Tag Archives: magnuson park

Honeymoon at the dog park

Posted on August 22, 2012 by ballwalkpark

Every new dog park pup that I’ve taken has what I call a “honeymoon” period. At first they are calm, sweet, responsive, just perfect angels. It usually takes about 3 weeks for them to fully adjust, be comfortable, and come … Continue reading →

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Some of my avid readers (if such thing exists) may recall a blog I wrote months ago about when a puppy reaches the teenage phase. If you haven’t, you can read the blog here, but this pretty much sums it up: It’s … Continue reading →

Posted on May 16, 2012 by ballwalkpark | Leave a comment

Tricks of the trade: drop the ball!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by ballwalkpark

One question that I am constantly asked is “how do you handle 7 dogs at once?”, and like every dogwalker, we have our secrets. In this series of blog posts, “tricks of the trade”, I will be sharing a few … Continue reading →

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adventures of ballwalkpark: no toys = no fun? no way!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by ballwalkpark

I was looking forward to writing this blog all last week but somehow time has passed me by once again and here we are, almost onto the next week! This past week or so I did an experiment with the … Continue reading →

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Seattle dogwalker vs. Seattle snow

Posted on January 18, 2012 by ballwalkpark

This is going to be a rant blog. Well, a rant and an apology blog.  I am so incredibly frustrated with Seattle’s weather and the forecasting abilities. I understand that due to the ocean and mountains and other geographical elements … Continue reading →

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adventures of bwp – 5/18

Posted on May 19, 2011 by ballwalkpark

The park was surprisingly quiet this morning for how nice the weather was. We got a parking spot right in front and wasted no time getting to play. While I was doing the honors of cleaning up after these little … Continue reading →

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adventures of bwp – 5/17: It’s a great day to be a dog walker

Posted on May 18, 2011 by ballwalkpark

Today was such a good day. For the past six months that I have stood in the rain, wind and cold with mud splashed across my face, smiling and nodding when people say “you have the best job”, today made … Continue reading →

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Frenchie Meetup

Posted on May 16, 2011 by ballwalkpark

We went the monthly Frenchie Meetup in the small dog park at Magnuson this weekend. Bam had the time of her life. There were so many Frenchies there – the most I have ever seen! Must have been almost 30 … Continue reading →

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adventures of bwp – 5/3

Posted on May 4, 2011 by ballwalkpark

Today was interesting. And rather eventful. I have quite a bit to tell about today, and while I usually only tell the highlights and the happy/fun/cute parts of the park trips, I feel there is just so much more to … Continue reading →

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adventures of bwp – 4/27 : Swamp Monsters

Posted on April 28, 2011 by ballwalkpark

Today we had a one-trip-Wednesday. The crew consisted of Cooper, Chip, Dexter, Pepper, Milkshake, Walker, Coco and Arten.  Shockingly, we didn’t have ANY puppies today – or at least by ballwalkpark standards – everyone was over a year (not by … Continue reading →

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