Key West Dog Park

Sunday morning, we planned to take Zuzu and Tootie to Boca Chica Key where there's a great beach for dogs along the ocean side of the Naval Air Station. Unfortunately, we had to turn around just before the beach as the Monroe County Sheriff and U.S. Boarder Patrol vehicles were blocking the road. They must have been searching for more Cuban refugees. It's not unusual for them to land on Boca Chica, which is only 90 miles from Cuba, but probably not the wisest choices of places to make land fall on U.S. soil. The Navy probably keeps a pretty good eye on the surrounding waters and skies.

Well, if we couldn't show the girls the beach, we thought a trip into Key West and a visit to the dog park would be the next best thing. The dog beach in Key West has to be the best dog park in the country (at least the best one we've visited). It is located on the south end of the key at the end of White Street across from Higg's Beach. It's large with two areas, a modest pen for the little canines, and a larger, L-shaped pen for the big guys. Palm trees are plentiful, as are the poop bag stations, and there are a few cabanas for the humans to rest while their four-legged friends frolic, play, and visit with their old and new found buddies.

Zuzu and Tootie love meeting other dogs. Zuzu took to the park very quickly. Tootie, however, was a bit more apprehensive and needed some words of encouragement from Wayne.

Zuzu had new territory to leave her mark testing her stamina. Proud of her accomplishments, she came back to the bench to tell Wayne all about her experiences.

After a romp in the dog park, a brief tour of the island, and a stop at the grocery store to pick up dinner, we headed 17 miles back north on the Overseas Highway to Sugarloaf Key for a quiet Sunday afternoon.

This is what Sunday is all about!