Dog Park Club

In my ongoing mission to explore and find new activities, I recently discovered a very nice dog park out at Jax Beach. Libby and I have been trying to visit a few evenings a week -- she loves running with the other pooches and I love how tuckered out it makes her for the rest of the night!

I've observed that the whole dog park experience seems to be as much of a social time for the dog owners as it is for their furry charges. People form clusters as they kick back in plastic lawn chairs to gossip, comment on each dog, and catch up about each other's lives. Last night I mingled with a friendly group consisting of two older women and an older gentleman, who made sure to inform me of Saturday afternoon "Yappy Hour" and the upcoming annual Halloween expo (complete with a contest for the best-costumed dog). Now I always vowed to NEVER dress up a dog, but I'm actually kind of intrigued by the idea. Could be fun, right?!

Libby-Monster frolicking with Jezebel and Sid... she's good at shaking things up when the other little dogs become too complacent. ;-)