Dog park

Our dogs, Eddie and Brody, frequented the dog park often when we lived in Daytona and then in Orlando. When we moved to Wisconsin in 2005, we had a fenced in yard for them to play in every day. Then came two young children and then three, and they didn't get the doggy play time or the long walk as often. Life was too busy and I wasn't a great doggy mom. They were loved, cared for, and played with every day though.
This last year we lived in a townhouse so they got walks several times a day. Those long forgotten walks were a part of our every day life and the dogs were happy for their return. I think it has even extended their lives. They are now 10 and 11 years old. How did that happen?
We now live less than a block from a dog park and a children's park. The dog park has a HUGE fenced in area and the kids and dogs run carelessly through the area. All five are happy when we go to the parks.
I know that the dogs have limited time left on this earth and the thought makes me heart heavy. I am glad we can give them these happy moments and the kids these memories during the dogs senior years.