Do you drive to take your dog a walk?

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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

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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

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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!!!

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tuffer said:

I usually just walk him to the end of the garden....

Beautiful

I’d love land like that!

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I need to find a new spot! Was out with my little bundle of fluff and was walking along the footpath and then I heard a bang and saw a flash. Turns out I’d stumbled on a hidden shooting party in the hedges that was firing across the path. Good job the dog has decent recall and wasn’t running too far ahead. Scared the living daylights out of me but the dog seemed fine

Won’t be using that path again… lol