In other outdoor news, the daughter and I were trying to explore a lake park near us (maybe 2 miles away) and we brought Howie, the dog. The walk started off great, but then the trail didn't exacly continue around the lake and we explored around and found an entrance to other side of the park. 
However, we were stopped by a park ranger. He says no dogs allowed. It is the same lake we were walking on from the other side, but no dogs allowed on this side of the lake. We were very disappointed and I am not sure I want to go back to that park. Of course, it started a discussion with the daughter about why dogs are not allowed. The school that is about 1 block from our house has a playground so we used to walk over there a lot to play and would often bring Howie. Recently signs went up saying no dogs are allowed there. So, the daughter started talking about it as well. Basically, because people can't be trusted to clean up after their dogs or to keep them on leash, they have to ban them from certain parks. I guess it is good for her to learn about responsibility and accountability at a younger and younger age.
However, we were stopped by a park ranger. He says no dogs allowed. It is the same lake we were walking on from the other side, but no dogs allowed on this side of the lake. We were very disappointed and I am not sure I want to go back to that park. Of course, it started a discussion with the daughter about why dogs are not allowed. The school that is about 1 block from our house has a playground so we used to walk over there a lot to play and would often bring Howie. Recently signs went up saying no dogs are allowed there. So, the daughter started talking about it as well. Basically, because people can't be trusted to clean up after their dogs or to keep them on leash, they have to ban them from certain parks. I guess it is good for her to learn about responsibility and accountability at a younger and younger age. Still disappointing. Poor Howie.
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