The last time I went to the dog park these two men came with two german shepherds. The female was nice, but the male was not..AT ALL. He muzzled him. My first reaction was "If you have a dog mean enough he needs to be muzzled, don't bring them to a dog park!!"

Of course, these guys just let the dog run loose too. He kept trying to get the muzzle off (which I know is not that hard, dogs get them off at my work all the time) and wouldn't stop chasing and lunging at Nebo. I knew if he got that muzzle off he'd rip my dog to shreds...so I just ended up leaving.

But it sounds like this guy with the dobie is being a lot more responsible than the guys here with the GSD. If they would have kept him on a leash at a distance from the other dogs, I wouldn't have had a problem.

The lady with the chow mix sounds like a bit of a moron to me. Nebo plays rough too...he sounds a lot worse than he is...I think sometimes it's a husky thing. He likes to run and he makes growling sounds. He does the same thing chasing his ball at home, it's not vicious.

However, if he's chasing a person's dog or wrestling with them and the owner or dog acts uncomfortable about it, I'll take him away and try to get him to play with other dogs. Usually I'll say something about him just being rather mouthy, and that he's not being mean...but not everyone understands that dogs can be like that. Most times I've gone he's found a buddy that likes to wrestle too and has had a great time.

Normally I follow him around the park and keep a pretty close watch. If he acts aggitated from being chased or something, I'll grab him and just walk him around or sit down...give him a time out.