Judging from the web traffic on Happy Dog Phoenix, Bark in the Park, where you get to bring your dog to Chase Field for a baseball game, is going to be a lot of fun.

And the Arizona Diamondbacks is reporting that the event is sold out! That’s great because $5 of every ticket goes to Arizona Animal Welfare League.

So if you are headed downtown Phoenix with the dog, is there anything place else to hang out before the game?

If you want to tire the dog out before hitting the ballpark, consider strolling through Heritage and Science Park. There’s not a ton of grass but it offers more than Arizona Center or Cityscape.

It will also let you check out some of the folks from Comicon, the freak, geek and superhero convention being held downtown.  Seen strolling around the convention center this morning: the Joker, Carmen San Diego, the Flash and assorted Storm Troopers. Maybe you could tease Fido’s fur up a bit, add some hair product, and have him go as a Wookie.

Anyway, back to the ball park. Coach & Willies as well as Majerle’s Sports Grill  welcome dogs on the patio, incase you and the pooch want to make a pit stop before the game.

Speaking of pit stops, there’s a grassy area located outside Chase Field’s Gate K (northeast entry) that is designated as an animal-relief area.

How to get to the ballpark? Here’s what Metro Light Rail says about bringing dogs on board the train:

Operators may ask any passenger if their animal is a service animal and/or if the animal assists them with their disability, but may not require certification or identification for service animals. Passengers using service animals must keep their animals under control and the animal must not pose a threat to other passengers. Failure to do so may result in the passenger being requested to exit the bus.

If the animal is a pet, it must travel in a carrier.

Or you can always drive in, park a little further out and get a rickshaw for you and your buddy. Rickshaws are most plentiful north of Chase Field.

See you at the ball park!