b'winter havenDogs Just Wanna Have Fun. Many Parks andRecreation departments across Florida opentheir city pools just for the dogs at the end oftheir swimming season. This year, Legoland ofFlorida joined in on the fun, opening their waterpark just for the dogs on November 8 forEverything is Paw-Some. Dogsjumped, swam,and ran in the Lego Wave Pool, the DuploSplash Safari pool and the Joker Soaker. Formany humans, it was the first time they had everbeen to the park. The VIP Experience includedspecial beach seating under giant umbrellas withcomplimentary food and champagne. Proceedsfrom the event benefited the Humane Society ofPolk County and Merlins Magic Wand, aworldwide charity for seriously ill, disabled anddisadvantaged children.Dog lovers enjoy visitingnew places in Florida with their dogs. We raninto folks we knew from Orlando and theTampa Bay Area, including the ChihuahuaMeet-Up group.Photography by Anna Cooke. Coco, a three-year-old Bloodhound, seemed to besaying, Please, can we go home now?(Above): In the Joker Soakerarea of the water park, likeclockwork, a water bucket filledwith water, then dumped it onwhoever was underneath it.The dogs seemed to lovewaiting for the water,jumping to catch a wave.Tash and Miley, two French Bulldogs, were the socialbutterflies of the whole water park. They never stoppedand we imagined they slept all the way home.Jessica (above) is a Trouser, aTerrier Schnauzer mix. Shepreferred to watch the excite-ment from afar, safely on herhumans lap.Humane Society ofPolk County3195 Dundee RoadKai, a Lab mix, was fixated on the drain, thinking Winter Haven.it was some kind of toy. He was relentless in his PolkNoKill.orgefforts to retrieve it.100 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'