Many cities and towns are creating and maintaining dog parks.  This is an area where dogs can run and play together without a lead or leash.  It’s a wonderful way to give your dog exercise and an opportunity to socialize.  It relieves your dog of the frustration of always being on-lead or in an enclosed [...]

There are many places in each city or town to take your dog. Some require the dog to be on the lead, and some allow off-lead.  Either one is a wonderful opportunity for your dog – and for you – to get fresh air, to walk, and to enjoy nature. Your dog will be happy [...]

Dogs need exercise, they need to be socialized and dogs need to feel freedom. But do it – responsibly. ***** Discovery comes naturally to me.  It was like the days when I would try to dig my way under the fence and get out of the backyard!  Except that today, I was on a lead.   [...]

Every day I wake up hopefully to the welcome sound of my dad saying “Come on, Joey, let’s get up!” I know that we’re going to get our run! Once I hear those words, it doesn’t take long to get me out of my daze and to get my tail wagging. Running with my dad [...]

<– to part 1 “Is your dog friendly?” is what many dog owners who are out with their dog ask my parents when their dog sees me and wants to play with me. My mom thinks that this is a funny question. I mean, I am Mr. Friendly! At the 1000 dogs walk, somebody asked [...]

What a day. I haven’t been this exhausted in a long time.  There must have been 1000 dogs in this place. Every where I looked a dog. Every where I turned a dog. Every where I smelled a dog!  There were more dogs than trees! First, we were all together just having a grand old [...]