Every year we go to a local dog event called Doo dah days and Koko does great around thousands of dog. Yesterday we decided to venture to our local dog park that is situated in Greens Springs park, a very large Municipal park. When we arrived in the parking lot, the moment Koko's feet hit the ground, she started acting very weird. Her tail was completely tucked under her stomach, and she started drooling. It took me a while to get her inside the park because she had her noise to the ground, and occasional looking around as if she was afraid of some impending doom.
it turned out that we were the only people and dog at the park. The ground was covered in balls of various sizes but she was so distracted by smells she paid no attention to my efforts, to play ball. She was drooling so badly that her mouth got all frothy like she had rabies.
I'm wondering if there had been other dogs there if she would have acted differently. koko is well socialized around other dogs and never has any problems meeting and greeting new friends.
When we left the dog park, I took her to another Large park, Ruffner Mountain, that allows dogs on leash. She was immediately at ease with tail up and wagging. There was no sign of the behavior that she had displayed at the dog park. Maybe some of you have experience with this type of behavior and can shed some light on what was going on, with her, at the dog park.
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