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POPULAR PLACE—Above, Simi Valley resident Ed McIntosh holds his 11-year-old dog Pepper while his other puppy, Tommi, plays at the Simi Valley Dog Park on Thursday. “Pepper doesn’t really like other dogs, so I hold on to her,” he said. “Tommi is a social butterfly, but not Pepper. She’s a little old for that.” At left, 3-year-old Gracie Campbell tries to get her 1-year-old dog Holly to stop playing with the other pups and come over so visitors can pet her. Sunday will mark the oneyear anniversary of the park’s opening off Lost Canyons Road. 016p1.jpg