We took Kobe to a fun March Madness doggy event in
Chicago's West Loop Neighborhood yesterday.
Chicago Party Animals is a social event venue, where the owners host various events, including dog-friendly meet-ups. I've taken Kobe to Chicago Party Animals for dog socialization events and dog training sessions. It's the perfect place to go in the wintertime, when temps are too cold to be out for long. Anyone who lives in colder region areas knows exactly what I mean! We're fortunate enough to have an indoor place we can take our pups in the wintertime.
Kobe had fun exploring the familiar space again. He met a couple new friends & reconnected with some old ones. Socialization events like these are especially important since I've noticed Kobe's (slight) lack of socialization as he's gotten older. When he was a puppy, he was super rambunctious and all over the place. He'd greet any dog with such enthusiasm; he was a happy-go-lucky kind of puppy. Then I began to notice he'd trot around doing his own thing at dog parks and socialization gatherings. He's not a loner by any means, but he makes it clear that he likes his space, particularly with BIGGER dogs. Smaller dogs he's completely fine with; it's the bigger dogs he has issues with.
Luckily Chicago Party Animals meet-ups are set up for smaller dogs for one hour, then bigger dogs a separate hour. Kobe was out & about playing with many of the dogs. It was a really successful event! The NCAA games were being broadcast throughout the hour, so the basketball fans were also pleased :-)
