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Mooseylooseyloo · 01/09/2026 18:18

I was reading an article earlier about a dog walker on Two Tree Island near Leigh on Sea in Essex who apparently came across a man naked from the waist down who then bent over and stuck a carrott up his backside.

Putting aside the obvious jokes, I actually found it very disturbing. The poor woman must have been shocked, frightened and probably quite shaken up by it, i live close by and have done this walk many times.

As a woman who often walks my dog alone, sometimes in fairly quiet or remote areas, it made me think about how vulnerable dog walkers can feel. Most of us are just trying to enjoy some fresh air and exercise our dogs, not stumble across something like that.

It also got me wondering what other strange, unsettling or downright bizarre things people have come across while out walking their dogs.

What's the weirdest thing you've ever witnessed on a dog walk

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VanGoSunflowers · 01/09/2026 18:58

I was walking my dog in the middle of a Saturday around some woods - it’s a pretty busy spot most of the time and there were plenty of kids and families around. I went to walk in a slightly quieter spot in the same park and a butt naked man walked past me. He looked at me like I was in the wrong for encroaching on his naked hiking time and kind of huffed and covered his manhood with a shirt he had tied around his waist. But not before I got a total eye full. It was very strange and I had to check myself to make sure I was in the actual right place 😂
It didn’t feel intimidating though, just odd.

AcquadiP · 01/09/2026 18:55

Many years ago, I was walking my three Border Collies along a disused railway line.
It was a popular walk with dog walkers and there had never previously been any issues.

One of my collies was walking close to me, the other two were slightly ahead. One of the two dogs stopped and started staring at an area of thick bushes about 3 foot in height on the edge of the path. The second dog joined him and did exactly the same. By now I was asking myself what on earth they were staring at. As I caught up with them, I could see from the body language and facial expression of the first dog to stop that he was not happy at all, there was something amiss. A few seconds later I couldn't believe my eyes when a man started to crawl out on his hands and knees. He seemed very nervous. He claimed to have been looking for his hat. I didn't believe him. I said nothing to the man, called the two dogs off and we continued with our walk. Weird!

Seawolves · 01/09/2026 18:29

Many years ago I encountered a naked rambler while out walking our dog along a local waterway. Our old Lab, who never took a disliking to anyone and was a gentle soul, clearly took a dislike to this guy and grumbled at him as he walked past. I was glad I had a dog with me to be honest.

RandomMess · 01/09/2026 18:24

A colleague came across a body which fortunately after he’d kicked the blokes foot actually was still slob but very inebriated so he called ES and scarpered.

It’s so often the dog walkers that find the dead bodies!

HangingOver · 01/09/2026 18:21

I only glanced at the reporting on this but I thought it was horrendous. Made out like it was a merry joke. My first thought was he's probably dangerous.

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