support the omaha dog park
Although we’ve only been there a few times, one of Briscoe’s favorite places in Omaha is Hefflinger Dog Park. As his middle name, Hopper, suggests, Briscoe loves to bounce around like a quick little bunny. Since we don’t have a fenced-in backyard (yet), the only place where he is free to run his little heart out is the dog park. He adores playing with the other small dogs and drinking from their water bowls.
To support this fantastic outlet for Briscoe’s energy, we’ll be attending Spring Bark in the Park 2009 tomorrow with Jamie and Miss Lola. This will be a great test of his obedience–how well will he be able to handle himself around so many leashed dogs? My guess? His ADD will be out in full force.
And speaking of Lola, her birthday is coming up, so we’re having a wee celebration in her honor Saturday night. Her creative momma yesterday baked treats for the dogs shaped like bones and tonight is making bone-shaped cookies for us non-canines. Mmm… cookies!
Do you take your pups to a dog park? Are they social or do they prefer to play alone?
Aww! We take Oliver to the dog park almost every day. It’s a great way to make sure he exercises and gets socialized. Sometimes he sticks with us, and sometimes he likes to run, run, run!
sometimes i think i’ve ruined my dog’s social skills for life. i love the idea of dog parks, but never love going in there all that much. the amount of super large dogs there doesnt make it very appealing. demian (a very tenacious terrier that acts bigger than he is) has up until about a month ago been an only child and so he loves to play on his own. you never really know if he’ll take to a dog or not, so even when we are at the dog park, he’s usually off wandering and exploring by himself.
so we go to the park everyday, but seldom the dog park. now that he has a new little sister who absolutely is fascinated by other dogs, maybe we’ll venture through the gates more.
i love reading about briscoe!