Off-Leash Dog Park On Target
Val and I took Walker Evans to the Off-Leash Dog Park at Lasalle Park today, and we all had a great time at what I believe is a very intelligent and positive project.
There were 5-6 dogs and their owners at the park when we got there at about 2:45 p.m., and about 10 dogs and their owners were in and out during the 90 minutes we were there. All of the dogs seemed to have their energy and frolic levels up when they first got there, but slowed down as the heat took effect. All of the dogs were thirsty, and all of us owners brought water for our dogs and to share, which is a good thing, because Walker sampled water from every other dog's dish as well as drank his own. Somebody peed an awful lot later, both at the park and in our backyard.
The canine highlight of today was a miniature Doberman Pinscher named Valentino, who had the energy of 5 dogs and had a running style that was part greyhound, part gazelle, part deer and part long jumper. He also spent most of his "rest" time standing on his back two legs near the bleachers.
While we take Walker to both Squaw Island and Delaware Park as frequently as possible, he is known as a runner, so even at the Rumsey woods area in Delaware Park where many people let their dogs off of their leashes, we keep Walker on his, so this new development gets serious tail wagging from him.
Dogs need socializing both with other dogs and people, and are considered pack animals, so an off-leash park where they can romp and frolic with each other gets our thank you, and we also thank all of the private/citizen advocates, elected officials and municipal workers who helped make this a reality.
There were 5-6 dogs and their owners at the park when we got there at about 2:45 p.m., and about 10 dogs and their owners were in and out during the 90 minutes we were there. All of the dogs seemed to have their energy and frolic levels up when they first got there, but slowed down as the heat took effect. All of the dogs were thirsty, and all of us owners brought water for our dogs and to share, which is a good thing, because Walker sampled water from every other dog's dish as well as drank his own. Somebody peed an awful lot later, both at the park and in our backyard.
The canine highlight of today was a miniature Doberman Pinscher named Valentino, who had the energy of 5 dogs and had a running style that was part greyhound, part gazelle, part deer and part long jumper. He also spent most of his "rest" time standing on his back two legs near the bleachers.
While we take Walker to both Squaw Island and Delaware Park as frequently as possible, he is known as a runner, so even at the Rumsey woods area in Delaware Park where many people let their dogs off of their leashes, we keep Walker on his, so this new development gets serious tail wagging from him.
Dogs need socializing both with other dogs and people, and are considered pack animals, so an off-leash park where they can romp and frolic with each other gets our thank you, and we also thank all of the private/citizen advocates, elected officials and municipal workers who helped make this a reality.
posted by Kevin J. Hosey at 11:06 PM
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