Wide open gates at the dog park

LADY AND I HAD TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE OPEN GATES AT THE DOG PARK.

The other day, Lady and I went to the dog park, and there was something amiss when I opened the gate to the small-dog side.

First, the main gate was unlocked. When I went through it and locked it, I thought the gate to my left (the exit gate) wasn't there! Then I realized that someone had left the gate wide open. Then, when we were ready to leave, I noticed that the other gate (the one into the small-dog side) was open, too.

It looked like the wide-open gate was sprung and wouldn't go closed on its own.

The weird thing was that all three gates were open the next day, too. The only difference this time is that the gate to the left (the exit gate) just wasn't wide open.

After those first two days, the gates have been closed.

P.S.: Ron, who works for the recreation department, worked at fixing the gates today (May 14). I haven't noticed them open since; thanks, Ron.

Note: Lady passed on Sept. 17, 2016.

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Other entries from The Dog Blog

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• Growl and pull

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2015)

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

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• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

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• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

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• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!