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Sep

28

Bramshott & Waggoners Wells Route

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Monday’s dog walk at Bramshott and Wagonners Wells. Distance: 3.6 miles (5.8 km). Time taken: 1 hour 16 minutes.

Walkers Info: The route is mostly on dry, well-made, wide paths so great for wet weather, particularly on higher ground. The ‘straight’ along the bottom of the map is on an old disused road with tarmac under foot. The South East corner of the route passes quite close to the A3 and so dogs that like to ‘explore’ are probably best kept on a lead at the 2 closest points. Some of the lower paths are a little muddy, mainly those leading down to and away from Wagonners wells, although the paths surrounding the ponds are fairly dry with lots of protruding roots. The route was walked at a fast pace but with a few stops for the dogs to play on route.

Sep

27

How much exercise does your dog need?

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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

Sep

25

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.

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)