A Green Space For All Neighbours and Their Best Friends
Harold was bored. He had been in Vancouver for two weeks and all he had seen were the same four blocks of sidewalk and manicured hedges. It was still better than grey L.A. and its dusty palm trees, but Vancouver was supposed to be a green city. Harold wanted to get outside and explore!
Meanwhile, Tristan was also losing steam. He had been glued to Zoom for days, training for his new job. Between the move and work, he and Harold hadn’t had time to go too far, or meet any of their neighbours. Starting a new job at home, in a new city, was not ideal for Harold or Tristan.
When the clock finally struck 5 p.m. that day, Harold was anxiously waiting by the door, tail wagging, staring at his leash. Tristan leaned back in his chair and stretched his arms over his head, “Ok, boy. Let’s go.”
After some fresh air, and taking care of “business”, Tristan and Harold had started heading home when they both spotted another dog and its owner across the street. Harold suddenly knew they had to follow them. He pulled on the leash and Tristan paused tiredly, but allowed Harold to lead the way.
Harold energetically dragged Tristan to catch up to the other dog, and he could now see a patch of grass larger than he had ever seen before! It was surrounded by a wooden fence…with a gate? And inside there were other dogs running around and playing?!
Harold could barely contain himself! He turned around to see Tristan smiling knowingly — it was an off-leash dog park, and they were going in!
Once inside the enclosure, Harold recognized and ran over to another dog who lived in their apartment building. Several dog owners were chatting together and one of them waved at Tristan. Harold’s mind raced with excitement but one thing he knew for sure was that he, and Tristan, were going to love spending more time outside in Vancouver.