Dog parks in your area
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Your dog is still a puppy right? I think you are smart to be cautious. I discipline others dogs as well as my own if they are messing with my dog. If Dash feels overwhelmed he just runs over in between my legs. Usually it is the other way around and I have to make Dash settle down.
and most of you probably don't agree with me but I allow the dogs to police themselves. However I never sit and chat with others without keeping one eye on my dog. I can tell when it is getting out of hand. Some breeds are talkers and people can automatically assume they are aggressive. I can't really explain it. I have had several years experience with all kinds of breeds so I know some of the ins and outs of their behavior. I totally agree that if your dog is overwhelmed it is best to go somewhere else. You don't want to ruin the experience for him. However, your body language can add to a dogs anxiety. If you are nervous about him being there, he will be to. -
Yes I know about the energy and so I always stay calm. I usually let him fend for himself a bit since I think this is also new to him. He's 1 year old but we've only had him for 2 months and since he's a rescue we're don't know what his experience with play is. He still seems to be learning how to play with other dogs, at least that's what I think. So I give him his space (as much as I can being he's always on a leash) and I run besides him when he plays with the dogs but when he looks scared and seems to be feeling traped, we stop the play. I let him play with all types of dogs as long they all play nice and I don't allow that dominance behavior.
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I found an indoor dog park like setting. They have 2 Rough & Tumble nights and 1 Gentle & Mild night. (evenings - 1 hour each) We took Daisy to the latter on Tuesday. She got along great with 3 young (5-7 mos) Whippets and 2 (1 yr) Beagle/Lab type dogs. It was a good experience for Daisy, me and son. Thursday, we took both Daisy & Duke to a Rough & Tumble. Also a good experience. The dogs were all mixes, but they were all young large sizes - playful in excess for Daisy's size. I ended up holding her 1/2 the time. Duke is not very socialized. The indoor park allowed Duke off-leash, thus less aggressive. He is not friendly at all on-leash. We need to go more often, expecially with Duke. The dogs there were regulars and knew instantly the new dog on the block needed a greeting. Duke was overwhelmed. He did bear teeth a few times. They supplied squirt bottles and a broom in case of a fight. I was nervous and totally expected to go home early. But, it's there for "socializing" and the dogs parents were OK with the way it went.
Curious - has anyone heard of an indoor park for dogs? The place is called Dunk-N-Dogs. A self-serve grooming facility that you bath your dogs and all supplies provided (stand-up tubs, dryers, etc.). The rear end (indoor park) of the facility is used daily as a Doggy Day Care.
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They used to have an indoor park in Athens for dogs. We went there a couple of times. It was just a big room with lots of toys. It was called Pawtropolis though. They did have a bathing facility also- and of course also had an outside area and were a doggie daycare facility. It was good for those rainy days.
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@QuercusCute:
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Dunk N Dogs website:
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Never heard of it..no place like that around us. But sounds like a COOL place. My B is like Duke…..on leash is not good :)
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Hey Duke, you are in the Ann Arbor area right? Ever been to Mill Pond Park in Saline? I take Tayda and Lenny there quite a bit when it is nice out… I tried to go on that 80 degree day we had a few weeks ago but it was closed cause it was still muddy... maybe we can meet up there sometime!
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@BDawg1005:
They used to have an indoor park in Athens for dogs. We went there a couple of times. It was just a big room with lots of toys. It was called Pawtropolis though. They did have a bathing facility also- and of course also had an outside area and were a doggie daycare facility. It was good for those rainy days.
Same thing at Dunk N Dogs. Big room with toys. Wish I knew about this place long before now (spring). It is apparently more busy during the winter mos. and for bad weather. I do plan on going there for a while more for socializing. Haven't braved the areas dog park. I'll have to go see it and scope out hours when not too busy before I feel comfortable to bring Duke. Daisy's a bit young now anyway.
Hey Duke, you are in the Ann Arbor area right? Ever been to Mill Pond Park in Saline?
Hey there Tayda_Lenny, Thanks! I'm in Livonia. Saline would be about a 50 - 60 minute drive for me. As mentioned above - I'm not real confident to bring Duke to a park yet. He's about 15 mos old now and not real socialized. He needs to calm down some before I feel OK about a dog park. :rolleyes:
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I take Hollie to play dates at a K-9 Performance (indoor agilty/obedience/playdate facilty). I wish they had the playdates all the time. It's great for bad weather. So far, they are only doing 1 playdate a month. :( Hollie really enjoys it. They separate the dogs by weight class and I am more comfortable there in a controlled environment than I am at the dog park (which we still go to, off peak times only).
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It's sad to say but the dog parks out here in San Jose look like something out of 5 points. Ghetto! Its sad. I used to live in Colorado and they had some beautiful dog parks out there.
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I came across an enclosed doggie park here in Queens New york. Not very big but the owners seemed pretty alert which is great. Champ loved it, except that we had one big hairy dog enter the area and I knew this was trouble since my B loves to pull hair (mine too) anyway as soon as Champ saw this dog he was off and I was off after him. Callin ghim to come over,,yeah right. I almost caught him twice then finally I saw him grab the dog and kind of nip and pull. I was so eager to grab him at this point since eventhough I know he wouldn't bite the dog, I'm sure niether the owner or the dog would appreciate getting a haircut from my B. Well as I was running over to them I saw my B grab hold of the dogs tail and pull. Let me just insert this: the other dog was too busy playing with big dogs her size to worry about this little brat pulling at her. Anyway I caught up to my B and put his leash on ending his fun time at the park and when I look down at him, he had a big fur ball in his mouth…how embarrasing. All in all the park was a nice experience and gave my B a chance to run around free without his mommie chasing after him on the leash.
