My dog the SUV

dog parking

The new S-Market right around the corner from where we live is next to a nicely sized park. Once in a while when I'd go shopping I would notice a giant great dane tied up outside to a light pole and go over and say hello. Since the market is next to a park where people freqeuently walk their dogs, it's common for many of them to do a quick shop for groceries or beer on the way home so another kind of dog park would be a useful addition. I've never seen explicit signs and tie rings for dogs before and I think it's really quite thoughtful of the store to make it available for pet owners. The area is right outside the entrance, brightly lit with security cameras and has plenty of space between the 5 spots so the giant great dane doesn't get ideas about snacking on the toy poodle next to him. :)

note: the international symbol for parking is not 'P'. :) The word for parking in Finnish is 'pysäköinti'. One curiosity about the dog illustration is that all the parks and other public spaces use an iconic black scottie dog and this one far from being a short and scrappy terrier. :)

**permalink Ω 23 November 2003, Helsinki

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