Comments on: Fargo dog park meet-up for large breeds http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/05/01/fargo-dog-park-meet-up-for-large-breeds/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/05/01/fargo-dog-park-meet-up-for-large-breeds/comment-page-1/#comment-9901 Lindsay Stordahl Fri, 01 May 2009 16:44:24 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3671#comment-9901 Yeah, Gus would probably like to sit and watch Ace obsess over a tennis ball at the park. I think bigger dogs just draw so much attention in general. And they're almost always so sweet. Yeah, Gus would probably like to sit and watch Ace obsess over a tennis ball at the park.

I think bigger dogs just draw so much attention in general. And they’re almost always so sweet.

]]> By: Apryl DeLancey http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/05/01/fargo-dog-park-meet-up-for-large-breeds/comment-page-1/#comment-9900 Apryl DeLancey Fri, 01 May 2009 16:27:44 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3671#comment-9900 Gus and I would love to be at the big dog meeting but the considerable distance puts a damper on that. It's true though - there is a lot to consider when you have a dog over 100 lbs. The thing I find the most interesting is that no matter how sweet they look there will be people afraid of them. Yes, there are people afraid of Gus that look at him as if he were going to eat them. It is totally absurd since he's the sweetest dog ever and way too lazy to attack anything except his food bowl. Gus and I would love to be at the big dog meeting but the considerable distance puts a damper on that.

It’s true though – there is a lot to consider when you have a dog over 100 lbs. The thing I find the most interesting is that no matter how sweet they look there will be people afraid of them. Yes, there are people afraid of Gus that look at him as if he were going to eat them. It is totally absurd since he’s the sweetest dog ever and way too lazy to attack anything except his food bowl.

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/05/01/fargo-dog-park-meet-up-for-large-breeds/comment-page-1/#comment-9897 Lindsay Stordahl Fri, 01 May 2009 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3671#comment-9897 Ace and I would love to meet you and your dogs at the park sometime. Maybe you could bring Maggie during a quieter time like a weekday morning or earlier in the morning on a weekend? That way there will likely be only a few dogs there or none at all, and you could tell a few friends to come meet you there with their dogs that you know are trustworthy. My biggest tip for going to the dog park: Take your dog for a long, long walk before you go to the park. That way all that extra pent-up energy and potential anxiety and aggression will be less likely to be an issue because the dog will be more tired and more relaxed. Then once you get to the park, you could even walk her for another 10 minutes in the area before you bring her to the gate. Ace and I would love to meet you and your dogs at the park sometime. Maybe you could bring Maggie during a quieter time like a weekday morning or earlier in the morning on a weekend? That way there will likely be only a few dogs there or none at all, and you could tell a few friends to come meet you there with their dogs that you know are trustworthy.

My biggest tip for going to the dog park: Take your dog for a long, long walk before you go to the park. That way all that extra pent-up energy and potential anxiety and aggression will be less likely to be an issue because the dog will be more tired and more relaxed. Then once you get to the park, you could even walk her for another 10 minutes in the area before you bring her to the gate.

]]> By: Kari http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/05/01/fargo-dog-park-meet-up-for-large-breeds/comment-page-1/#comment-9895 Kari Fri, 01 May 2009 14:55:56 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3671#comment-9895 What a fun idea! I don't think Marty (and certainly not Maggie) constitutes as a BIG dog...though at 100 lbs he is pretty big for a lab (but needs to shed some pounds)! Particularly at the 45th St. park we are usually way outnumbered by dogs in the "small dog" side. Maggie has never been to the dog park and, while she has been great with other dogs in the past, I am a little nervous about bringing her. Marty has been going since about 7 months old and is amazingly polite with other dogs as a result. I think I am going to have to try to organize my own little meet-up for her first time, just so I know that there are other trustworthy dogs there. Maybe you and Ace could come meet us then! :) Otherwise, do you have any tips on first time dog park trips (particularly for non-puppies)? What a fun idea! I don’t think Marty (and certainly not Maggie) constitutes as a BIG dog…though at 100 lbs he is pretty big for a lab (but needs to shed some pounds)! Particularly at the 45th St. park we are usually way outnumbered by dogs in the “small dog” side.

Maggie has never been to the dog park and, while she has been great with other dogs in the past, I am a little nervous about bringing her. Marty has been going since about 7 months old and is amazingly polite with other dogs as a result. I think I am going to have to try to organize my own little meet-up for her first time, just so I know that there are other trustworthy dogs there. Maybe you and Ace could come meet us then! :)

Otherwise, do you have any tips on first time dog park trips (particularly for non-puppies)?

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