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Location: West Sussex
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25-07-2011, 10:17 PM
Originally Posted by TabithaJ 
They used to be hellish, frankly. What with the pulling, the constant lunging every time Dex was spooked, and the obsessive chasing of cats and birds and well, anything small that moved actually... Oh, and the jumping up at literally every person who walked past us...
For the first six months our walks were really hard. Then we found a good trainer who taught me how to manage Dex better, and I also accepted that I needed to use a headcollar because of the frequent and violent lunges.
Now, a year since I rehomed Dexter, our walks are 90% enjoyable.
The 10% stressful part is if Dex sees a cat, or a motorbike, or someone carrying something big - or worst of all, if we encounter a horse....
Can't imagine you see too many of them?
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25-07-2011, 10:18 PM
I love our walks, and i enjoy not having to worry much, think I would find it really hard having a dog or in an area that made walks stressful regularly.
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Location: SW London
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25-07-2011, 10:22 PM
Originally Posted by labradork
Good job you live in London.
Can't imagine you see too many of them?
So on top of all the crowds and traffic, we also get the rural distractions of wild rabbits, rutting deer and even horses in London. Aren't we lucky
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25-07-2011, 10:27 PM
Originally Posted by Moon's Mum
Depends where you are. Not sure if Tabitha gets much up in North London. But near me is Richmond Park which is hugely popular with riders especially on weekends. And there's a big riding school just outside the gates. And over in Hampton we had a riding lesson go by with about 15 horses together....now that was fun
So on top of all the crowds and traffic, we also get the rural distractions of wild rabbits, rutting deer and even horses in London. Aren't we lucky
Moobli's location becomes more and more attractive by the day.
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Location: Co. Durham, UK
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25-07-2011, 10:29 PM
Originally Posted by labradork
You need to move. And so do I come to think of it -- the South East commuter belt is on par with London these days.
Moobli's location becomes more and more attractive by the day.
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Location: SW London
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25-07-2011, 10:32 PM
Originally Posted by labradork
You need to move. And so do I come to think of it -- the South East commuter belt is on par with London these days.
Moobli's location becomes more and more attractive by the day.
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Location: Manchester/Cheshire
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25-07-2011, 10:36 PM
Originally Posted by Moon's Mum
Depends where you are. Not sure if Tabitha gets much up in North London. But near me is Richmond Park which is hugely popular with riders especially on weekends. And there's a big riding school just outside the gates. And over in Hampton we had a riding lesson go by with about 15 horses together....now that was fun
So on top of all the crowds and traffic, we also get the rural distractions of wild rabbits, rutting deer and even horses in London. Aren't we lucky
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Location: Wiltshire UK
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25-07-2011, 10:36 PM
The household cavalry ride very day in Hyde Park, then Lilo Blum's riding school is (or was) opposite St Georges Hospital, Horses ride over Wimbledon and Richmond Park etc.
Not to mention the mounted police, the carriage horses from BP mews etc.
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25-07-2011, 10:43 PM
I want to swap homes with moobli.
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