At the Dog Park

Our visit to Sand Point happened on a hot, sunny afternoon. It was a June kind of place with a lot more families and kids than we usually see at Grandview or West Seattle.  She loved it. We entered and there was immediately a child who had never seen a …

Two weekends ago we went to Sand Point Dog Park. Sadn Point used to be our local dog park, 8 years ago, when we just had Moree. What I remembered about it from that time was that there were lots of gates, many of which were in disrepair, that Moree …

Larry has learned that he can jump the fences at the dog park. Luckily, he’s a pretty good dog and comes back when called, but this is still not a skill I’m thrilled that he picked up. He especially likes to go over the fence along the areas where there …

I feel a little petty for this one, almost like I’m becoming a small dog person, despite my love for the big ones. But at the same time, a little awareness on the part of owners doesn’t seem like it should be too much to ask. So here we go. …

There are dog parks with small/shy dog areas. There are even some in the Seattle area. Grandview is not one of those parks. If you, as an owner, are made nervous by my Beagle coming to meet and play with your dog, perhaps, just perhaps, you should not be at …

This is one of those points of etiquette I never thought I’d have to write about. I don’t know, it just seemed to be common sense, but it actually came up the other week. And just to be clear, Larry has both been a ball thief and a ball thief …

We finally met a dog faster than Larry. We knew one had to exist somewhere, but we’d never actually been presented with the fact. The other night at the dog park, there was a German Shorthaired Pointer who led a merry game of pack chase. She was fast. I mean, …

The Beagle Eating Hill (TM) is able to exercise its powers both from the bottom and the top. The top is actually more dangerous.At the bottom of the hill, there are only a couple points that give reall good access to the underbrush, and if we can avoid those spots, we’re …

After two recent trips to the dog park where there were young German Shepherds playing rough with smaller dogs, I feel like this needs to be said- I don’t care that you are fine with the dogs playing rough. Your dog is 60-70lbs. My dog is 23lbs. The size difference …