DOG PARK - by KAEDE

My name is Kaede. I am a dog with one blue eye and very dark brown fur with bits of white. Humans think I am pretty but they also think I have something wrong with me because of my blue eye. Sometimes they think I am blind. Sometimes they think I am mean. I am not mean. I love everyone and want them to love me.

Freddy is my best friend. He lives with us and he is a Rhodesian Ridgeback and very gentle. Sometimes when I play too rough Freddy whines even though he is much bigger than I am. Once I accidentally tugged at his ear and it bled and he had to have stitches and wear a lamp shade on his head. The humans called it a 'cone' but it looked just like a lamp shade.

Anyway, about the dog park. When we go to the dog park I bark at all the dogs who are running around. It keeps the humans guessing. They wonder why I do it because I never bark at home. They think I bark because I am bossy. Some of them think that I want to make all the other dogs play with just me. I think I bark because I just like to. Being around all the other dogs is exciting.

I don't have a special friend at the dog park the way Freddy does. I play with lots of dogs but my favourites are the puppies. I love the puppies. I hang around when there is a puppy and look out for it. Some times they hide under the bench but I get down and give them my face so they can see that I am gentle. Sometimes I want to pick them up but I never do. I also like to chase the fast dogs or have them chase me. That's an awful lot of fun. I'm pretty quick but not as quick as Freddy. One dog starts to run then another one will chase him and then another one until there are lots of us.

Dog park is a lot of fun but I like it better when we go for walks around the town. Maybe I will write about that next time.