[cstrzelc]

I would have to agree with MikeT66. Our pup Roxie is only 9 weeks, but we do plan on taking her to a dog park when she's older. We live in a condo and don't have space to let her run around off leash. So a dog park is the best possible choice for us.

Again I have no experience with dog parks yet, but I would advise at least checking it out once and forming your own opinion. That is what I plan on doing. I respect everyone's opinion on this site and they have already helped me much with my puppy.

As far as socialization, people in this thread have stated that you don't need to socialize your dog with other dogs. However, there are some well known dog trainers and behaviorists which bring dogs into a pack, many times, as their first course of action. I would imagine that socializing a dog has some positive attributes based on their expertise.

-cs