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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Working from home - knee injury

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It's long time that I am not writing on the blog.. but unfortunately I had a knee injury, so crutches and no new walks for us :( :( But I am working from home and I want to introduce you my new work colleagues ...
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Monday, September 23, 2013

Dog walks: enniskerry - woodland walk

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Maybe is the best walk of the last few months! I went there with two friends and three dogs on a saturday morning. On the M50 it took us less than 30 minutes to get there. There are many walks in Enniskerry and we did the Woodland Walk. Some problems to find a parking space, as we were not familiar with the area, we parked in the town, but we discovered after that there is a parking space at the entrance of the walk. It is a beautiful...
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Friday, September 20, 2013

dog training: sit

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***Please note that I am NOT a dog trainer, so I am just sharing my experience with my own dogs..  I may be doing wrong things and I am open to suggestions :) ***  Let's start the training series with a basic command: SIT With Jago has been very easy to teach him sit, but maybe not for all the dogs is so easy. First thing to remember is that the dog should have fun during the training and should be able to concentrate. So...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Dog walks: Bull Island

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Another beautiful place for a nice walk near Dublin is Bull Island, just 4 miles from the city center. The sandy beach is called Dollymount Strand and it's long approx 5 km!!! The island is designated as a UNESCO Biosphere reserve and is also classified as a Wetland of International importance under the Ramsar Convention. The island is connected to the mainland by the Bull Bridge at the southern (Clontarf/Dollymount) end, and...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Walk for Greyhounds

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Saturday 21st September in Merrion Square there will be the 3d walk for Greyhound. It is a walks organized to promote greyounds as pets and raise awareness of greyhound welfare issues. The meeting is at 12 in Merrion Square Park and the walk will begin at 1.15 and will take 1 and half hours. More information on the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/grai.ie I will go with Jago and Buddy!! ...
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