hi vince i like to take callie to quiet places too for a free run. the place i used to bring her to is all enclosed but it's always really muddy and o ya full of sticks which she likes to eat and i don't enjoy cleaning up dog sick. i found another relitively stick free place which is also enclosed. there is a pond there though which gets really muddy after the rain. the first time we took her there she jumped in to the pond and needed a bath. so going to wait until the weather improves before bringing her there again. pam Sent from my iPhone > On 4 Feb 2014, at 21:49, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sorry if this is a repeat, but I can't follow what just happened with my > email. Dur. > Zym doesn't get free runs half often enough, and I don't have anyone around > to assist me with it at the moment. > > But all is not lost, because I can let him run around on a long flexi-lead. > It's not ideal, but it's better than nothing. Now he's got the hang of it, he > realises he can run about and sniff and do what dogs do; all except running > off in search of discarded takeaway packages! or malt loaves, wrapping and > all, which allegedly he managed to steal on one occasion. I was ready for > that to be a serious issue, but he hasn't shown any ill-effects. > > I know one place where it's pretty safe to let him go, but it's about 4 miles > away, and not on a bus route as far as I know. It's a park well away from > roads, and with enough space to play with his ball or some other toy. Usually > deserted, too, so he can't bother picnickers, kids with footballs or other > dogs, which he might do in more crowded parks. I might try to get to this > place once we've stopped having all these storms, which assuredly doesn't > help anyone. Beautiful day here today, but it's started raining now, and no > doubt won't know when to stop. > > > Vince. > > > > > > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Feb 04 2014, 11:56 AM > From: "Debbie Palmer" > To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: > Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: free run > > Hi I was told at least once a week for Pearl but due to the weather and not > having anyone to go with very often she doesn't have that many. > > Debbie and Pearl > > >