Do you drive to take your dog a walk?
Discussion
Around where I live, there aren’t many good places to let the dog run free so I often drive 10 minutes down the road and get a good couple of hours away from the hustle and bustle.
Some dog walkers I’ve been talking to never take theirs anywhere unless it’s as part of a family day out or holiday.
Most of my mileage comes from dog walking these days since my work is from home
Some dog walkers I’ve been talking to never take theirs anywhere unless it’s as part of a family day out or holiday.
Most of my mileage comes from dog walking these days since my work is from home
This time of year is tricky...
Weekdays is round the field at the back of the house but often lose the battle with the daylight...or it's a few different routes on the streets near home
Weekends in winter it's drive a few mins to the local canal, common or some hills are just a 5 minute drive.
In the summer he doesn't need much walking so it's early mornings and late nights wherever he fancies
Weekdays is round the field at the back of the house but often lose the battle with the daylight...or it's a few different routes on the streets near home
Weekends in winter it's drive a few mins to the local canal, common or some hills are just a 5 minute drive.
In the summer he doesn't need much walking so it's early mornings and late nights wherever he fancies
We are very lucky to have woods in one direction 5 min walk and farmers fields and woodland / park 5 mins the other way but we will pop him in the car for a walk on the beach 10 min drive. I don’t really as the point in him being in the car for a long distance he would much prefer to stay in bed.
As much as I enjoy my local forest walk, having a dog is a great excuse to check out new places. My dog comes out to work with me a few days per week where we get to try lots of new walks.as much as my dog likes her local route I'm sure she enjoys the stimulation of new places. I'd certainly get bored if I walked the same route/park every day.
Tigerj said:
One of the criteria when buying our house was suitable dog walks within walking distance. We’ll drive to different ones on the weekend but in the week it’s all ones we can get too from the house.
In the future this will be a big one for me. Good sized garden and easy access to good walks. Where we used to live had a couple of cracking walks on the doorstep but my old dog didn’t really appreciate it as a lap dog sort of breed. Now I’d be very grateful for that huge field that leads to a woodland valley backing onto a nice village. Even had a nice little shop to grab a quick snack as you’re walking 
Silvanus said:
As much as I enjoy my local forest walk, having a dog is a great excuse to check out new places. My dog comes out to work with me a few days per week where we get to try lots of new walks.as much as my dog likes her local route I'm sure she enjoys the stimulation of new places. I'd certainly get bored if I walked the same route/park every day.
Mine has started telling me she will only walk the local street if the weather is to her liking. If there’s any moisture on the floor or even a fine rain in the sky, she just stands on the doorstep and refuses to move! Completely different story if you go somewhere interesting though 
Bear in mind, this dog jumps in the North Sea in winter, swampy marshland ponds, reservoirs, lakes, anything related to freezing or dirty really. Yet won’t go for a walk unless the British weather is very kind!!!
We have a few hundred acres of parkland/farmland/nature walks just behind our house....... But when puppies we had to take them in the car because people have aggressive dogs off lead around here. We are shortly going to start trying out a field that you rent so we can be sure they don't have to meet aggressive rat dogs.
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