Lessons from the Dog Park

Here’s a list of life lessons I have learned from the dog park.

Never wear nice clothing to the dog park. Your pup will inevitably find the sole lonely mud patch at the far end of the park and promptly return to high-five your clean pants.
Always bring extra bags.
If you bring treats – bring them for EVERYONE – the noses always know!
Little dogs jump the highest.
Labs like to swim – regardless of where – pool, ocean, mud puddle – all good! Then they like to tell you about it!
Curly ponytails and pompoms on winter hats are very attractive new toys.
Keep your knees soft – when exuberent roughhousing is going on, no one is really paying attention to where you are standing.

Eating dirt and worms is fun and nutritious
Golden retrievers are just as much fun to heard as sheep and cattle
Everyone else’s water tastes better
Greet all new dogs by jumping in their car as soon as they arrive – all dogs must participate
The grass is always greener when it comes to dog toys
Run like someone left the gate open