“All people know dogs and know that they are pooping”

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Henry’s Mom

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That was a quote from Sabine Begall, a research who has determined that dogs have a compass-like sense of direction when it comes to well, you know, pooping. Apparently they sense the Earth’s magnetic fields. Here’s another quote from one of the researchers:

Dogs prefer to face north or south but only when the Earth’s magnetic field is stable, which it often is not. A lot of the time, the magnetic field is kind of wobbly and unstable. And when that happens, the dogs will drop their payload, well, any which way.

Read more at the NPR website for All Things Considered.

Saying Goodbye to 2013

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Henry’s Mom

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Like so many other media outlets, Brookdale Park Dog Park dot com is looking back on the past year. Here are a couple of highlights as we remember them (not necessarily in any order):

A guest blog post on Baristanet
Henry had his picture taken by professional photographer Beth Burstein
Henry won the “Most Congenial Dog” award at Obal’s Dog Day Afternoon event
Henry had his picture take again (!) by professional photographer Stacey Gammon
We had fun watching the Strut your Mutt parade hosted by Joe DiVincenzo
We posted quite a few amazing slide shows and videos

Perhaps the biggest change came around Memorial Day when Henry’s mom had to go back to work full time. Dog park visits were limited to Sunday mornings and the odd day off here and there. She was able to keep up on dog park happenings thanks to the Facebook Group Dog Park Friends, hosted by dog park regular and dad to Duncan, Joe Rosen, and posting to her own Facebook page dedicated to the park.

We had to say good bye to two very much loved friends — Comar and Molly, pictured below.

Comar

Molly and Ray, Feb. 1, 2013

Thanks to all who visit this site and like our page on FB. Best wishes to all humans and dogs for a happy and successful 2014.

I like the snow

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Henry’s Mom

I got the chance to run in the snow. I am fast. It was fun. I want to do it again.

Strut Your Mutt Slideshow No. 1

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Henry’s Mom

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The Strut Your Mutt parade on Saturday, Oct. 25 was a howling success. There, I said it. Please forgive me. Now, enjoy the first in a series of slideshows from that event.