First Trip to the Dog Park

Ruthie and Owen got to go to the dog park this weekend!  It was their first time there, and we were all excited!

Owen peed on everything.

 Unfortunately, there were no other dogs in the small dog area.  There were some bigger dogs over in the big dog area, but I wasn't ready to let Ruthie and Owen out of my sight for that long.  So we just hung out in the small dog area for a little while.

It was a little chilly, a little muddy, and very wet.  Ruthie wanted to sit on my lap, so every time I sat down she would jump up.  Her paws were cold and wet, so I kept kicking her off.  Eventually I ended up just standing.

The dogs explored most of the area.  There were a lot of new smells for them.  They also said hello to every dog that passed us from the parking lot to the big dog area.  Owen peed on every irregularity in the ground (bench, tree, garbage can, pile of snow, etc.).  They really had a good time.

After about half an hour, either Ruthie and Owen were too cold or just bored, so they just came by me and sat down.  So we left sooner than I was expecting.  Hopefully next time there will be some other small dogs so they can play and we can stay longer!