So, there's this park that is a block from our house... It has a large grassy area and a playground area. Barley has decided the park belongs to him. We take him every morning before work and every evening at sunset. This has proven to be time-consuming, but worth it because his energy is expended at every visit -- thanks to the other dogs who visit Barley's park. When we go to the park there is typically a pack of dogs there. Once we arrive, Barley proceeds to go say "Hi" to everyone and thank them for visiting his park. Any new arrivals are quickly welcomed as well :) Once the "Hi" 's are complete, Barley begins to run in circles and give kisses to every dog he sees. And then he jumps on their backs and bites at their feet as they roll around on the ground. These dogs include Andre (the old grumpy one), Sam (the boring, lazy one), Freah (the young playful one), Stella (the anti-social wanderer), Gaz (the barking herder), Charlie (the ball dog), Phineus (the smaller twin of Barley), Dallas (the old, wise one), Lulu (the scared, isolative dog), and some other characters as well.
When it is finally time to say goodbye, Barley has difficulty leaving his park. He stalls, smells the ground and lags behind. The walk home takes twice the time than the walk to the park.
This has become our routine for Barley's play-dates and it couldn't be better :)
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
~Roger Caras
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