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    We are lucky down here in SoCal. There is a great dog park up in the Hollywood hills, lots of rare and interesting breeds, celebs, and nice people. I also have to say most of the people are good about keepin an eye on the dogs. I have seen people with naughty dogs that will get run out of the park like a mob on frankenstein lol. PLUS we have the SoCal basenji meet up there every Saturday!!! I used to be really apprehensive/scared about going to the dog park. It was my boyfriend Brian that got me into the whole idea about going. Now years later we must have been to dogs parks hundreds of times with so many good memories and have made new friends.
    Although it is true some dog parks are are WAY better than others. I have been to a couple dog parks in the bay area where the owners dont pay enough attention to their dogs. Or the dog park in North Hollywood we stopped going to for a while because there were all the sudden to many pit and bully owners <& I'm talking about gang banger pit bull owners btw.
    Hey some dogs and people dig it some dont I guess.

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  • chadC

    We go to the same park as vStripe. I started taking Tyler to off-leash dog parks (there are several in the LA area) when he was only a few months old. We started in the small dog areas and now he plays with all the big guys. He learned his social skills from the other dogs and has never had a problem.

    Because we live in a condo, going to our off-leash areas is a very important part of life. The dog beaches, hiking trails and parks are where he gets most of his energy out. He's super-friendly and likes almost every dog and person he meets. I believe that he's this way because he got such an early start in socialization.

    Dogs that are new to being around a lot of other dogs need their owners to be careful and take it slow. It can be overwhelming.

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  • RockysWomanR

    @Barklessdog:

    I went to a dog park near me once when our dog was a year old. When I let him off his leash he seemed confused and just walked by my side unleashed the whole time…

    I agree wholeheartedly. My MIL has a dog park by her house and we took Rocky there once or twice. But he to acted very different. At home (or at friends houses with enclosed yards) he goes Mach-5 and runs/leaps/bounces all over the place. At the dog park, he just trotted off about 15 feet away, checked out the direction of the wind, and trotted right back to me. And there he stayed. We even went at a time when there were fewer dogs, and the dogs there were all ones he knew. Go figure.

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