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If you are like me and new to this whole “having a dog thing” then you know there is a lot to it and I am happy to share what I have learned so far!! Having kids I have seen dog parks before when we have gone to the kids parks, but I had never had a reason to entered one until recently. I know, you are shocked but when the kids were younger the last thing I wanted was another responsibility. Now that they are older it is fun to see them learn and grow, with Bentley. I am glad I asked a friend before my first venture to the dog park, I never knew there was so much to it.
Every Park Has Different Rules– Just like most other parks you can typically find the rules posted. Even if you have been to a dog park before, each park may have different guidelines, so be sure to look for them.
Know Your Dog– Be sure to watch your dog, how is he responding to the other dogs? The people? Try keeping your dog on a leash for the first little bit and see how he is doing. He may be excited to run off and play or be apprehensive of the new environment, you know your dog best.
For The Kids– If you take your kids with you, be sure to talk to them about paying attention to dogs around them . Your dog may see your kids playing with other dogs as a threat so be sure to keep an eye on how things are going.
Carry Plastic Baggies– Even though our parks usually have bags, I always keep extra bags with us, because the one time I forget them the park will be out. Plus you be able to help out another pet owner if they are in that predicament as well. I know I don’t want other dogs waste getting tracked back with us, so being respectful of the park is crucial.
Pay Attention To The Park Boundaries– Be sure to check out the fence upon arrival, especially if your dog can be an escape artist. You may end up saving yourself a lot of chasing if you double check the fence first.
When we go to the dog park, Bentley ends up being a dog and people watcher. He would rather lay around watch the other dogs. I know the interaction is still good for him but it’s kind of funny at the same time. The kids love heading to the dog park and walking him, I think they keep hoping he will make a friend while we are there. Dogs are just like us, it is important they get exercise and interaction, too!!
I love that companies, like Beneful, are helping to build more dog parks! Beneful is Bentley’s dog food of choice, I think only my kids are pickier than him, I swear!
Do you take your dog to the dog park?? How many dog parks are in your area?
Christina says
On Mothers Day this year, my dog would ever so gently get on the hammock with my husband and barely move him. When it was my turn to get on the hammock with her…she took off running full force and jumped on me. Needless to say she flipped us both and my husband caught it all on video. The dog jumped off and landed on 4 feet while i landed squarely on my bottom.
angela cunningham says
just got my puppy they funny stuff she dose right now is she is just getting use to use and the house and when we play with her she can run good but she cant stop she runs into everything
Denise S says
My dog is funny when she lets me know its dinnertime with barking and going nuts.
Christie says
Last Halloween we went into town because they held an event and we brought our little Chihuahua Leroy but when we got there I felt it was too crowded for him so he stayed in the car. When we came back inset in my seat only to find that he had punished me for leaving him in the car by peeing on my seat lol I learned my lesson.
Amy Pratt says
My dogs are my built in alarm clock. They wake me up at 4 am every day whether I want them to or not.
Monique Rizzo says
My dog is terrified of crows. He will NOT go outside if there is a crow out there. Thank you for the giveaway!
Nickie says
My dog pushed me off the couch, he was nuzzling me so hard I fell off.
Pam H. says
I tried placing my pug in a tent style crate. He walked from the living room into the family room while in this tent. It was so funny.
allyson tice says
a few weeks ago we couldnt find our pup daisy, well we looked all over and finally went next door and there she was..on the neighbors hammock!! how she got up there and stayed we will nevver know..but she was too afraid to jump off!! it was hysterical!
Sara R says
Unfortunately this dog has passed due to old age, but when I think back to funny things that my now dogs have done and dogs that have passed rainbow bridge, this always stands out! I had a Boxer named Bear, who was just big, tough looking brute. A lot of people were actually scared of him, but he was just the biggest softy. People would sit around in a circle and the big guy would sit in the middle, and turn to each of us for a kiss. He would literally keep doing this for 10-15 minutes straight or until we finally had to get other things done. It was honestly just so funny to see!
Roxane Twisdale says
My dog Sebastian he is a westie and he lives lives me to sing and talk to him. He will sit in my lap and if I try to watch tv he will take his nose and bump my cheek or nose to make me start talking or singing again. He is so funny
Pam H. says
A guy came up to me during a walk in the park. I told him I was married, but he wasn’t getting the hint to leave me alone. My pug lifted his leg and peed on the guy’s leg. He got the hint.
Mary Cloud says
My two dogs were so excited when we put them out in the yard for the first time they started running circles so fast and actually ran head first into each other. They didn’t seem to be hurt though.
Elizabeth O says
This is very helpful information for dog owners/lovers. We have an indoor cat and I’m thankful for that. 🙂
Pam H. says
While I was holding my pug in my arms, my friend told him he was pretty ugly. The pug promptly sneezed on her.
