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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I take our dog to [b]local parks [/b]and it is the best part of her day when she gets to run crazily around with other neighborhood dogs. I also love meeting other dog owners. [b]It has been great for my sense of community and belonging. [/b]But invariably there are owners who walk up, look over at my dog/other dogs and then take their dog alone to [b]a separate area- usually an empty court-[/b] to toss a ball by themselves. These don’t look like aggressive dogs (lately I’ve seen medium sized poodles) so I don’t quite understand why the owners do this instead of encouraging socialization.

Anyone want to explain (in a non nasty way)? [/quote]

OP, are you talking about just a local park with tennis courts and the like? If so, all of the dog owners in this story are the reason I don't off-leash my dogs with randos. Clearly this sort of "socialization" is for the humans, who are paying attention to each other (and not necessarily their dogs). If you are making some area of a local public park your "impromptu dog park", well, there's your reason.[/quote]

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