An open gate at the dog park

LADY AT THE DOG PARK

Something scary happened yesterday at the dog park. If you don't go to dog parks, it probably won't mean anything to you. But it did to me.

I noticed that Lady was standing in the "wrong" area near the gate. There's a main gate to enter, then there's an entrance in front of you and an exit to the left. They have three gates so that people won't have two gates open at one time, which is bad.

Wind had opened the exit gate, and Lady had walked into the "foyer" between the gates.

If someone had opened the front gate right then, she probably would have walked right out into the parking lot.

I was startled, but, fortunately, I got to her before that could happen. No harm done.

Note: Lady passed on Sept. 17, 2016.

• Woof! (translation: Go away, kid; you bother me)

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