[Ringo1]

WELL. I have some thoughts on this subject because I took Lucy for the second time - just this evening!

We were never able to take Ringo because he got too 'iffy' around other dogs.

I took Lucy on Sunday and again this evening - it was PACKED.

Lucy was terrified and spent most of her time running aroud the perimeter trying to see if she could catch a glimpse of Ringo ~ my son was walking him on the trail. She refused to chase her ball. She was shaking. There was one little chi that spent his ENTIRE TIME trying to hump all the other dogs. There were waaay too many big dogs in the 'small dog' area. Way too many. The last big dog that came in - is when we walked out.

OTOH, I met a really nice lady with a cute little Westie - only 4 months old. She advised me to come about an hour earlier - we were there at 7 and she said that was the busiest time. She said she has seen lots of little ones start out scared - but become more comfortable as they gain a little confidence. I met some nice folks at the other park too, on Sunday.

I just can't decide. This was our second time - we only stayed about 15 minutes each time but Lucy did not appear to be having fun. She only wanted OUT. Maybe because she could see Ringo; I don't know. We may try one final time and leave Ringo at home. But I don't want to keep putting her in a position where she seems so frightened.

So I have mixed feelings. Some of the dogs really seemed to be having fun. But there were only one or two that were really small. Most were Ringo's size or a lot larger.