Lola and The Dog Park
Saturday, November 28, 2009 by Amy
Lola running with the big dogs:
This dog really liked Lola (in the good way, not the you-look-tasty way):
The most exercise Avery has gotten her whole life. Normally when we go out hiking, she is in the carrier or the stroller. So it's not just a dog run, it's a kid-run too!:
This is from when Lola was in the small dog run. She put that St. Bernard in his place once we put her in the main dog run. She had that dog running!:
Lola tearing up the turf:
The girls running with Lola. They must have really tired themselves out. All three of them!:
Rocket dog! Lola can kick up some dust with those short legs of hers!:
Gratuitous pictures of the cutest girls in the world!:
We got up early this morning and Rudi was already up (I know! What?). He wanted to take Lola to the dog park first thing. We headed out between 8am and 8:30, which I can't manage to do on school days, but whatever. We had taken Lola to the Garden of the Gods for a walk, but their dog park wasn't fenced, and we decided absolutely no on that. So we headed to Palmer Park and had a great time.
When we first got there, two dogs were leaving the big dog run, and there was a small dog run for dogs under 20lbs, so we started there since Lola doesn't like dogs in our neighborhood and we wanted her to meet other dogs through a fence. An elkhound puppy came shortly after the other dogs left. Then a massive influx of dogs came! I mean, there was easily 15-20 dogs in the main run, and Lola by her lonesome in the small dog enclosure. She was wagging her tail and sniffing at them through the fence, and they all seemed playful, and the big dog owners were like "bring her over, these dogs won't hurt her, and those Dachshunds are not shy about drawing the line!" Rudi was like "sure" yippee, and I was nervous as all get-out!
But Lola went in and there was no fighting. Occasionally a big dog got too rough, and Lola turned and snapped and growled and had them running! It was hilarious! Making the St. Bernard turn-tail was awesome. Eventually, Lola was running around having fun and all the other dogs would follow her. It's like she was a curiosity.
I tended to step in too much, and all the other owners were like "it's okay, they'll work it out, Lola will show those big dogs what's what" so I was like "okaaaaaay." I've seen too many episodes of People's Court where dog owners are suing for vet bills over a dog fight, so I was a little jittery, I admit.
We stayed at the dog park for about 2 hours, which is about 1.5 hours more than we thought Lola would last as much as she was running. Riley wasn't scared of any of the big dogs, and Avery was only nervous around the St. Bernard, but was okay with all the other rambunctious big dogs.
All-in-all we had a great time, communing with the other owners there, inaugurated in the "dog-people club" for sure!
All the way to the dog park, Rudi kept gushing about Lola, saying what an awesome dog she is and how we "really lucked out." And we told stories about Lola and laughed, the cute things she does, how smart she is, etc. Last week Lola pooped in the hallway and covered it up with a stray sock. We thought that was so funny. Just goes to show how over-the-moon we are for this dog, that her pooping in the hall and concealing it was funny. This dog is just SO good for our family and we all really dote on her. She's a spoiled little wiener!
This dog really liked Lola (in the good way, not the you-look-tasty way):
The most exercise Avery has gotten her whole life. Normally when we go out hiking, she is in the carrier or the stroller. So it's not just a dog run, it's a kid-run too!:
This is from when Lola was in the small dog run. She put that St. Bernard in his place once we put her in the main dog run. She had that dog running!:
Lola tearing up the turf:
The girls running with Lola. They must have really tired themselves out. All three of them!:
Rocket dog! Lola can kick up some dust with those short legs of hers!:
Gratuitous pictures of the cutest girls in the world!:
We got up early this morning and Rudi was already up (I know! What?). He wanted to take Lola to the dog park first thing. We headed out between 8am and 8:30, which I can't manage to do on school days, but whatever. We had taken Lola to the Garden of the Gods for a walk, but their dog park wasn't fenced, and we decided absolutely no on that. So we headed to Palmer Park and had a great time.
When we first got there, two dogs were leaving the big dog run, and there was a small dog run for dogs under 20lbs, so we started there since Lola doesn't like dogs in our neighborhood and we wanted her to meet other dogs through a fence. An elkhound puppy came shortly after the other dogs left. Then a massive influx of dogs came! I mean, there was easily 15-20 dogs in the main run, and Lola by her lonesome in the small dog enclosure. She was wagging her tail and sniffing at them through the fence, and they all seemed playful, and the big dog owners were like "bring her over, these dogs won't hurt her, and those Dachshunds are not shy about drawing the line!" Rudi was like "sure" yippee, and I was nervous as all get-out!
But Lola went in and there was no fighting. Occasionally a big dog got too rough, and Lola turned and snapped and growled and had them running! It was hilarious! Making the St. Bernard turn-tail was awesome. Eventually, Lola was running around having fun and all the other dogs would follow her. It's like she was a curiosity.
I tended to step in too much, and all the other owners were like "it's okay, they'll work it out, Lola will show those big dogs what's what" so I was like "okaaaaaay." I've seen too many episodes of People's Court where dog owners are suing for vet bills over a dog fight, so I was a little jittery, I admit.
We stayed at the dog park for about 2 hours, which is about 1.5 hours more than we thought Lola would last as much as she was running. Riley wasn't scared of any of the big dogs, and Avery was only nervous around the St. Bernard, but was okay with all the other rambunctious big dogs.
All-in-all we had a great time, communing with the other owners there, inaugurated in the "dog-people club" for sure!
All the way to the dog park, Rudi kept gushing about Lola, saying what an awesome dog she is and how we "really lucked out." And we told stories about Lola and laughed, the cute things she does, how smart she is, etc. Last week Lola pooped in the hallway and covered it up with a stray sock. We thought that was so funny. Just goes to show how over-the-moon we are for this dog, that her pooping in the hall and concealing it was funny. This dog is just SO good for our family and we all really dote on her. She's a spoiled little wiener!
