Another Dog Park Woe: warning- graphic content

[Stephanie and Ragley]

We all know dog parks can be a little (or a lot) iffy at times. Well I found a new park and have gone there quite a few times since. It is spacious, has fun agility equipment, all the owners have been attentive and nice, and the dogs have all been accepting and playful. Such a great change from some parks! Ragley loves it and she has begun to recognize when we are on our way and gets so excited! 

Weeeelllll...we went again today and had a blast, BUT then this guy pulls up with three dogs. I'm already thinking "wow, that seems like a lot to handle", but turns out they were all mellow and very friendly dogs. GOOD THING because the guy was on his phone the ENTIRE time we were there and was off away in a corner of the park facing away from all the dogs. I could have taken all three of them and driven off and he would have had no idea. Well, the real problem was that one of the dogs he brought had a huge mass (tumor maybe?) on one of his sides so I was thinking "poor guy", but then he turns and he has a giant gaping hole of a wound on his other side! Like, pink flesh open and exposed to the world! I was immediately concerned mostly for the dog (can you say infection risk??) but then also for Ragley and the others in the park. Who knows what kind of bacteria he is carrying if this is the kind of care he is receiving? Am I crazy? What on earth is happening here?

The owner was so clueless to the world that I was able to take some good pics to share with my DK peeps haha

Full body:

Close-up:

I call this one "Clueless":

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

That is just horrible on so many levels.

[Linda, Charlie Brown and Beau]

Totally! Yikes!

[jenn D]

Oh dear!what is that!?poor dog! It looks like a bullet wound (I also watch a lot of crime shows!)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Yikes!

[Julie and Max]

that is awful for that poor dog. :(

[Doris]

OUCH!  Poor baby!!  I would have had my doodle at the vet ages ago . . .

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

OMG!

[Emily, Bentley, & Maserati]

Yikes! That is so sad for that dog. :(

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Holy crap! No way I could have kept my mouth shut! So sad for that poor dog. What kind of shape were the other dogs in?

[Stephanie and Ragley]

That's the thing, Ro- the other dogs were in perfect condition. One was older so it was a little chubby, but they were otherwise extremely healthy looking and super friendly dogs. I was in shock (and still am) that the one dog was in that condition. It's just terrible.

[Julie, Eloise & Beasley]

oh that poor dog!  :(  What is wrong with people??

[Kyoko]

Oh, no!!