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Kazz
24-06-2008, 07:56 PM
Had a fantastic walk round Sutton park today with Sal. Meet some lovely dogs a friendly rather dopey Bernese http://www.dogsey.com/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif who kept walking the opposite way to his owner - although with hindsight think the dog was right the bloke was going the wrong way.

A really hyper and friendly yet nervous Border Collie who realaxed on meeting Sal his owners told me he was a rescue, and he normaly lies on his belly when he sees another dog. But today he realaxed and lay down for a second or two as we stood and spoke his owners were estatic. And couldn't thank me enough - although I did nothing but told Sal to lie down which seemed to put the BC at his ease.

Met two lovely Cocker spaniels, Monty and Don.......http://www.dogsey.com/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif and their owners, who I then saw on te way back to the car, they would not go the "right way" as there was a chap letting his large Rottie X run riot running and barking at dogs, I had to go that way and as I got to the edge of the green I heard the chap shout to his mate "Grab the dog there a Staffie coming" http://www.dogsey.com/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif http://www.dogsey.com/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif the staffie being Sal who totaly ignored the dog the men the whole shuebang of them. The Cocker owners followed us across the green - rather than the detour they were going to make.


I really enjoy walking in Sutton park. A great day even if I can't get a decent picture of Sal as she does dash about there all I get is a bum or a tail...disappearing into the undergrowth.

Moli
24-06-2008, 08:12 PM
Sounds like you both had a lovely day Kazz, Sal is a credit to you, such a good girl....

Mags
24-06-2008, 08:38 PM
Pleased you had such a lovely day in the park, Kazz .......Sal was most likely the best trained dog there! :D

angieh
24-06-2008, 08:42 PM
I could picture that whole sequence - Sal's probably entirely satisfied with just being told she's a "good girl" by you!

Kazz
24-06-2008, 08:58 PM
You are quite right Angie...she goes a little giddy when she gets a pat...soppy soul.

Kazz
24-06-2008, 08:59 PM
This si the best picture I could get of her she was coming back toward me then swizzled round as she caught the scent of something,...dogs eh!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/Captured2008-6-2400003.jpg

Kazz
24-06-2008, 09:01 PM
However this is the lake where the sea cadet practice, these are the permanet residents.........
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/Captured2008-6-1300003.jpg

And taken last year the ponies in the park you need to be up early to see these,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/PoniesSuttonParkbybracebridge.jpg

Mags
24-06-2008, 09:05 PM
That looks a lovely place Kazz.....ideal for dog walking too:D

angieh
24-06-2008, 11:00 PM
That's a lovely looking park - how large is it?

Elaine
25-06-2008, 11:05 AM
Looks lovely, are the ponies wild?

Kazz
25-06-2008, 05:47 PM
That's a lovely looking park - how large is it?

Sutton park is approx 2,400 acres consisting of woodlands, heathlands and wetlands. The entire park was designated a National Nature Reserve by English Nature. I was where King Henry VIII hunted, and has a hunting lodge in there, in recent history it also had an Italian Prisoner of War camp the park during WWII:-D .

Kazz
25-06-2008, 05:57 PM
Looks lovely, are the ponies wild?
Yeap they are Elaine they are Exmoor ponies already "endangered" and the Sutton park herd is approx 30 head.
The site is included in English Heritage's list of historic parks and gardens and most of the site is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This former royal deer park has retained many ancient features including prehistoric mounds and a Roman Road.