Dog Parks and Dog boarding

Have taken Kai at least four times to the Highland dog park. Each time she has a different adventure. We went on Monday at 9 because it was just too pretty not to go. We met some of the dogs we met on Thursday, but more dogs were introduced throughout our stay. The weirdest thing is that this time Kai barked at all the dogs that were in the park while I was trying to get her inside. She then slunk away once we were in the gates. We went up the hill where there were two dogs, Belle and Beau, who she had previously met. Belle and Kai have similar personalities in that they are skittish. So while Beau went to greet all the dogs who entered the park, Kai and Belle were content to just sit and watch the action. Though Kai acts as though she wants to play she does not like the smell me aspect of the play procedure. She does like the other dogs to chase her when she gives the okay. I do not know how she will handle the emergency boarding we have to do with her. My son was supposed to watch her, but he is having surgery so she has to be boarded. I am told that she does well with boarding, but that was before she became vocal. Though she does love to play with dogs her own size, she is not above letting bigger dogs chase her. The one thing that freaks her out are smaller dogs though she does get along with a little Chihuahua at the dog park. For the most part she is not enamored with small dogs. I guess we will see how it all turns out. I love taking her out and about, plus she is getting use to my car I think. I just realized the other day that I have had her for about 5 months. We got her in March and she was 5 months old, she is now 10 months and I have been saying 8. Even if she was between 5-6 months, though the vet says 4-5, that makes her 9-11 months old, So in two months she will be a year old.