(Sorry that Guero is hard to see. He kinda sucks at pictures. Rocky on the other hand, is incredibly photogenic.)
I must confess that I am way too overprotecting of them. I sometimes would rather not take them out of my house because I fear that other animals or people might hurt them. I just love them so much! They mean the world to me!
My dad decided to take them to the dog park today. Even though I love dogs and parks, I absolutely hate dog parks. The concept of dog parks should work, however it does not. Dogs can be really aggressive regardless of size. Some dogs will straight up attack/bother/harass other dogs and their owners will not care. I do not care if it is a pitbull or a chihuahua, I do not want my pets to feel unsafe. I have not had the best experience in these locations. And, I would rather not put my pets in danger.
However, my dad insisted on going. And I had to go to ensure my dog's safety. I was really tense about going to the the dog park. My dogs are weirdos that do not often socialize with other dogs. It was hard for me to let my dogs of their leash. Even when I let them be free, I was still very tense. I straight up acted like the dog owners in this Portlandia sketch (minus the kidnapping and animal abandonment).
"The barking; I don't need it!"
As for the dog park today: Even though my dogs did not really socialize with other dogs, they had a ton of fun! My dachshund was doing what he loves which smelling the gross smell of sun-dried pee. And my bulldog was too busy socializing with other people to pay any attention to the other dogs. Even though they opted out of the traditional fun of a dog park, I am glad my dogs and I got out of our comfort zone and tried something new. And, it was even more swell that we were delightfully pleased by the end result.
There was a point in our outing were Rocky got annoyed of the other dogs and just wanted to go home. Here he is annoying my parents into taking him home.
Song of the Day:
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- Vianey
