On Vacation (Saturday)

Nittany and his mom are in Ocean City, MD. enjoying the ocean and beach. Nittany was very interested in all (12) Amish buggies we passed coming down here. He kept looking at me as if to say, "do you see those big dogs hauling those wagons?" His first look at the ocean was from a distance on the beach. He did not venture into the water.
The lobby attendants and clerks all know his name and introduce him to people as we get on and off the elevator.
We visited a very sad, small dog park but Nittany loved making new friends, He met another Labradoodle, several Labs, a Golden, a Pug, and several other new friends. Thankfully, he was very "ball" polite. This small park was behind several tennis courts, so there were many discarded balls. We will go back tomorrow and maybe venture up North a little ways where we hear there is another dog friendly park. If the wind dies down we will venture back on the beach and the boardwalk.

We miss all our friends at LA and are very thankful for the park we have at home.

N. and M.

Damp and Cold

The park was very dreary late yesterday afternoon. Only a few dogs and their owners were there. The forecast for today looks much better. Hope to see more friends at the park today.

It appears that the township has made an effort to put buffers on the sharp bolts on the gate between the big and little parks. Hopefully this will help. There have been several injuries to dogs running too close to the gate. One required stitches.

Romping in the Great Spring Weather

Molly, Curtis, and Nittany with many other friends had a great weekend. Here is a short video of the three in a "free for all" late Friday afternoon. This was a totally uncombative game. This group has played together since they were puppies. They have a lot of puppy left in them. Thank you Jen for the video tken with the i-phone.
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Mason's Little Sister

Mason's little sister, Charlotte Elizabeth arrived early yesterday morning. All are reported to be doing well. Congratulations.

B.J.- A New Face at the Park

B.J. is a new comer to the park. His owner, Kim rescued him and is working very hard on socializing him and she has a great start with his training. B.J. is a very energetic sweet dog. Hopefully, you will get a chance to meet him.

Yesterday was beautiful at the park. Some dogs and owners stayed until almost dark (7:30.) The next couple of days appear to be very promising. Even the weekend is looking pretty good.

Wonderful Weather

It was gorgeous on Tuesday afternoon and evening at the park. Many dogs, new and old were out. From the weather forecast through Saturday, things appear only to get better. The park was dry except for under the picnic table. Of course, many dogs went under to check it out. Sadly, several unneutered dogs came to enjoy the park. One was particularly troublesome. He gave some of the other dogs a very hard time. Hopefully, people will start reading and following the park rules. One or two problem dogs can ruin the park experience for others. Hope to see you at the park soon.

Better Times Coming:-)

Sunday evening and Monday late afternoon were dreary and damp but there was very little mud. The tan bark has done wonders for the ground conditions. Lower Allen Township did a huge favor for all of us when they delivered the tan bark before the big snows. The weather forecast looks wonderful for the remainder of the week. Hope to see you soon at the park.



Still no word on Mason's human baby sister, Charlotte.



I added a gadget to the side of this blog. It connects to a dog newspaper and displays pictures daily on the blog. Let me know what you think. I can remove it if you find it distracting.

MM

WET! WET! WET!

What can I say. Nittany has been miserable all day. He keeps going to the door and crying. Let's hope this passes soon and we can all come back to the park.

Great Weather

We have had a great bunch of days at the park. Many dogs have been out enjoying the park. Most of the dogs had a great time and played nicely together. A few scraps were reported. Hopefully as Spring arrives the weather will continue to be great. Remember we get an hour more of daylight this weekend.

Wonderful Weather

The weather was wonderful this weekend and conditions were great. It was a joy to see so many of the regulars back and to welcome all the newcomers. Lower Allen really takes good care of us. The tan bark has made a huge difference in what we might have encountered after the snow melt. The mud at the gate was cleaned out and the entrance is in good condition. Now we just need to wait for the water to be turned back on (hopefully soon.) Our lawn chairs seem to survived the cold and are back in good use. These are such a great addition for the humans at the park. Darkness is falling much later and after this coming weekend we will gain an extra hour. Look forward to seeing all of you soon.



Mason's human baby sister has yet to arrive but all signs say she may be here soon.

Saturday and Sunday (2/27-2/28)

Conditions were very good but it was a little nippy. Sunday afternoon had some pretty active short periods of snow but otherwise the weather was good. It was great to see so many of the regulars out and lots of cute new faces. Hopefully we will have a good week.