Hey! Well, I used to live in North Carolina....ki
nda close to Rutherfordton. I lived in Chapel Hill. I must say that although the dog park sounds AWESOME...Ruth
erfordton itself isn't exactly a vacation spot! But, you could go there if you were going to check out some of the nicer parts of North Carolina.
There is a place in Durham called Duke Forest. Its a nature preserve owned by Duke University. We used to take the dogs there every weekend (and I jogged with the doggies there during the week). Its got a river going through it (The Neuse) and there are always TONS of doggies there! Everyone loves dogs and is really responsible with them. There are tons of trails and some of them are kinda rugged. (That was great when we still had our Husky, Tsunami) I highly recommend it. I can give directions if anyone needs them, but I bet there's info on the duke university website (
www.duke.edu )
The state parks in North Carolina are kinda stinkers about dogs. They MUST be on a leash at ALL times (even in the water!) and it is strictly enforced. They're also not real tolerant of barking and what-not. I didn't really like the state parks in North Carolina too much. I mean, I'm totally fine with keeping Cabeza on a leash, but, I'm just saying that there was a real unfriendly vibe going on at the State Parks. Ya know?
Anyway, I hope this helps!
