Dog Park

One of our good friends was a major player in the process of building a dog park here in Hoover. The dog park opened several months ago, but we finally got around to checking it out this past Saturday. We wanted to go early because it has been so hot lately. We got there, with the kids and the dogs, around 8:00 am, but it still ended up being really hot. After we arrived, we got the dogs out of the car and let them go in the dog park. The dog park has two sections, one for big dogs and one for small dogs, and both sections include agility courses, water fountains, sand pits and lots of grass for running and playing in. It's the nicest free dog park we've ever been to.

Riley and Shannon immediately sprinted across the beautiful, tree-shaded field. Once. Then they were pooped. They spent the rest of the hour we were there tottering behind us with their tongues lolling out, gasping for breath. They are really out of shape :) It made us feel really bad that they haven't been outside of our backyard in the past two years. I don't think we've done them any damage that won't be cured by regular trips to the dog park over the next few months, but they sure did look much older than their 5-6 years on Saturday!