The park is beautiful and big, but no one has mentioned that there is not one bit of shade in either dog run. No trees, maybe because it's all under power lines, but still, no shade? When I walk my dogs, my Welsh terrier has to move from one shady spot to another most months of the year, so we will not get to enjoy the park unless the sky is full of clouds or it's a chilly winter day.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Mahatma Gandhi

he said this despite the poverty in India.
Just returned from Europe. Dogs are taken everywhere and no one bats an eye.

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I love dogs, but they have their place. Anyway, I get perturbed when people compare Europe to the United States. When they learn to manage their continent properly then maybe I'll listen. Until then, there is nothing we can learn from Europe.

I mentioned the shade issue in an eariler post.

Can't think what in the world that has to do with how they feel about dogs.

We are not an isolationist country. There are indeed things we can learn from Europe. I'll start with how to ensure the security of credit cards...

Nothing better than watching a sweet little puppy enjoying the outdoors. I have a Pekinese and a pug… they love to get out …I'm looking forward to this new dog park opening. Do you have any idea when it will open?

learn from Europe
 

maybe that huge portions and excessive eating leading to sky high obesity rates isn't the best way to live....

It's called freedom. If you don't like looking at obese people, then move to France.

Maybe I can donate a tree for the new dog park - next to one of the new benches. I think a European tree would be nice.

I hope your replies are facetious. It's not looking at obese people and of course people have freedom of choice, though I doubt anyone would choose to be obese. it's their health issues. Obesity leads to diabetes, heart disease, the list is endless. and tax payers pay for it via Medicare, Medicaid. Now children are becoming obese. It's a health issue.

Please stop throwing barbs at me.

Then don't throw barbs at my country.

As long as it's not invasive, I welcome it as well.

seriously??
 

I said in France that people are more laid back about dogs. I said their obesity rate is lower. Show me where I disparaged the United States. I consider myself blessed to have been born here. I don't want to live anywhere else. I don't think I said anything to indicate otherwise. You keep directing "love it or leave it" remarks to me when I don't think it's indicated or called for.

so I ask you again, please stop it.

the new dog park south of 466A looks great
 

I'm sure you're blessed to be born here, after all this country is the greatest country that civilized man has ever created. You alluded to the fact that people in Europe are not overweight but Americans are. I don't disagree with you. What I don't like is the tone so generally used by many Americans in that we are somehow inferior or ignorant or stupid in many ways to the lifestyles lead by Europeans perceived by many Americans as superior to ours. I say we have nothing we can learn from the Europeans. If we have a lesson to learn we'll learn it on our own when we want and at the pace we want. I am not disparaging you specifically. Simply disenchanted with the general feeling of many that we are not different from the rest of the world, just an extension of the global oneness that many want to head into. I say, we among all others on this planet are exceptional and as such have saved others from global dominated tyranny and remain free from such tyranny because we are different and we think for ourselves.

This is a thread about dog parks.