That why i like the winter in the park, no fair weather amateurs around to give us static.
Good dog owners know that dogs need DAILY exercise, socialization, and mental stimulation regardless of the weather.
Dog parks that I frequent in my region are well-attended in winters as well as summers. Dogs just love running and playing in the snow. My Lab loves to hunt for hidden toys buried in the snow. (that's mental stimulation.)
As for being an amateur,

OK, I will humbly confess to that. Even though I've grown up with dogs, I have owned dogs only for a short time during my adulthood (I'm approaching age 50 now.) That's because I was married for 21 years to a man who didn't like animals and would not allow any animals in our house. Within a few weeks after he moved out, I got my first rescued dog (a Greyhound) and I was in heaven. "Get rid of the husband and get a dog!", my friends encouraged me, because they knew I wasn't happy without a dog in my life. How right they were.
Now, back to the subject at hand: Ever since Gunther started attending doggie daycare on a weekly basis, his "doggie manners" have greatly improved. The day care owner suspects it's just a lack of proper socialization during Gunther's puppyhood that attributed to his constant "bad manners" at the dog parks.
Whenever I bring him to the dog parks now, he plays and runs just fine without as much humping behavior. And I just sit back and let him be a dog.
