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On Saturday, June 7, the Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden will host “History Unleashed,” an afternoon of programs and activities highlighting the roles of animals in the house and in Alexandria over the years.  Special crafts and tours of the house will

Written by Karen Baragona and originally published at http://dogdoggerel.blogspot.com/

I've been trying to begin this post with a sentence like, "I love to watch dogs play," but I keep thinking of exceptions. I'm an anxious wreck at a dog park. I'm a nervous nelly supervising play groups when I'm teaching puppy class. And I'm on pins and needles watching play between shelter dogs that we've paired up for the first time. Am I a neurotic, smothering, mother hen? Well, I prefer to think of all this as well-informed vigilance. I know just enough about the complex dynamics of dog play to know that a) dogs are exchanging subtle signals constantly, which we don't always catch and often don't understand, and b) dogs' enthusiasm can escalate to hyper-arousal, which can then tip into aggression, seemingly without warning. So here are some thoughts on safe play.

Del Ray's First Thursday event on May 5th collected five large containers of children's books for the Arlandria Pediatric Health Clinic's Reach Out and Read program!  Sponsored by the Del Ray Business Association,First Thursday collect goods or donations for Alexandria nonprofits at each event.