Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle adores the Children’s Playground behind the Salina Town Hall.
Room to stretch it out.
My dear wife Karen discovered that when there are no other people present, the totally fenced-in area out back make an excellent faux Dog Park.
Yes, I tucked extra supermarket plastic bags in my pocket in case.
The dog likes her time checking this spot out even better than pulling us around our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville blocks.
Sniff away.
In addition to running like the wind in the green grass, our beloved rescue mutt sniffed the cinders and poked her head into every corner possible.
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She the dog disappeared behind the fence/shed combo, I held my breath. Would there be an escape hatch I could not see?
There she is!
The link apparently remains unbroken.
Let me explore more!
And so she was left with wishful thinking.
Where do you most bring your dog outside, and why? What would your dog like most in this park, and why? Which is your favorite photo, and why?
Mark Bialczak 
Wow you have generic playgrounds over there too…good to see they cater for dogs..a lot of our councils forget this when working w the propety developers…
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it looks like fun for all kinds of creatures, big and small )
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I see the kids during the weekdays, Beth, and they love it more than Ellie B, if that’s possible. 🙂
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I’m easily confused. In other words this fenced in area is your backyard? The one with the jungle gym and the shed? and outside where all the grass is, is not?
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No, AW, this is not our backyard. It is near our house. It is behind our Town Hall, which has a lawn, and then the playground at the back. 🙂
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Dogs need to run (and humans just can’t keep up most of the time…no a bike is not possible for Molly – squirrels! HA HA)
How great Ellie has a fenced place. Here they are very strict about no dogs in kids’ playgrounds (some dog owners who never clean up spoiled it for everyone.)
We were warned never to let a Malamute/husky off leash as you’d Never be able to catch a curly tail clan dog…they hear you call, but aren;’t interested unless there’s really god food… Molly is out on several fenced acres running in the mud with friends today. Looking forward to a bath wrestling session later.
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Your points about not listening are why we leave the leash attached to Ellie B in the park, Phil. That gives us a fleeting chance to grab on as she dashes past. 🙂 Your Molly sounds like a wonder!
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“Do not enter the dog park. The dog park is forbidden…” – Welcome to Nightvale, Episode 1.
Come on, someone had to say it lol
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Oh, good, you are that somebody, ZP!
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Since you asked, we like to bring our dogs to an 18.8 acre fenced-in dog park, which is one of 8 dog parks in our town, which are included in the 81 parks we have. I like your last photo best. Wishful thinking is right.
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Strike another plus for Bend, Ore., Kathryn Grace. And yes, Ellie B is waiting to ignite her flee gene. Ha!
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We used to take Sadie to a park on base when we lived in Georgia. At night. She’d slide and climb and explore right along with the kids. 🙂 It’s good Ellie can be an off-leash dog sometimes. We all need to play!
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I can picture Sadie being a kid in the park, Joey. That’s an awesome Georgia memory for you. Yes, it is good for Ellie to get her legs going up here. 🙂
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Oh, so many things to sniff…lucky pup ! They recently added a fenced dog park next to the “people park” in our area. They were smart about it…designated 3 separate areas for small, medium and large pets. It’s been a big hit, but folks still walk them on a leash in the people park.
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Dog parks are an interesting study on their own, Van. As in, how people let their dogs act there. People parks, too. I like it when our dog is the only one there. 🙂
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Your dog looks happy, Mark 🙂
I use to walk in some natural areas here, where my Odin can run free, it is not fenced, but he comes, when I call him in. Odin also loves the beach.
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I’m glad that your Odin listens to you in open areas, Irene. That makes life easier. Ellie B will run free. We need the fence. 😮
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More practice will help you, Mark 🙂
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