Sunny Saturdays at Gilpin Park

This morning I took Barkly to one of our favourite dog parks, Gilpin Park in Brunswick.

Gilpin Park, Brunswick

Such a glorious sunny morning, it's a shame more people weren't taking advantage of it (yes, I'm a smug early riser!).  As you can see in the pic above it was practically empty!

Gilpin Park is here:

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It's one of my favourite off lead parks for a couple of reasons.

Firstly there are trees!  Most off lead parks are ovals or random large patches of grass which are taken over by bootcamps and sports clubs at a whim.  Plus, ovals must be so boring for dogs.  Unless there are other dogs to hang out with, there's not much to explore on a flat bit of grass.

The other reason I like Gilpin Park is that there are no fences.  Sounds counter-intuitive, especially as it's between two busy roads, however in my experience the dogs are generally well socialised and listen to their owners, that's why they can be trusted sans leads and fences!


Here's Barkly enjoying the sun, looking like butter wouldn't melt:

...and here's him after his favourite activity, rolling in spores...

xx