Lizee McMillian says
My parrot and my lab are in love with each other, so fun to see the dog walk down the hallway with a bird on her head! Or sleeping together!
Pam H. says
I take my pug to visit residents at local nursing homes. They don’t know my name, but they know his.
Chelsey L says
My dogs love to go on walks but sometimes they get tired quickly (mini dachshunds) so one time we were on a walk with my daughter in the stroller and one dog jumped into the basket underneath and whined if we took him out. He got to ride home that way! Everyone passed giggling at us!
Becca says
My dog doesn’t know how to play properly. He always does a play bow to other dogs and then runs away when they want to start playing. It’s really funny to watch.
Pam H. says
My pug has a habit of letting his tongue hang out of his mouth. Gidget, our other dog, likes to try and grab it.
Susan Smith says
My dog Daisy loves to lay in my laundry basket with the clothes after they come out of the dryer.
Katie Amanda says
My my boyfriend first adopted our pitty, Rocket, he managed to get out of the screened window of the house when he left. Thankfully, my boyfriend lived in the middle of the woods. Rather than running off (thank goodness!!!), Rocket jumped into one of the opened windows on a truck that was parked in the yard. Rocket sat in the parked truck and waited for Paul to return. After 4 years, that story still makes me giggle.
Jennifer R says
A fun story about my dog is that he love to dip his tennis balls in our outdoor fountain and then chew on them. He also will bring them to bed at night with us to sleep with.
Laurajj says
Oh I have to say our funny story would be when we turn on the sprinkler! Oh ….they go nuts and get right up there and play in the water and drink it! So funny! They love to run through and play in it!
Tina reynolds says
My two huskies love to talk to each other or I should say argue with each other and are girl Ranier always always has to have the last bark 😉
Pam H. says
I wake up every morning with a pug in my face. He is more effective than any alarm clock.
joe gersch says
My dog, Rags, sounds like chewbacca when she “talks”
Kristi C says
One of my daughter’s is getting ready to return to college and is slowly bringing her things downstairs. The other day our dog spent ten minutes just staring at himself in her full length mirror which is propped up on the living room wall. My daughter walked past him and says “You can tell he’s my dog.”
susan smoaks says
my dog is a cutie. this morning she had to take her flea pill and she didn’t want it, she ate everything else but not the pill, i had to disguise it in wet food and then she ate it.
Rachel Freer says
My favorite funny story of my dog is when he came running in the house because a spider was after him. He is a big baby.
Jammie says
Favorite funny story, we were tearing down our singlewide and we had wholes in the wall, I asked our dog if he wanted a bath and he took off in one of the wholes to the other room, because he hates baths.
Laura says
Every morning when I wake up, I have two dog faces right in my face! Not lying here, EVERY morning! 🙂
Laurie Emerson says
We have 3 cats as well as dogs and have a doggie door between the laundry room and kitchen. Our beagle stuck his head through it one day and our newest kitten and him just stared at each other nose to nose for a long time.
Hesper Fry says
When my dog was a puppy, he loved to chew on branches. One time when taking him for a walk, he grabbed a huge branch that was wider than the sidewalk. He happily pranced his way with that huge branch in his mouth all the way home!
Stephanie Larison says
My beagle sleeps with her tongue sticking out. When she wakes up, it doesn’t go back into her mouth until she is ready to eat something. She looks so funny!
Rita M says
A few months back we rescued a black lab named Roscoe. He had had a very rough life for his 3 yrs. and we have been spoiling him like crazy. However, it seems that Roscoe has no boundaries – he sleeps in our bed and pretty much takes over the king-sized bed – one of us is always hanging off the side of the bed – sometimes both of us!
Peggy Rydzewski says
I have a 14 year old rattie and she is the cutest dog ever
Lucia B says
When he was a puppy our dog used his water dish as a pool
Carl White says
Share your favorite funny story about your dog in comments below!
Without a doubt it was the time our dog Marlon snuck out of the house and stole our car, used a fake ID to buy liquor, went on a drunk driving spree including running over a few cats and ultimately it was 3am in the morning when the cops came knocking at the front door, Marlon in puppy cuffs, and asking us, is this your dog?
Fortunately the cops were animal lovers and let Marlon off with a warning.
Scary and upsetting at the time but we now find it to be a pretty funny story.
Laura says
Our cats are in charge in the house. If they want to take our dog’s seat on the couch, they do and the dog moves to the floor. Funny how they’re like that!
Trisha McKee says
My bulldog puppy was a bit spoiled at first. Whenever we would take him for walks, as soon as our house was out of sight, he would throw himself onto the ground and cry. He was too scared to go any further.
Laurie Emerson says
Our black lab Zeus loves to play his version of peek a boo with his doggie blanket. He and our daughter will play it for hours.
Sand says
My Heidi has a collection of plush squeaky toys that she prefers over otheother dolls. And she will take them out of the basket that they are in and leave them in various spots around the house.