We are taking the dog to dog training/puppy class edition, and they suggest that we get him out among other people and dogs, to socialize him a bit. So I've been doing that this week, despite the killing heat. (I do it before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. when the heat is less killing.)
Yesterday evening I took him to Wilson Park, which was where I used to walk my dog when I was a graduate student here. It's much more developed now than it was then, with a lot of flowers and gardens, a huge play area for kids, and an extensive walking trail which hooks up to the Razorback Greenway, a biking/walking trail that runs through the city.
There is also a public pool, and at 7:00 p.m. lots of parents with small children were there. Lots of splashing and shrieking. Also a lot of people playing tennis on the tennis courts, and some sort of religious ceremony going on in one pavilion. Skull Creek runs through the park, and lots of young adults and adolescents were sitting down by the water, talking or reading on their phones. Some young guys were playing catch in the baseball field.
This is the way life in small cities is supposed to be. This is the sort of community human want to live in.
There's a house for sale on one corner facing the park: 1.1 million dollars. Honestly, if I had it, I'd pay it.
Anyway, all the racket in the park made the dog nervous, plus there were other dogs, and people walking the trail who wanted to pet him. All very socializing. By the time we headed back to the car, he had calmed down a lot.
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