HAYYYYY!! OK ........ I have started taking Roscoe to the dog park every couple of days. I like the fact that he can run, run, and run .. ie the dog park tires Mr. Man OUT! While watching and following Roscoe, I've made a few observations that I would like to share with the class:

1. For some reason, small dogs [ie .. teacup size] feel this overwhelming need to bark whenever another dog or person comes within "their" space. WHY?? There are 15 various dogs running around, but Fe-Fe has to tell everyone to "talk to the hand."

2. You have owners like me, who trail behind their dogs just to make sure there on no fights on the school yard. And then you have others who grab a seat, start reading their book or get on the cell phone. And if their dog is involved in a throwdown, the only action is to yell across the yard, "Ray-Ray be nice! Ray-Ray play nice!" Lady, Ray-Ray is laying on top of another dog, and growling if anyone comes near.

3. Even though the park has an "doggie" water fountain, it is never operational. Therefore, I always bring a bottle of cold water and bowl for Mr. R. If another dog comes along and starts drinking from the bowl, no problem, the water is for everyone. However, I have actually seen owners push other dogs away from water bowls they place on the ground. Lady, your dog just spent five minutes smelling every other dog's butt in the park .. we can all share the Evian.

Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice ........