New Blog Gives Dog’s-Eye View of Largest Urban Park in North America

Balboa Park, San Diego—Dog lovers planning to visit North America’s largest urban cultural and recreational complex, Balboa Park, can get a “Dog’s-Eye View” of the Park’s many amenities thanks to a new blog that launched last month. Linked from the Park’s home page at www.balboapark.org, Cosmos’ Doggie Blog sniffs out all the canine-friendly activities offered throughout the Park, which dogs and their owners, and even visitors without pets, can enjoy both seasonally and year-round.

 

Cosmos’ owner, a Balboa Park employee, has brought the nine-year-old mixed-breed female to work every day for the past year, giving Cosmos a unique perspective on the Park’s many facilities and activities, especially those that get overshadowed by major events and attractions. For example, recent blog posts have explored the Park’s award-winning Rose Garden, the summer outdoor concert series, Twilight in the Park, special themed walking tours, and off-leash dog parks. Shorter photo entries have also highlighted distinctive botanical features around the Park’s expansive grounds. In addition, Cosmos from time to time turns the blog over to her pals, such as Bubba the Catfish who shares his own insights from the perspective of the Park’s picturesque Lily Pond.

 

The blog is the brainchild of the Balboa Park Marketing team and is intended to not only draw attention to the Park’s broad range of recreational and cultural offerings, but also to reveal a bit of history and little-known facts about the Park, making the blog posts educational as well as entertaining and informative. The posts also slip in tips for pet owners regarding proper etiquette and conduct when bringing their dogs to the municipal park setting. 

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