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New Puppy! (and a question)

Hey all!  I don't post as much as I wish I could, but I'm super excited about the newest addition to our family...  Meet Lucy!

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Lucy is a 14 week old, Great Dane mix (mom's a Dane, but we're not sure what dad is) whom we adopted through Secondhand Hounds this week.  She came into our lives rather unexpectedly, but we already can't imagine not having her around.  Lucy is the most outgoing, loving, and fearless puppy I've met in a looong time and has settled in quite well here.  She's going to be a biiiig girl (estimated to potentially be 100lbs.+), and I can't wait to see how large she actually gets!

So here's my question:  Any recommendations for dog parks?  We live by Maplewood Mall and would love to find one nearby that I can take her to this summer!

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  • OH MY GOSH!!!!!!  CUTEST PUPPY EVER!!!!!  And YAAAAAAY for rescuing!!!!!!!!

     

    This map might be able to help you out!

    http://www.doggoes.com/parks/minnesota

     

    Ack - seriously she is SOOOOOO cute!!!!

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  • Congrats on the new addition to your family!!!  She's so cute! 
  • I don't do dog parks but I wanted to say congrats!  She is flippin adorable!
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  • Wow, she is beautiful!!  And she looks like such a sweetie!  Congrats!!
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    OH MY GOSH!!!!!!  CUTEST PUPPY EVER!!!!!  And YAAAAAAY for rescuing!!!!!!!!

     

    This map might be able to help you out!

    http://www.doggoes.com/parks/minnesota

     

    Ack - seriously she is SOOOOOO cute!!!!

     

    Oooh, thanks for the link!  That should help a lot :)

     

    I'm really glad that we went through a rescue to get her.  The volunteers with SHH were awesome, and super fast with their response times.  We saw her picture on Sunday night, sent in the application, had a response by morning, met her on Monday night, and she was ours by Tuesday afternoon!

     

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  • Congrats on the new addition!  She is SOOO CUTE!!!!!
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  • Congratulations! She's beautiful.
  • Congrats! She is super cute. Holy crap 100 lbs! Good luck with that!

    My pup hates dog parks so no recs there. 

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  • Congrats on the new super cute addition to your family. When we are in the cities we enjoy going to the dog park at Elm Creek in Maple Grove. We've heard good things about Lake Rebecca but have never gone. We live in St. Cloud so I'm sure the dog parks we frequent wouldn't be convenient for you. Good luck with the new puppy. She is seriously beautiful. Please keep up updated with photos!
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  • Super adorable!

    We go to Arkwright and Battle Creek and we live right by you.

  • Dtto Arkwright and Battle Creek.  FWIW - my car was broken into at Arkwright (best I can figure is they thought my lunch bag was a purse because knowing the 'hood I had taken EVERYTHING out of the car before we left) so I haven't been there in ages.  Battle Creek has been lovely so far - I really like that it has trails to go walking on and then big open spaces for just playing.  We typically walk the full circle so we get however long the trail is in a walk but our dog (also a Lucy) gets some romp time in when we hit the 2 big play areas. 
  • Oh my goodness, she is SOOOO cute! 

    Congrats on your new addition! :)

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    Dtto Arkwright and Battle Creek.  FWIW - my car was broken into at Arkwright (best I can figure is they thought my lunch bag was a purse because knowing the 'hood I had taken EVERYTHING out of the car before we left) so I haven't been there in ages.  Battle Creek has been lovely so far - I really like that it has trails to go walking on and then big open spaces for just playing.  We typically walk the full circle so we get however long the trail is in a walk but our dog (also a Lucy) gets some romp time in when we hit the 2 big play areas. 

    FWIW, my car was broken into in my garage in MOORHEAD, MN. It could happen anywhere. We have a friend who lives in the "'hood" and she's never had any problems. We go to Arkwright more than Battle Creek cause it's closer.

  • Sooooo cute!!!  I love Great Danes and the way they lope around with their long legs in that awkward, yet graceful way.  Have fun with your new pup!
  • ohmygoodnessgracious.  That is one adorable puppy. I can't believe how huge she is already!!  I love her coloring :)
  • She's lovely!! What a sweet new addition. Yes I'm not in the metro, but hope you find some good dog parks.
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  • What a pretty dog! And awesome that you went through a rescue to get her! Congrats.

    I'm not much help on dog parks, our dog is not a good dog park candidate.

    I do know the area around Arkwright, though, a good family friend lived in a house right next to the park, and I wouldn't have a problem going there. Car theft can happen in a lot of places.

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  • So adorable! I have a dog that is 120 lbs and the bigger they are the more they like to cuddle and think they are lap dogs! Keep us posted as she gets bigger, I would love to see full size pics of her!

    I grew up in the Maplewood area and still have a lot of friends down there. Almost all of them go to Battle Creek and they don't really have any complaints about it. Every so often they say there is a inattentive owner but other than that they all really like it there.

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  • she's so sweet! congrats!

    no recs on dog parks. we can't take our dogs because our males isn't neutered.

    enjoy and yes, please please post more photos as she grows.

  • Just a random thought:  My co-workers friend got a Dane and took a picture of it every week in the same spot with their other dog.  It was really fun to watch how huge it got in a short amount of time.  At the beginning it was smaller than the other dog and in just a few weeks it was towering over him.
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    Just a random thought:  My co-workers friend got a Dane and took a picture of it every week in the same spot with their other dog.  It was really fun to watch how huge it got in a short amount of time.  At the beginning it was smaller than the other dog and in just a few weeks it was towering over him.

    I love this idea!  So far, her favorite spot is on a big chair in our living room, and I think it'd be fun to do the weekly picture to see her fill up more and more of it.  I'll also make sure to post more pictures here as she grows :)

    Thanks for all of the recommendations for dog parks!  Lucy's quite the social butterfly (with people and dogs), so I think the dog park would be a lot of fun for her.  We'll have to make the rounds this summer to see which ones we like.

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