Swimming

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All this rain has its advantages… at least to dogs. Sanchez, Milo and Archie enjoyed a bit of splashing about at Chapel Common where we found a huge pond to play in.

Chapel Common (Swimming)

Sanchez was most keen on the water. Each time I threw a stick in he was first to leap in after it. Once retreived he would do a mad, excited dash around in circles with Milo and Archie chasing him desperately trying to keep up.

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Milo also got carried away in the moment and dived in after Sanchez. I’ve not seen him swim before!

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Archie seemed less inclined to get wet. He seems to prefer his water-mud ratio to be a little higher in favour of mud. He did enjoy joining in the mad dashes outside of the pond however and joined in with a bit of shaking as Sanchez climbed out.

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All a lot of fun!

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An atmospheric walk at Bramshott

The mist up at Bramshott was fantastic today. Milo and I had a very peaceful and atmospheric walk amongst the trees, watching the steam rise as the sun hit the soaking ground for probably the first time in a month!

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Some recent routes…

Since the weather has been so atrocious recently I’ve not felt terribly inspired to take my camera out… for fear of it drowning! Instead I thought I would record some routes on my GPS to share…

Henley Walk (Muddy)

This was Tuesday mornings walk. I really like the woods at Henley Common but hadn’t properly explored any of the smaller paths. I spotted the Ironworks on the map and thought i’d take a wander in that directon. This is possibly the muddiest path in the world! Even the dogs were jumping the worst bits for fear of getting sucked in. The top part of the loop consists of that very special mud that sucks welly boots clean off your feet and is impossible to tell how deep it is. I nearly slipped over several times. Sid and Sanchez were filthy but seemed to enjoy it very much. Sid did some of his superfast running which was a little scary as he whipped past me while I was stuck in the mud, splashing muddy spray in every direction. Luckily the bottom half of this loop is very solid ground with nice ‘clean-ish’ puddles to wash off in.

For the next walk I decided a considerably drier route was in order. Bramshott is simply the best for wet weather walking…

Bramshott walk (long)

Cross country exploring

Sid & Sanchez helped me explore a new walking spot on Tuesday at Henley Common. There are some nice wide and dry paths here which is great for the wetter months but also a lot of great cross-counrty spots to explore. We’ve been going cross country a lot recently as the dogs love jumping over obstacles and playing in the long grass.

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BFF’s

Milo and Archie have been walking together recently and they are really enjoying each other’s company. Milo is a really playful all the time, he’s very pleased that he has a walk friend that actually want’s to play too! Archie has come on leaps and bounds with his social interaction. Hard to beleive he was quite nervous of other dogs a few months ago. Now, even with Milo who is very energetic and likes to play a bit of rough and tumble, he never seems even slightly nervous. Go Archie! Here is some ‘play time’ between the two of them… (Photos at Bramshott Common)

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