Yesterday we went to the dog park. The weather was nice and my mom wanted a break. So I got to take one too.<\/p>\n
I was kind of roaming around, looking for trouble and collecting lots of butt scratches from the humans. Not much was happening when we were there.<\/p>\n
Then a man came with a nice dog, just about the right size and temperament for me. I went over, following dog etiquette, and introduced myself with a friendly sniff. I said hello. I went into play posture. The other dog did too. We were on the same wavelength.<\/p>\n
Soon we were happily chasing each other. My mom walked over and told the dog’s owner, “They’re playing so well together. Isn’t that great?”<\/p>\n
To her amazemenet, the other dog’s owner wasn’t happy. “Keep your dog away from my dog,” he snarled, snapping on a leash.<\/p>\n
“Huh?” my mom said. “This is a dog park. If you bring your dog here, other dogs will play.”<\/p>\n
The man huffily took his dog out of the park.<\/p>\n
“Weird,” was the consensus among the humans…and me too. We were having fun! That poor dog needs some playtime.<\/p>\n
“Some people shouldn’t own dogs,” said the owner of a brown dog of unknown breed.<\/p>\n
“I agree,” my mom shuddered.<\/p>\n
Me too. Sometimes I wonder:\u00a0 If I’d waited longer, would I have had a better owner? Maybe Bill Gates would have come along and adopted me.<\/p>\n
But on days like today, I realize things ccould be a lot worse. Almost every day I get to visit the dog park or the dog lounge. I get to play with anybody I want.<\/p>\n
I bet that dog would trade places with me anytime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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