Comments on: Dog Park Safety Tips

By: Paloma duarte

Paloma duarte — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:52:03 +0000

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By: Christine Hibbard

Christine Hibbard — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:33:03 +0000

Hi Sophie, You can add us to your RSS reader at: http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/feed/

We’ll try to make our RSS link for accessible. Thanks for your interest in Behind the Behavior!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:10:41 +0000

Hi, I can?t understand how to add your site in my rss reader. How can I do this?

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:33:22 +0000

Very interesting articles. I’ve heard many stories just like that about dogs
which are both good and bad. Hopefully, this will help people learn better to better handle their dogs in Seattle’s parks.

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:17:40 +0000

Great article, now just to get more people to read it!! In my city, a dog park is a very new thing and it’s taking people a bit to get with the program! We have a fenced area but no double gates yet, soon hopefully.

My dog tends to be one that doesn’t do well with too many dogs around her. She also has days where she wants to play and days where she would rather just hang out with me. I usually give her a while to warm up to the other dogs and if she’s still not too interested in interacting I don’t push her to go play and we leave to go do something else. Saves stress on her and me if I just keep on eye on her overall behaviour and if she’s not comfortable or happy to change the situation before trouble happens.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:32:25 +0000

WONDERFUL! I’d respectfully suggest to try to communicate with the owner of your pups chosen playmate. This is a handy way to not only be a little social, but to have a baseline should things go south somehow. Not to the point that you’re not paying attention, but those little niceties can change the outcome of a not wonderful situation.

Second what Julie said and add to leave the strollers in the car. I see them often in some of the dog parks that are more… well park-like. Not only does this make for an uncomfortable situation for dog owners who’s dogs have wheeled-item issues, but for the stroller owner who cannot properly supervise their dog.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:35:19 +0000

Thanks for the great info. One other thing that I would add is to PLEASE LEAVE SMALL CHILDREN AT HOME. There are just too many reasons why it’s a bad idea to bring a kid to the dog park (and not a single good reason why you should bring a kid to the park).