Ella and the Dog Park
Yesterday was a very good day for our dog Ella. We went to the Giddens Park Dog Park twicve.
Tangential comments:
To answer someone's question we are not sure what kind of dog Ella is. The rescue group called her a catahoula leopard hound mix. As we walk around people said she looks like a pit/greyhound mix, a hyena (mostly kids), or a dingo. S.L. has said Ella reminds him of Santa's Little Helper.
Anyone have their own ideas?
Now back to your regularly scheduled broadcast.
I took Ella to the Giddens Park dog park around 9/9:30 AM yesterday. There were two others dogs there. Stella ( 4 month old boxer pup) and Morgan, some big black 10 month old dog. Also there were their owners (Rich from Ybor City) and (Dan and Darryl from Lowry Park area).
(It is interesting ot see how far away people come to use our dog park)
Ella had a blast playing with those dogs in an off leash area. She was able to use her running skills to full advantage. It was nice to see her get really tired.
Then last night at 6:30/&PM we met her buddy Duncan and her owner Ginny (OSH) for a play date. Duncan and Ella have played together before at Ginny's house.
They like to wrestle. In the dirt. It's a good thing neither dog is white or else they'd be grey.
Ella needs this kind of socialization so this was a very good experience. As a result of all of this activity, she slept in until 6:30, only getting up when we got up.
4 comments:
I have a catahoula and I definitely would say Ella is mostly catahoula. The spots are a very good indicator. My catahoula is 3 yrs old (about 70lbs), blue eyes (genetic indicator of deafness) and deaf. Never knew what a catahoula was until we adopted her from the Humane Society but have learned a lot by surfing the web.Seems Ella is fond of the couch, so is my dog.
For more information...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catahoula_Leopard_Dog
David, we must have just missed you yesterday morning, we took our Corgi there for the first time around 9:40 or so and two cars left just as we pulled in. There was no one left for him to play with but he did enjoy all the new smells. Do you know how often they typically cut the grass?
We thought she was part pit too, until Anonymous sent the link to the wikipedia site. The picture of the prototype Catahoula looked so much like Ella, we were convinced she is mostly catahoula. She could be purebred, but if she is, she was the runt of the litter and she was malnourished her first several months. She's small for the breed. We love her, no matter what she is. Thanks for the nice comments.
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