Community at the dog park

One of the places in town where I invariably hang out almost every day is at the dog park. It’s been an great opportunity to get to know people I wouldn’t have otherwise met. We share something in common … we’re dog owners and no matter the weather, on a gorgeous summer day or in the midst of a winter snow fall, we get to know each other even just a little bit. And of course, we begin to recognize each other, even if it is sometimes recognizing our dogs.

On Monday, something happened that brought us together … a dog escaped either through the fence or over it. It ran out into the road at the round about. The dog’s owner jumped the fence trying to catch up to his dog, and in the mean time leaving his other dog in the park. Many of us headed down to that end of the park to see what had happened and in so doing to see if there was anything we could do. Someone brought the dog’s harness which had been left behind up closer to the entrance. And we all seemed to be attentive to the dog left behind. And of course we shared the concern that the dog had been found and was safe and unhurt. Read More.

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