Sunday, June 12, 2011

Jack Carter Dog Park

We took the dogs to Jack Carter Dog Park in Plano today. The dog park is across the pedestrian bridge from the parking lot. While there were a lot of cyclists out at the park today, as well as runners with their shirts off in 95 degree heat at 2pm, there were no other dogs at the dog park. This might be because there was absolutely no shade in the dog area! On the park's website, it says water stations are provided for humans and dogs, however, we didn't go into the dog area to verify. We decided to go to White Rock dog park instead as they have some shade, and the dogs can swim there.

I would like to give Jack Carter Dog Park a try some other time, but not until the fall when the weather is cooler.

The park is located at 2601 Pleasant Valley Dr, Plano, TX 75023. http://www.plano.gov/Departments/parksandrecreation/Parks/Pages/dog_park.aspx

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Fuzzy's Tacos

This past weekend was a welcome respite from the winter snow and ice that hammered Dallas the first week in February. (Don't laugh.)


We took our 1 year old dog Athena, and our new adopted pup, Gothmog, to get their yearly vaccinations and then to the dog park at White Rock Lake to enjoy the sunshine and expose Gothmog to new dogs and people. (The water was not turned on at the dog park though, grr.) 


Afterwards, two hungry people and two tired doggies made their way to Fuzzy's Tacos at 6465 E Mockingbird Ln. in  Dallas for a late lunch of beef and pork tacos, white queso, Cokes for the humans, and a giant bowl of water for the dogs. The tacos were fantastic, Baja style shredded meat on corn tortillas topped with onion, cilantro, and a mild feta cheese. The white queso was a large portion and very tasty as well.


The patio is very dog-friendly - there were 3 dogs there in addition to our girls, and everyone on the patio was welcoming. I was happy to see that the parents of some kids there had taught the kids to ask permission before petting a dog and approached the dogs calmly. This is essential!


Fuzzy's has locations all around the D/FW Metroplex - so go check it out!


Tiny Gothmog