Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hurricane Irene opens escape route for Arlington dogs


Dogs rejoiced in South Arlington, Va. early Sunday morning as destruction from the recent Hurricane Irene opened a new escape route at a local dog park.

Towers Park Community Canine Area (CCA), located steps from S. Scott Street, is a regular hangout spot where dogs of all shapes, colors and sizes can run free, off-leash. Surrounding trees create a shady environment at the dog park. It was the falling of one of these trees that opened the fence to a potential escape route.

While it remains safe to visit the dog park, owners are urged to keep a close eye on their four-legged friends as a quick escape is possible through the 1 foot getaway portal in the fence. Many dogs are known to possess extreme strategic thinking skills, including the ability to calculate the precise moment to flee as their owner turns their head.


Fortunately, there were no injuries aside from the damage to the structure of the fence.

Dogs are left to wonder a popular philsophical riddle, "if a tree falls in a dog park, and no dog is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"