Creepy Guy on the Playground

Lately, I've visited my nearby dog park.  A lot.

At first, I went just because I was missing Zoe and Scout so much and I needed a dog fix.  I'd sit on the bench and just watch.  Occasionally a sweet dog would run over to me and give me a little much needed kiss.  Other times, a dog being chased by another would run under my bench as an escape. But mainly, I just sat on my bench and watched...

If I had been on a children's playground, some people might have been suspicious of me.  I came alone.  Without any dogs of my own.  And I just stared at all the dogs playing.  Sometimes I even got my camera out and took a few pictures of some of the ones I thought were especially cute.

Then I started thinking about what kind of dogs we might want next.  

One day, while I was on a run near the park, I saw the most beautiful Australian Shepherd.  I had already started really honing in on that breed after several weeks of visiting the park.  On that lucky day,  I went inside the park and found that dog's owner.  She told me all about her 11 month old dog, Jasper, while he sat at her feet.  She also told me a lot about how she raised him, which explains why he's growing up to be such a great dog. 

The very handsome Jasper.

I got the name of the breeder Jasper came from--  a breeder that doesn't have a website.  So if I hadn't have met Jasper, and his sweet owner, Ashley, I wouldn't have met my puppies.

All of my days of creeping paid off!