Wanna know a secret? I don't like going to the dog park by myself.
(This is the part where you throw your hands up in the air and say "oh gawd another dog post?)
Well yes, no and sorta. But hey its better than no post at all, right? Don't answer that!
So normally I am pretty ok with being by myself; I shop by myself, run errands and a couple of months ago I ate by myself in a restaurant for the very first time(this was a big deal for me, I even took a picture to commemorate the meal). See this is what I ate...oh gosh that looks
goooood!
Eating alone was something that I didn't think I could do, but I did it and it wasn't so weird. Very quiet but not weird. But there is something about the dog park that makes me feel awkward. Let me explain...
Sure the people are nice enough, very nice in fact. But I kinda shy away from mingling because I am so hyper vigilant about other dogs trying to snack on Frank. There is something about bulldogs that bring out the bully in other dogs and they mistake Frank's heavy breathing for aggression or something. But there has been at least five times where other dogs have tried to get testy with my Franklin.
So instead of socializing I tend to avoid other dog owners because I am on the look out for Mr.F...and I don't want to get all friendly and then have to get cranky if/when their dog tries to get big in the britches. Because, lets be honest not everyone that brings their dog to the park should, some dogs are so aggressive but their owners fail to see it until they have another dog's head in their mouth. So I would rather just keep to myself but then I feel weird for being an outsider. So I try to bring someone with me; like Jon's parents and their dog Cooper. Little cutie isn't he?
I suppose I could just avoid the dog park and give in to my insecurity. But Frank loves going.
Like really loves it.
And how can you say no to that face?
Is there anything that you don't feel comfortable doing alone? (aside from the obvious walking through a dark parking lot etc.)
