It’s amazing what a stranger can offer: a little mercy, a little understanding, a little laughter. In my experience, our hesitance to interact with strangers only prevents us from expanding our network of friends and acquaintances. In some cases, our hesitation prevents us from interacting with someone who might truly need a friend.
The rah rah rah projects have encouraged me to think of strangers during my every day activities. I planned to go to the dog park today, and I decided to bring homemade treats for all the pets. I figured it was a good way to interact with other dog owners, and the snack provided a bonus treat for all the dogs.
If you’ve ever lived alone, you understand how difficult it can be to cook for just one. Two can even be trying – it seems like most recipes are created for a family of five. Unfortunately for me, that means a lot of math as I make dinner every night – divide by 2.5, divide by 2.5. The recipe I used to make dog treats stated that it was enough for 4-5 servings. Since I was planning to share with the entire dog park, I could spare myself the trouble of dividing as I mixed and stirred. A small victory.
The larger victory came later, when we got to the dog park and Kinzie was topdog for a couple hours. She shared treats, made friends, and then returned home for an afternoon nap (from which she still hasn’t returned.) My victory was hanging out with Anna for a few hours while our dogs ran around the park together.
Gotta love the dog parks for the socialization; of all species involved.
This looks to fun! I have a black tri Australian Shepherd named Sam who I take to the dog park every now and then. This is a great idea.
What a cool idea. I think far too many people are hesitant to strike up a conversation with strangers and I’m not sure why. It seems like our cultural interaction has changed so much over the years with the boom of technology. Face-to-face interaction is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Way to go with your RAH RAH project. I hope it begins to trickle across the world, you’ve got a good thing going. P.S. Will you post your dog treat recipe? I am getting a dog soon!
it’s just an easy martha stewart recipe 🙂 simple as pie. what kind of dog are you considering??
Thanks, I will look up the recipe. I am getting an English Bulldog, ours passed away about 5 months ago and my husband and I are finally ready to bring another dog into our home. We already have one lined up and get to meet her in a few weeks-yay!
aww, that’s so happy! i remember waiting for kinzie, and it was really exciting just knowing you’d have a little puppy soon. congratulations 🙂
Thanks! Which one is Kinzie in your pictures?
The one that looks like a teddy bear 🙂
Such a cutie!
i love making dog treats, those happy pups in your pictures are all so sweet
how sweet of you to do that!! and you are right, what a good way to meet people. i have found that dog owners all tend to like each other (for the most part)…i suppose we all have that common bond!
This is so adorable. My heart melts!
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Good idea!
We, too, are rebels and bring treats to the dog park. Our park has a sign that says to not bring food, but who cares? I have met more people by passing out dog treats.