The other day Mark and I took Aoife to a dog park. People there followed social distancing while the dogs froliced. I thought this was a good action photo of the dog--Aoife's legs and tail have an action blur and her eyes are in focus--but Mark disagrees.
Dog park goers seem to come in a multitude of flavors:
- I brought my dog here to give them some exercise and to socialize with other dogs.
- (Gasp!) You're a Dog Person, too?
- They made me come here.
- I'm going to shout directions at my dog as if they understood English.
- My idea of controlling my dog is to laugh uncomfortably.
- OMG! There's mud and filth everywhere!
- My dog's breed is just misunderstood.
- I'm keeping half an eye on my dog while I have a very loud, long, involved, and deeply personal conversation on my cell phone.
- I love all dogs everywhere.
- What the hell are all of you doing here, can't you see you're stressing out my dog?
- I'm too sexy for my dog.
- What the hell are you eating/puking ?
- My dog is the best dog in the world.
- Dogs Are People, Too.
- Sorry, I'm too busy fantasizing about being the pack leader of my six unleashed killing machines.
I think we're mostly "I love all dogs everywhere," and "My dog is the best dog in the world," Dog Park People. (Okay, there is a surprising amount of mud at certain dog parks....)
Surprisingly, I think the above list still works if you substitute "cat" for "dog," to describe cat people... although I can't imagine how a cat park could even be a thing.
