Pibble Parade & Packwalk

Pibble Parade & Packwalk

Join the Pibble Parade!

Friends of Bully Breeds Meetup & Packwalk

walking together is healthy socialization for dogs

• please keep dogs on 6ft leash
• ask before dogs meet & greet
• respect space of shy and reactive pups
• scoop poop and follow park rules

NEW MEETUP SPOT! meet at the Park & Ride parking lot on 65th, it's on the left before you get to the boat launch, across from the Western Fisheries Research Center.

walk starts at 10:30, message me if you are running late and I'll make sure you can find us

Questions? email seattlepackwalk@gmail.com or call/text 206-949-3076, IG @thestaffygibson

Detailed directions to meetup spot: https://tinyurl.com/pibbleparademeetupspot

Route map: https://tinyurl.com/pibbleparademap

Pibble Parade – Valentine's Day - Saturday February 14, 2026 – 10:15am – Magnuson Park (Park & Ride lot on 65th)

MEET CUTE with the Pibble Parade on Valentine's Day!

Dress up in your pink and red and join us for a packwalk, pup cups, and kissing booth!

Monthly learn together: polite doggie greetings

Polite dogs say hello by taking turns sniffing butts. Nose to nose greetings can be problematic for unfamiliar dogs and lead to fights. See the photo below for how to position your dog to practice polite greetings. This is from Oregon Tails Jentle Method, a training that a few of our pack members have participated in. Gibson and I highly recommend their in person workshops and online training videos at ortails.com

If your greets another dog nose to nose, be aware of their body tension and focus on the 2 second rule...distract and disengage quickly, like after 2 seconds of sniffing.

If your dog wants to practice polite greetings before the Pibble Parade, let us know!

What is the Pibble Parade?

A packwalk to provide healthy socialization for dogs, led by Gibson, a 5 year old pitty mix. Walking together builds trust between dogs and allows them to get to know each other before having direct contact.

We walk the trails and paths inside Magnuson Park, attempt a group photo on kite hill about mid-way through, and share cbd pup cups in the parking lot after the walk.

10:15-10:30 - Please join the parade walking in a circle in the parking lot when you arrive. This will help organize the group and set expectations for the pups before we start the walk in the trails.

Keep dogs about 6 feet apart from each other and don’t introduce dogs who don’t already know each other.

At 10:30 we will start walking from the trailhead at the NE corner of the parking lot.

Help us keep the pacing and spacing comfortable for the group! Keep enough distance for dogs to stay under threshold. That means enough space that they aren’t trying to play, interact, or barking/lunging at each other. If a dog stops to potty, it’s ok to go around them and keep walking, but let the group ahead know to slow down a bit so we don’t lose them.

Our route takes about an hour and is mostly flat with a couple of hills. We walk above the off leash park where we can see the dogs, but we don’t walk inside the dog park. We end up back in the parking lot for water and cbd pup cups around 11:30.

Rain or shine! Unless there is concern for lightning or severe storms, we will plan to dress like we live in the PNW and walk anyway! (then we’ll go home and snuggle under a blanket for the rest of the day)

Gibson and I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

-Emily

206-949-3076

seattlepackwalk@gmail.com

IG: @thestaffygibson