If there are no private dog parks near you, you have few dog - owning friends, or doggy daycare is not feasible, but your dog loves to play with other dogs, what can you do to
make the public dog park work for you?
Not exact matches
I'm incredibly grateful to all those who have supported us along the way and who continue support our growth and development as a team - Linda Barter as matchmaker and puppy raising mentor; Kim Wurster as breeder of the best
dog ever; Nancy Haverstock Abplanalp and Donna Hill as our primary professional training support; Sandra Walther as
public access training buddy; Christy Corp - Minamiji and clan as second family who gave him stability when I was in the hospital for weeks; the UCD vet behavior team (I think Michelle Borchardt was the first one who told me I could do it); my online training mentors in crime, I mean, um, um (Patty Aguirre, Cheryl Bloom, Karen Johnson Lawrence, Jo Butler, Carol Hall, Micha Michlewicz, Lynn Shrove and many more); my family, who financially backed this questionable startup and took him on countless walks and
dog park trips; all of the local people who helped socialize and puppy sit him; and of course his entire online fan club, who
made me laugh and supported me when I was feeling down about training and life in general.
From laws and regulations that allow service
dogs in
public establishments to funding for more
dog parks to allowing pets in the workplace, there are many ways to
make our communities more pet friendly.
We took him for positive - reinforcement - based clicker training with Laura Monaco Torelli, then consulted Dr. Ciribassi for medication that supported that training; and a few months later our
dog Tucker is even more wonderful — he's crate - trained and can be happy by himself for several hours, truly loves playing with other
dogs at
public dog parks, and follows a series of commands that
make him a real joy for us.
Public dog parks, which
make up the vast majority of local
dog parks, do not have competent supervision («swim at your own risk»).
If you want to keep socializing your
dog on your own through private playgroups or
public dogs parks, that's an excellent idea as well — as long as you know your
dog, what he can handle, and how to
make the experience enjoyable and beneficial for him.