Day at the dog park

Yesterday it was just lovely here in the windy city, so mom and dad took me to the dog park to burn off some excess energy. As soon as I get to the park I go straight to the dog fountain and drink a ton of water. If you look closely, you can see it dripping off of my beard. He he!
It was a perfect day at the park, not too many dogs and there was room to play fetch!
Before I played fetch, I needed to get some more water. Mom says this is a recurring thing with me at the park. I play a bit, get some water, play some more then get more water. Before I drink, I like to freshen up the bowl by splashing the old water out.
The sprinkler was on since it was so nice out. I like to lay in the water, but hate going under the sprinkler. I will ONLY do this if I'm super hot. Mom thinks this is weird since I love to swim, but don't like to go by the sprinkler.

Oh no! My ball rolled by the sprinkler. How am I ever going to get when it's over there?
Thank goodness for Dads that will brave the evil sprinkler to rescue a ball! Back in my jaws, exactly where it belongs!
Dad and I like to play fetch. Sometimes Dad will throw the ball, sometimes he kicks it. Here, he totally faked me out with a fake kick. I'm off and running and he hasn't moved the ball at all yet.
Nothing beats a day at the dog park. Oh, kudos to my dog park, Puptown, for winning a $2,500 grant from Purina Dog Chow. The money is going towards putting in a puppy/small dog barrier along the existing fence. Lots of small pups can squeeze through the fence posts and get out. My park is just a stones throw from Lake Shore Drive, a VERY busy eight lane road, so this barrier is a wonderful thing! ' Till next time,

Kirby