack on June 7, Sophie Barry's collie, Henri, was attacked while she walked to her car.

"I could see this woman with her dog nearby," Barry said.

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"But when we walked past them, her dog just went for Henri. I tried to get it off, I think I got it off twice but it just lurched straight back at my dog."

Henri suffered bruises in the attack, she said.

It followed the death of Rex, a year-old pomeranian dog, who was savagely attacked by three large dogs at the same park in May.

Barry said she told the dog owner she needed to control her dog.

SUPPLIED Matthew Adair with his dog Rex who was attacked and killed at Craigavon Park in May.

"She said it was a rescue dog and she was trying to integrate it into society. She was told Craigavon was a good place for her to do that."

Barry said she wouldn't take her dog to Craigavon again, or her children to the nearby children's playground.

"There's too many things happening there especially the little dog that got killed ... it makes me feel uneasy and unsafe.

GOOGLE MAP Craigavon Park is a popular off-leash park for dogs. It is also home to a newly-built children's playground, popular in West Auckland.

"It's really horrible and especially dog fights right in front of the kids' play area – it's just awful."

Whau Local Board chair Tracy Mulholland said they would review the Dog Management Bylaw for Craigavon Park this year, including rules around leash use.

Mulholland said their aim was to make the park enjoyable for everyone in the community.

"It's really upsetting about the death of a dog and the subsequent dog-on-dog attack," Mulholland said.

"I'm sure it's been a time of grief and stress for the owners."

Rex's owners Matthew Adair and Becky Wong said they didn't want to see Craigavon turned into a leashed park, and would prefer if the park was redesigned so large and small dogs were separated.

"I value freedom and free run for dogs and that's why we took Rex there in the first place, but it is just not safe to mix big dogs with small dogs that look like their natural prey," Wong said.

"The socialisation of dogs is often done without proper guidance and introduction. It's like a mistake waiting to happen.

"And in our case, a mistake that can never be rectified."

Kathy Hamill from Titirangi said the park was no longer safe – she was forced to take her dog away when two dog fights broke out in front her.

"It could help to make it a leash park but I don't know if it would solve the problem.

"You're still going to get people that don't want to abide by the rules, some people just don't care," Hamill said.