How much exercise does your dog need?

While browsing the web I came across this interesting article and infographic about how much exercise various breeds of dog need. Some of the breeds are exactly where you’d expect on the scale but some of the breeds are surprising. It goes to show that size is no indication at all of the amount of exercise needed with the Great Dane coming in at the bottom end of the scale!  It’s interesting to see that Huskies and Retreivers need less exercise than Boxers or Rottweilers and that the Cocker and Cavalier Spaniels need considerably less exercise than the English Springer Spaniel. Well worth a read, especially for anyone considering getting a puppy… https://www.petfitclub.org.uk/diet-tips/dogs/exercise-dog

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Best pine cone in the world!

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Milo has found the most exciting pine cone in the entire world! I’m not sure why it was so exciting to him but the moment he saw it he lept on it in a kind of pine cone attacking frenzy that involved throwing it up into the air, pouncing, snuffling it into the ground, digging around it and then running at break-neck speed around it before starting again. He literally went bonkers! And strangely, when we returned to the same spot the following day he immediately went into a frenzy again.

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This has been a playful week all round. Sanchez has been unusually boucy too and has even joined in a few games of fetch much to Milo’s delight. (Photos at Bramshott Common)

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We have a new doggy too! A little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Archie… He joined me on a wander across Marley Common this Thursday.

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Walkies at Bramshott Common

Hello peeps! So this is the first (test) blog of hopefully many more to come. I thought it might be nice to share with you some of the photos, routes and fun that your doggies have been having out on our walkies. All the pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them (use the browser back button to return to this page) and if you would like any of them as full-resolution jpegs without watermarks then you can purchase them for just £5 each. Just email me at chums.online@gmail.com. I can also arrange for them to be put on just about anything… cups, coasters, phone covers, canvas…. the list goes on! (Only 3 months til Christmas- wink wink!)

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy seeing what your four-legged friend has been getting up to on our walkies. Would love to get some feedback too.

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Bramshott Common- Circular walk. Total Distance: 2.4 miles. Time: 1hour 7 mins. Trail marked in blue.

This is a lovely loop walk, ideal for wet weather as the route is mainly on high ground and mostly on well made paths. The heather is out at the moment so the views are stunning too.

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Milo the cheeky little Toy Poodle and Sanchez the impeccably behaved black Labradoor have been getting to know each other. Milo loves Sanchez and has been following him around desperately trying to get him to play. Sanchez is more interested in sniffing deer trails than playing but the two enjoy one anothers company and are a great pair to walk together.

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Neither of the dogs seem overly interested in playing fetch. I threw a few sticks but was just glared at with a “and what exactly are you expecting me to do?” look. Sanchez did however find one stick in particular that he fancied having a chew on. It seemed to be a special stick – not sure what was special about it but it’s the first stick i’ve seen him take interest in and he didn’t want to share it with Milo.

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