Seattle Weekly has done a round-up of the low-down on Seattle area dog parks in this week’s issue. Read the blurb here.

They neglected to mention Westcrest Dog Park in West Seattle (located north of SW Roxbury on 8th Avenue SW). Westcrest is of particular interest to ME because it has only the 2nd “small and shy dog area” designated for small – and/or shy – dogs, like my little Italian greyhound, Sophia. At only 16 pounds – and adopted from a formerly very sheltered and lonely life – the “small and shy” area is all she can handle without freaking out. And that is after 6 months of intensive socializing thru Ahimsa Dog Training’s trainer-supervised Small Dog Playtime and my organizing a Meetup playgroup for this breed for over a year now.

If you have a small, or shy dog regardless of size, be sure to check out the SAS dog areas at Magnuson Park or Westcrest. The SAS area at Magnuson gets kind of crazy so if you would like to try something with a little slower place (and less crowding), Westcrest might be more your speed.

See you at the dog park!