Dog park still has Koko Spooked???
I mentioned on a privious post about Koko acting weird when I took her to a dog park. Today was her 6th birthday so I decided to take her back to the dog park since now, that all the storms have passed, we are having glorious weather. The last time we went she acted spooked with her tail tucked and salivating to the point of foaming. The last time we went there were no other dogs so I couldn't make any sense of her behavior. This time there were about 6 other dogs that were playing and chasing each other and having a general good time. After the normal hello sniffs, Koko just walked around with her nose to the ground sniffing everything, and completely ignoring the other dogs. She was salivating again to the point that foam was just dripping from her mouth. After several attempts to get her to play ball/sticks I ask her if she was ready to go, and she just ran for the gate. I just don't know what it is about the park that has her so uneasy. I know she seemed overwelmed by the smells (urine) but it didn't seem to be effecting any of the other dogs. The odors there were so mild to my human nose I couldn't detect any smells. Is this something that is normal or is Koko just not a good dog park dog. The foaming has me puzzled also. When we go to Do dah day we are around hundreds of dogs and she never acts this way and is always perky with no foaming. Anyone have any insight
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— Unknown
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