We have a Dog Park!!!

[kimlovescats]

All this time I have been admiring the others on here that have local Dog Parks and I just found out that we have one here now! Yesterday my daughter Amanda and I tried to take Kenny. Well, he was not good there at all! He snarled and bared his teeth at any dog that tried to say "hi" to him. Finally we decided to leave when he snapped at one dog's nose. I guess he is just an old man who doesn't want to be bothered. I feel so bad for him, because I really wanted him to be able to run and get some exercise ... his weight has gotten out of control.

Well, on a better note, we took Kenny right back home and got Dottie instead! Needless to say, she had a BLAST! The big dog section was under repair, so all the dogs (large and small) were in one fence. Every dog there immediately ran over to our little Dottie and just loved her. She was so adorable ... whenever we lost track of her we just looked for a circle of dogs and she was always right in the middle. Many times, she was lying on her back being "examined" ... tail going 100 miles a minute the whole time. She spent lots of time going to every human out there too, demanding attention. I think most everyone out there picked her up at least once.
They had a water fountain and two big tubs for water, and since many of the dogs preferred to "swim" in the tubs ... the entire surrounding area was a mud swamp! So, needless to say, Dottie got a bit dirty! I wish I had taken my camera, but I didn't this time. I will be sure to on our next expedition!

Kim

[IRescue452]

Hooray for doggie parks!! We have two within a mile of our house now. They're popping up everywhere. Its a great place to get exercise for people and puppies alike. Too bad about Kenny though. Maybe on a less crowded day he'd do better?

[Freedom]

What fun! Oh yes, please do take some photos of Dear Dottie being a little social butterfly!!!

We don't have anything so nice around here. I am considering 2 options but Sugar is so afraid of other dogs that I need to work on her socialization skills before we get to the park stage.

Annabelle will LOVE it in her cart, and Greta will enjoy being outside as well. Hope you get Annabelle her cart soon, it will GREATLY improve her quality of life!

Great find!

[ChrisH]

Sounds like great fun!

And Kim, aren't we overdue more doggy pictures?

[critter crazy]

Awww....I wish I had one!

[Kalei]

Dog Parks sound like alot of fun. I wish we had one around here. Haha I bet little Dottie was dirty enough to have a bath

I can't wait to see pictures of this dog park sometime!

[Ginger's Mom]

Sounds like fun. I love going to the dog parks near us. It always makes both of us feel so much better. I don't know about around your area, Kim, but when I have a dog I am not sure of around other dogs I take him/her to the dog park at about between 10:00-11:00 in the morning. The pen is very often empty at that time, so your dog can run and play without worrying about how he might react with other dogs.