SadKen
Well-Known Member
It’s all a bit ‘let them eat cake’ for me. ‘Have you tried not being poor?’.I dont like ball throwing for the reasons Clodagh outlined. Its a rare thing we do occasionally.
The love flirt poliing, but again its not great for them so its an occasional treat.
We do scent work, walks through cities, visits to shops, occasional visits to the park, trips on public transport etc, etc. But the main thing is walking exploring footpaths and bridleways.
I'm glad your set up works for you. Not only do I not have a paddock, but I also wouldnt consider that acceptable for me or my dogs.
I'm lucky, if it was implemented I have no ties, I'd just up sticks and move to a country that didnt have such rules.
Flippant of course, and I’m not trying to upset people, but the fact is the vast majority of dog owners don’t have these things and that doesn’t make them bad owners. Trying to deliver a fulfilling life for a sentient creature doesn’t deserve to be criminalised; we have legislation for off lead dogs causing problems, it’s just not enforced.