Our dog struck out at this singles bar

We took our dog on Easter Sunday to the Wegmans Good Dog Park at Onondaga Lake Park, so that he could socialize for the first time with other dogs.

An idle thought: Why does Wegmans sponsor a dog park? Why not Pet Depot? Or the Finger Lakes SPCA? Well, if Wegmans must sponsor an animal park, better it be a dog park than a potentially less successful venture, like a pig park, or a tuna park, or another pet which could quickly wind up in Aisle 6. Wegmans had considered a Good Cat Park, but there is no such thing as a Good Cat and, besides, you couldn't find a cat interested in getting off the couch to go to a park.

Good Dog Park is an 800 square foot fence-enclosed pet park in which owners can allow their dogs to run free, play on the equipment, and mingle with other dogs. It's a singles bar for dogs, a place to see and be seen, sniff and be sniffed, a happening club for dogs whose only prerequisite for admission is that they've had their shots, which is more than can be said for the singles bars I've been in. At the Good Dog Park, if you're good and lucky, you can go home with a few dog tag numbers.