Oscar Visits Jack Block Park
There is a little park on the edge of West Seattle that is quite enjoyable to explore if you are dog or human. Oscar and I had a little adventure there just recently.
When you are a human and you visit a place, you don't have much evidence of the people that have visited before you. Unless maybe they have carved their initials somewhere, or they left something behind giving you a clue who they are like a sweatshirt or coffee mug.
For dogs, its a different story. They can smell each other all over a place. A dog who visited a week ago with especially potent urine may still linger in a spot so other dogs to learn about them.
Next, we walked along the water and looked at the barges. Rumor has it that sometimes there are seals basking in the glow of the sun while on the flat warm surface of an empty barge. I haven't had such luck to spot any though. Oscar may have smelled them though. Seals are kind of the dogs of the sea (barks, big soulful eyes) and it makes me wonder if to dogs they smell like especially briny versions of themselves.
There were a lot of sun warmed sidewalks for Oscar to travail on his walk. He had the perfect warmth underneath his paws and the cool breeze from the Puget Sound ruffling his scruffy fur. He was all smiles during the walk.
At the park, there are also dock areas to explore.
Some people lounge on the dock and catch fish. Most likely, Oscar thought this was a good idea. He'd probably enjoy some fresh caught fish!
Oscar can smell the salty water between the cracks in the dock. Maybe he can even hear the splish-splash of little fish.
There is also a nice place to catch a view of the city. Or in Oscar's case, to pose and look beautiful.
We saw lots of plants too. Oscar was less interested in the plants but I thought they were pretty.
When you are a human and you visit a place, you don't have much evidence of the people that have visited before you. Unless maybe they have carved their initials somewhere, or they left something behind giving you a clue who they are like a sweatshirt or coffee mug.
For dogs, its a different story. They can smell each other all over a place. A dog who visited a week ago with especially potent urine may still linger in a spot so other dogs to learn about them.
But, sometimes the best way to understand an individual from your species is to actually meet them. When Oscar arrived to Jack Block Park, he immediately had the opportunity to meet a happy little pittie mix. She was sitting under a tree, enjoying the shade, but she politely got up when Oscar arrived. After giving the classic pittie full butt wiggle, the two dogs sniffed each other and were brief and passing friends before each continued on in their own life.
Next, we walked along the water and looked at the barges. Rumor has it that sometimes there are seals basking in the glow of the sun while on the flat warm surface of an empty barge. I haven't had such luck to spot any though. Oscar may have smelled them though. Seals are kind of the dogs of the sea (barks, big soulful eyes) and it makes me wonder if to dogs they smell like especially briny versions of themselves.
There were a lot of sun warmed sidewalks for Oscar to travail on his walk. He had the perfect warmth underneath his paws and the cool breeze from the Puget Sound ruffling his scruffy fur. He was all smiles during the walk.
The beach area was off limits to the dogs, as you can see by the disappointing sign on the fence next to the entrance.
Oscar was bummed we were following the rules. He looked wistfully toward the sandy shores.
Probably he was even more appalled by his banishment from the beach area when he saw other dogs frolicking along the forbidden shores with carefree abandonment. He thought to himself, "Why does she have to follow rules??? Can't she see I'm a rebel at heart!"
Some people lounge on the dock and catch fish. Most likely, Oscar thought this was a good idea. He'd probably enjoy some fresh caught fish!
Oscar can smell the salty water between the cracks in the dock. Maybe he can even hear the splish-splash of little fish.
There is also a nice place to catch a view of the city. Or in Oscar's case, to pose and look beautiful.
We saw lots of plants too. Oscar was less interested in the plants but I thought they were pretty.
It was just another day of adventuring in Seattle for Oscar!