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Leashed in an Off-Leash World

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Metaphors From the Dog Park

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Mar 14, 2025
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It was late morning, after a long walk. The Texas sun was already flexing, but the dog park at Lady Bird Park was a little oasis—shady, breezy, full of trees big enough to cool the ground beneath them. A green metal fountain bubbled at the center, designed just for the dogs, with a low spout for the little guys and a big metal basin for the bruisers. Be…

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