Our neighborhood got funding a few years ago to do whatever they wanted with the park.  So they built a gorgeous little playground, an exercise court, and a dog park.  Now a lot of people around have dogs, but most people also have yards, and the gorgeous dog park is totally unused.  Except when we get the puppy for the weekend.  And then we think we can exhaust him with all the ladders and slides.  But his favorite activity is to sit on the picnic table and wait for something to happen.  Today a little doggie came in and taught him how to play for a few minutes.  But they were on their way to a better dog park a few blocks away, where there were lots of dogs playing and they were all happy and friendly. 

It’s obviously a better neighborhood than ours.