Where did you walk your dog(s) today?

[mymumdom]

I got this idea from the riding log in The Tack Room.
I thought if dog owners wrote a bit each day about where they took their dogs, and what they did with them, it might give other people some ideas for new places to take their dogs.
I like hearing about other people's walks anyhow...

[mymumdom]

I only walked one today :( The old boy woke up off his legs so he's been at the local vet's today having blood tests. We've had him on Trocoxil which has been good for his pain, but is slowly farking his liver.
The Lurcher had a good walk anyhow, she met up with a young and very lively Rhodesion Ridgeback who was more than a match for her.

[saffronwblue]

Took Daiz to an oflfeash park by the river to throw balls. We sort of fell in with a motley group of people and dogs who I think go down there most days at that time. The people sort of shuffled about and vaguely chatted while the dogs had a gorgeous time. It felt a bit like joining a gang.

[RoyalWelsh]

Today and yesterday Meg and I went for an hour and a half walk around the headlands. Well, yesterday was an hour and a half because I got lost after taking what I thought was a shortcut! Both days were lovely and off lead. We didn't see a soul but we did find a 'secret' bridge down in a dip between some cliffs and yesterday we found a 'secret' beach! Meg still doesn't fancy the water though. Any tips on getting her swimming without having to go in myself?

[moonmother]

Yesterday and today took Oscar (3 yr old B C) to school first thing (2 miles there and back) , with the wind yesterday Dp took him out for a short run off lead before it got dark.

Today, as the wind has calmed down after dropping Ds at school took Oscar through the park where he ran about playing for 20-25 mins with the other dogs .

DD will take him out for a short lead walk after school and Dp will take him out for a off lead run later this eve.

Morning wise - it doesn't usually alter ie school run unless I have to go shops etc after school drop off (we've had a few travellers locally take a great interest in him - so we don't tie him up outside shops etc). If I can't take him on the school run I take him for a good run when I get home.

[mymumdom]

Tuesdays and Thursdays I have DS with me which severely curtails the opportunity for long, exciting dog walks. We end up going to parks that have fenced off playgrounds in them and park as far away from the playground as possible. So today we had a 10 minute off lead walk there, 20 mins of the dogs running around the playground while DS played, then a 15 minute walk bag as the dogs stopped to play with a dalmation.
It wasn't very exciting for them but they are both zonked out nicely.

[cryhavoc]

We did the same as yesterday. Up the hill, off lead chasing, then back down the hill. A lap of the sports pitch, then a rest while DD played in the park, then home.

Also with us today was DD's imaginary puppy, who seems to be far better than the rotties at coming back when he is called

[ditavonteesed]

we went through the woods (where I got hit on the head by several spikey conkers)which is by a big river, then popped out onto the road at the other end, did a lap of the park in tthe village we were in and back through the woods.
wanted to go to another river today but have heard reports (from local doggy people) that several dogs have been stung by wasps there recently so might give that one a miss.

[fruitshootsandheaves]

usual walk around the fields which are all lovely and ploughed and flat now and all the paths cut back so i can see if there is anyone coming, so I can put my highly untrustworthy collie on her lead. before she eats other dogs
Threw a ball for the mad spaniel after he'd chased all the seagulls off the field, stopped for a bit of first aid on spaniel due to sudden mysterious laying down and chewing of paw. However nothing found, think he may have trodden on a wasp.
Didn't meet anyone. Not even the dog walking lady and her humongous pack of allsorts.

[OriginalPoster]

We went to the park. Puppy loved chasing leaves. Normally he swims in the river, but its too high just now.

[Zakinthos]

Blustery walk in local park this morning with dog very excited and running round in circles, which she seems to do when it is very windy. Does anyone else's dog do this? Usual habits of eating rabbit droppings (which I understand are completely harmless?) and trying to get her white coat as muddy as possible. Seems to like eating mud lately as well.

[MurielTheActor]

Took the lurcher and the schnoodle (Little and Large ) to the woods today. We usually go to a lovely walk which begins at the end of our road and follows a stream for miles - across a park where we play ball - but they always go in the water and need hosing down on return home and I can't always face it... so we need to go on a dry walk from time to time.
Wasn't windy at all

[Onlyaphase]

I took the labradors out on a circular woodland walk, that ends up alongside the most beautiful river (lots of sheets of stone with water flowing over and around them), picking blackberries as we went. Dogs had a dip too.

I thought this would be best as I would have been blown away in the open fields. Didn't see another soul out today, must have been too windy.

[blinkineck]

We walked around the streets because it's getting dark earlier and I like nosying in people's houses

[alp]

DH took our springer pup out for an off lead woodland walk this morning, where she ran in the bushes, met a couple of other dogs and came home happy and muddy.

I took her on a lead walk to the pet shop and vets (I'm a worried mum about her weight-too skinny!) Where she got made a fuss of but pulled far too much to trying to chase leaves blowing in the wind!

[potbellyqueen]

We had a somewhat blustery walk in the woods today; we met a lovely old cocker spaniel (Sonny is a cocker too), a mad labrador and a grumpy old jack russell. Sonny drank from various muddy puddles and came home with several million sticky seed pods stuck in his undercarriage & ears.

[MotherJack]

PC - mine hates rain too. Lol at yours doing "the pee dance"

Sorry DBF. Can we start some counselling? I'm fairly traumatised myself! Especially as my one shoe lost it's grip as a result of said antics and I kept slipping. I have tried to find solace in the fact that it was an open toe walking sandal and could have been much worse [blech]

[Joolyjoolyjoo]

My poor two missed their proper lunchtime walk today, as I didn't have time for lunch- they are still here at work with me, and have been out for the toilet, but are looking at me very reproachfully I feel like a bad mum!

[RoyalWelsh]

I haven't walked mine yet as I oversletp and had to be at work. She hates the wind though, so will probably just nip up the road to a field with standing stones in so she can have a quick run.

[DogsBestFriend]

Oh please, MotherJack, did you have to?

I stepped on half a dead mouse yestrday (the other half being in a cat's stomach, I suspect). I had managed to blank it out of my mind until I read about your owl-stepping antics.

Bleurgh!

[cryhavoc]

Great idea. I took my two Rottweilers (and DD) onto the big hill where local people let dogs off lead. Girldog chased a tennis ball, Boydog and DD chased each other and a lovely pair of spaniels we met.

Then we continued to the park and sports pitch, once around the perimeter, and then the dogs had a lie down next to the fence whilst DD and I played in the park for a while.

Then we walked the approx 500m home.

[PersonalClown]

Oh yes MJ.

Mine hates the rain too. He has to be at the 'Doing the Pee Dance' stage before he'll go out.

Surprisingly, he loves the snow! Throw snowballs about and he's a happy Staffy.

[MotherJack]

Staffords are such big girls blouses, aren't they PC?

Standard route of circular field walk whilst throwing tennis balls, passing the churchyard and a quick dip in the stream (her, not me) totally marred by the fact I completely managed to not see a dead owl and stepped in it right at the off. Sort of put a dampener on the whole thing

[DogsBestFriend]

A quick walk at stupid o clock this morning for my own dogs, along country paths (dark, not funny with a black Lab amongst the pack!), walks with my "charges" across footpaths, alongside fields and later on will be walking my own and others on the footpaths alongside the river where it's very pretty and where 2 of my 3 and others can paddle in a shallow sloping pool. (Not so my elder GSD, owing to his epilepsy. :( ).