I visited Stow’s award-winning dog park, Bow Wow Beach, for the first time on Sunday, despite the fact that I cannot take my own dog there because he does not play well with others.
What a lovely afternoon it turned out to be, watching all the joyful dogs run and swim. We played “guess the breed” and scored for correctly guessing the Catahoula and the Pointer. We were largely ignored by the pups who were just so ecstatic to be free and had so much territory to smell, but a few did come up to see us for a pat. One personable pooch asked us to throw his ball for him a few times! A few honored us by exiting the lake and shaking off their drenched fur a few feet from us.
We sat in awe as we observed all the distinct personalities. So many “leaders” and so many “followers.” So many instigators and so many bashfuls. Being the owner of a hard-headed alpha I was a bit nervous around all the excitement, but thankfully all questionable situations were quickly calmed by observant pet parents.
Here are just some of the beautiful dogs we saw.
- This beautiful Lab walked around for an hour holding his duck in his mouth. He wanted to make sure everyone saw what a great hunter he is!
- Lucky Shepherd mix getting socialized at an early age!
- This German Shepherd’s dad asked him to speak if he wanted the ball. He’s getting read to bark!
- Making friends!
- WOOF. So many beautiful breeds to admire!
Great pictures! sounds like a neat place!
jaime
The yellow lab mix in the 4th picture is our dog Kitty, and Bowwow Beach is her favorite place in the world.
Kitty is gorgeous! I love Yellow Labs, the first dog I ever had growing up 🙂