Small Doggie Play Date UYE

Love my pugs and of course all other dogs too! I have been taking my dogs to the dog park and beach since they were 4 months. Anytime I have the opportunity to take my girls out to play and for me to interact with other doggie parents, Im in! This event was fun and I met new people I now consider my friends.;) Look forward to many more!

Yes, I am a crazy dog lady, and dog events make me happy.
I have been taking my Pug to dog parks since he was four months old, and he will be seven years old this August. I have lost count. I am guessing at least eight and I have probably been to more. I am a regular at only two now though an El Dorado is one of them, which just opened at the end of February if I remember correctly.
I like the environment here because it’s inside El Dorado Park itself even though the dog park faces the public street. Everyone is fenced in and the big dogs and small dogs are separated, as sometimes that can be a concern. Since it is inside the park itself, it’s generally a relaxing feeling as it is quieter inside.
I have been going here very frequently since and I have told various friends who have not gone to dog parks to check it out, especially since the separation helps keep them at ease with their smaller dogs. My friend Ryan P. loved her first experience and decided to make an event for it. What is better than the dog park? Unilocalers at a dog park.
It was a smaller group, about seven of us, but as usual we had a blast. All the pups got along great and wore themselves out, which has always been a very nice reward for me. Not to mention they socialize. My oldest dog who is no longer with us was very anti social when we adopted him and we never broke him out of it. He only liked people. So with my current two, I get them out as much as I can. It makes a big difference.
Also since Ryan is awesome, she even paid for parking for five people! Since El Dorado is a regional park, they do charge. A pass comes VERY handy. I paid $ 60 for it and would have spent over $ 200 already if I went that much without a pass.
A big thanks to her for coming up with this idea, and it was fun to see everyone.

I have decided that to be a friend of mine, you have to be a friend of Fiona. If my dog doesnt like you, then chances are I wont like you. Im fact Im partial to any dog lover.
This was my first UYE and first time at the El Dorado dog park. Fiona is 31 pounds… shhh the small yard is 25 and under. I brought her in anyway.
It was great to meet the Golden Boy Rodney, who I hear is always first to arrive to events. I had my heart set on that instigator badge, but I was a few minutes past 6:00 so nooooooo I didnt get the badge. I even checked in a mile away to up my chances. I also met Shawnas husband, Steven, who does exist. He just doesnt to to Arbor park frequently. Ryan, who I met at a Unilocal Yoga event was there. Renee, another Arbor pug mamma was there to join in the fun and a new Unilocaler.
All the dogs got along, all the Unilocalers got along. Fiona only growled once at a dog who got to close to me. She is very protective of her momma. She does however not get to jealous of Shawnas doggy, Noodles who I secretly want to take home with me.
It was a great event and great fun socializing as our dogs socialized. Cant wait to get together again with the doggy parent group and doggy support group.
Thanks Ryan for setting it up!!!

After a recent trip the El Dorado Dog Park with our friend Ryan P., the idea to have a doggie UYE came to fruition. The event was posted and several of our Unilocal peers quickly took to the idea.
El Dorado Dog Park is a fairly new park which has separate enclosures for big and small dogs. I tend to feel more comfortable in these settings as it seems to cause less issues overall. Despite the fact that our small dogs LOVE to play with the larger dogs you are never fully guaranteed that the feeling is reciprocated from the larger pup. Luckily for us no issues arose and all of the dogs ran around carefree and had a blast. One of the issues many have with this park would be the fact that it is housed inside the Regional Park, thus requiring a parking fee. Our friend Ryan P. (the event organizer) was gracious enough to cover any parking fees for the first 5 cars to enter and made reference to the event (a great gesture on her part).
At the end of the day we had a decent turn out and all of the dogs had an absolute blast chasing each other around and making new friends. We also got to meet a new Unilocal friend in David W. who is just starting to get into the other side of Unilocal.It is always great to meet new people and his dog Gizmo seemed to have the time of its life being chased around before slipping under the chair into the safe zone. It is always satisfying getting home to tired pups who are calm and sleep throughout the night. This is definitely an event I can see reoccurring ever few months or so and hope to see more of our fellow Unilocalers and their pets sometime soon.

Fun UYE with Dogs… Life is Ruff
This was my first time putting together a UYE! I was nervous but I got a lot of assistance from some fellow Unilocalers that had done it before or knew how they worked! In my greenness I didn’t even know what a UYE was in the beginning! I’m seasoned or you can say older if you must… I prefer seasoned and all the acronyms out there kinda make my head spin! Each media has their own including the ones from work that seem to pop up all the time being that I work in IT! But I’m getting there.
Anywho…I set up the UYE and posted it! Now the waiting game to see if anyone would want to come to the event. I know my Unilocal buds Shawna C and Steven C would be there since they are the ones that turned me on to El Dorade Park in the first place plus our fur babies got along REALLY WELL the first time we met up. Whewww at least there would be three of us and our 4 fur babies. Then another Unilocaler bud Angle B was also in while I was creating the event so at least 4 of us would have fun.
Liking food pics, activities and check-​ins I would see Unilocal Peeps had posted small doggie pics as there profile so I sent them and email to see if maybe they could make it! Some were on board and others had prior things they needed to do. So after crying under my desk at work I got over being rejected and moved on! Hahah! Just Kidding!
The day came and I was dog tired… see what I did there… haha! But I was also EXCITED to meet some new Unilocal Peeps and finally put a live human face to the profile photos. One then two then three and so on started to show up! It was GREAT! All the fur babies had sooo much fun play chase and David W was smart enough to bring treats for his baby but didn’t mind sharing so we could try and get some pics of the doggies!
Renee T and I brought bowls and water for the dogs to drink and I brought a chair that I had every intention of using but it just ended up sitting there all alone with my junk in it and David W. fur baby would use it as a mini hind out or time out while being chased! She was soooo fast and cute! She would slide under the chair like a baseball player into home base… and SAFE!
Rodney S was the only non-​fur baby owner but he was GREAT and STILL brought his camera and took pics. All the dogs loved him! He is REALLY GOOD with dogs! A few non-Yelp’ers came over as well to talk with us and let their kids play with our kids and one person agreed to take a group pic! SOO COOL! I think most of the doggies looked at the camera!
It was a GREAT EVENT that I HOPE we can do again! I had a blast meeting some new Unilocal’ers and there furry friends! We all understood «Fur Baby Talk and Situations» much like human two-​legged kid parents understand each other!
There was NO FIGHTING and everyone fur babies included got along WELL! A NICE way to end a hectic day!

Every one was nice, all the dogs got along great, and Ryan brought a water bowl, the park doesn’t have one.

«Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin’ but the dog in me.» — «Atomic Dog», George Clinton
Ryan P organized a fun dog event for Unilocalers & their dogs
Having not owned a dog in several years, I had a blast playing around with my fellow Unilocaler’s dogs.
Ryan’s chihuahuas
David’s Gizmo
Angel’s Fiona
Steven & Shawna’s Noodles & Dewey
I had fun mingling with familiar faces & new ones, like Renee
The dogs had a blast! Gizmo was the belle of the ball, with all the others chasing her around. She would duck between Ryan’s folding chair as a barrier against the other dogs. Smart!
Good times with great people
Thanks, Ryan P, for a fun meetup! I hope the Small Doggie Play Date UYE will be a recurring event.
Excelsior!