I remember being very puzzled when our daughter told me that my six year granddaughter could not come over to visit because she had a play date scheduled. My first thought was that she was too young to date - then I really got worried. But, now I understand that play dates are scheduled time periods in which parents arrange for two or more children to play together for a few hours. Okay times change. Boy, do they?

Now, you can arrange a play date for your pooch - through Dog Play Date. After you register to use their free service you can access the individual member’s area which includes a secure messaging system. The member messaging system hides your contact information and enables anonymous communication between members.

 At Dog Play Date, once you're a member (which is free), you can list your dog and search for compatible canines based on over 40 attributes including temperament, zip-code/neighborhood, and owner-lifestyle.

You can create and save profiles of the types of canine friends that you're looking for and participate in the community rating system. The site owners believe that organized dog play dates help develop and maintain socialization skills and provide a fun exercise activity for dogs and  their owners. 

To be accepted as a Dog Play Date candidate, your dog must not be unduly reactive-aggressive to other dogs and you must assume total responsibility for initiating, arranging and supervising play dates.

Dog Playdates

Posted by Barbara.

Barbara also writes for Funny, Useful, Interesting Or Beautiful.