Another dog park

I’ve discovered another dog park just blocks from my home. It is at Memorial Park in Albany. I’ve seen this park as I drive by, but I wasn’t quite sure it was a park where dogs were allowed or whether it was just “taken over”. To my joy dogs are lawful in this enclosed area. Now this is a great opportunity to be sure that my dog is getting enough exercise during the week. Lucy and I will now be there most mornings before I go to work. I love Point Isabel for the weekend…because of its beauty of the bay…and also because it is such an great outdoors area for dogs. In fact, Point Isabel is recognized as one of the best dog parks in the area. For us city folks….and for folks like me who are really country folks… it’s like being in the country….where dogs can run and run!

The exercise is even more uppermost in my mind after I had conversation at the pet store about Lucy’s breed. The owner asked me if anyone had mentioned the brat stage. Of course, I said, “Tell me more.” At about 10 months my kind of dog who will probably weigh 80 lbs can be going through its “teen years” and teething again…so watch out for everything. Even though these pups can be so cute…God knows Lucy is really cute….they need to know from the beginning who the “alpha” dog is. For me part of the success of that role is being sure that she has enough exercise.  So…..I should be getting in better shape!

The boy kittens are the best. It’s a joy to see them greet me when I come home. I can often hear their bells before I see them. More about them in my next post. It is an amazement to me how much I enjoy cats now….in my younger years I was almost phobic about not liking them. And then I got Rainy…my cat who was with me for 17 years. Read more about her on the page “In Memory – Misty, Rainy,  and Breezy“