Too hot for anywhere else
I walk Bracken 9 times a week, and normally we head for a nice big long walk around Dargavel's Central Park. But today it was way too hot—by the time we arrived at the beach at 4pm, it was already hitting 26°C!
Bracken is a lead-only dog. Unless we're at the enclosed Run Free Fields, I can't let him off—he just won't come back. So today, I used my extra-long extendable lead, long enough that he could still wade in for a paddle and cool down. Luckily the tide was in, so he could have a splash while staying safe on the lead.
It wasn't too busy, but I could spot a few people cooling off in the water and catch the faint smell of a BBQ drifting over. Taking one-handed photos with my phone while holding the lead in the other hand was a bit of a challenge, so the gallery below is the best I could manage on the move!
Here are some photos from the walk...
Approaching the Erskine bridge
There’s some fresh graffiti as we make our way to the beach
Here’s our entrance to the beach, Bracken might try to pull my arm off now!
Bracken sitting in the river
Nice to be cool
I’m holding a stick here, and getting a very nice ‘sit’
Bracken running out of the river with a stick
Bracken loves sticks
Bracken
The lead is just long enough the Bracken can swim
Close up
Sitting nicely for a treat. We’ve left the beach behind and are sticking to the path now—fingers crossed it helps dry him off!
Bracken in some long grass
Mar Hall
We’re walking the Clyde coastal path
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