Visit to the Dog Park
We visited Waggy World Paw Park this last week with Yesenia from Doggy Baby, Melissa from dotdot interactive and of course their dogs.
This was Jasmine’s first experience at the dog park. She has been to many parks and has been out and about, but always on a leash. I was not sure how she would react in this situation. She loved meeting Yesenia’s pups first outside of the doggie area. They had a little meet and greet and then we were on our way. When we entered the area for less than 50 pound friends and unleashed her you could tell that her wheels were turning in her little head. She wandered and sniffed and then laid down to catch some rays.
After much observing and a lot of thought, she suddenly realized that there were DOGS there and she was FREE of the leash! She popped up, did her downward facing dog stretch (always a prerequisite to fun) and started romping and running and having a blast. It was truly so fun to watch her absorb the info and then respond so jubilantly to what she had conquered!
She fit in well with all the dogs, greeted the new ones with sniff’s and a “come on in” attitude. She took breaks to just lay and watch and just like a toddler at the park, she would frequently come back to me as if to touch base and say “ok, you are still here; I will be back again in a bit”.
Jasmine gives Waggy World 4 wags on a scale of 1 -5. They had a drinking faucet for her and her friends, lots of room to run in the sun or shade, benches for the doggie parents and just a great look with the wooden fence and a red fire hydrant for decor. She liked that the really big dogs were on the other side of the fence. And although she liked watching them through the fence to see what they were up to, she was glad to be with pups her size.
