Erie Metroparks Dog Park Gets Two Paws Up

Erie Metroparks Bark Park Gets Two Enthusiastic Paws Up

The heavy, iron latch on the first gate clanked open and she felt herself untethered in a small, holding pen. She’d broken the clasp on her leash earlier in her zeal to catch up to one of her humans who chose to run while her other human struggled with her, walking too far behind. For a shepherd/collie mix, the instinct to herd her humans together proved too strong for the leash.

Gracie at Erie Metroparks Dog Park

The second latch slid open the gate to her freedom. Gracie bounded off with unbridled joy towards the other dogs without a backwards glance. We watched with a mixture of pride and trepidation, feeling like parents dropping their child off for the first day of kindergarten.