The Merced Dog Park is Closed...

So, we have this wonderful, brand spanking new dog park just a mile down the street. It has looked finished and exactly the same and since we moved here, and yet it is still not open. Last weekend we saw someone in there, even though the gates are locked, so we thought "we need to find out how to get in there too!" We went there to see and sure enough, someone else was in there. There was a part of the fence that slides open and wasn't locked (the main gates are locked), so we went on in and had a great time. We went for several days in a row, with more people showing up every night. Then the sliding fence was locked, but someone found a small gate at the far end that had a loose lock so that you could still squeeze in. So we continued with our fellow breaking and entering friends and dogs like this for a couple more days.... until I arrived Thursday night and not only were all the gates securely locked, but there were signs posted, "The Merced Dog Park is Closed. It will be open October 1, 2009." Come on! It is completely finished and ready for dogs, why torture us with another month? We did already meet some "regulars" in our short week of fun though, and can't wait until it's open so that Samson can play with his new friends and get some more energy out!