Must get round to uploading some more recent pics of my 'pup', shes now 8 months old, looking very beautiful, not quite fully grown but she won't be a big dog.
I bought some cheap Karrimor walking boots at the end of summer, the tread has worn flat in a few places. So I'm now looking at getting some better proper boots for dog walking.
Everything I buy at the minute seems to be 'for dog walking'. Boots, hat, gloves, waterproof trousers, coats.
As my puppy has got older the lengths of walk have got longer. We used to limit it to a walk around the local housing estate that we live in, but a bit further afield we get into open country side. Now my favourite is a river bank walk. 15 minutes walk to get to the start of the public footpath, short stretch along open fields, then onto river bank (actually a man made drainage waterway as I'm in the Fens) its dead straight for about 5 miles, very wide top to the bank, well worn path, but never 'busy'. Its nice to say hello to fellow dog walkers you meet.
My route can vary quite a bit, we have the main one down to an hour now, but we can carry on further and make it up to two hours.
A few weeks ago I came across a little bridge that me and my mates used to go fishing from when we were 11. I'm 38 now. The bridge and footpath one side of it is unchange. But a new housing estate where once were open fields was a bit of a shock.
Bella has had a quick paddle in the river, so I think she's going to be a bit of a swimmer in the spring and summer.
Hopefully going to take a trip to Old Hunstanton beach sometime over the next couple of days with her.
Some pics added. Our favourite riverbank walk, with a friend. A quick dip, then home to get dry. And chilling on her sofa.
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