Dog walking at Knockmountain After a busy morning of walks—first at the beach with Bracken and my own dogs, then back again for a solo walk with...
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Mid-Morning with Sage and Elsa
One More Walk Before the Rush After our early morning walk, we headed back out for the mid-morning session. By then the temperature was already over...
Out early to beat the heat
Another scorcher at Boden Boo With temperatures forecast to hit 27°C later today, myself and all the other dog walkers were out extra early....
Winnie’s welcome back walk!
Back on the Trails at Finlaystone After a bit of a tough time, Winnie the chocolate Labrador is finally back out on the trails! She had a wee...
The Travellers Return!
Welcome Home, Maisie and Molly! After three weeks of touring Europe in a campervan, Maisie the black sprocker and Molly the young working cocker...
Splashing Through 25°C at Erskine Beach
Scotland vs Brazil? Dogs Didn't Care! It was already hitting 25°C by the time we started our second walk of the day — the mid-morning one at Erskine...
Staying under cover at Finlaystone
A Shady Lunchtime Stroll It was hitting 23°C when we started our lunch walk at Finlaystone today — which is fine, especially as we were under cover...
Beating the Heat at Boden Boo
Sage, Marley and Nala at Erskine Beach The heat wave continues and it's another scorcher today. Kind of stresses all the dog walkers out a bit when...
In Focus: Perfect
Keeping in the shade on this hot, hot day! All the dog walkers started early today to get the dogs walked before it became too hot. 27°C was the...
Featured Dog: Minnie
A walk in Finlaystone The weather forecast was for light rain all day, but there were only one or two light showers. It was quite overcast and very...
Ciao Bella!
A Sunday Funday with Bella I had Bella to walk this Sunday lunchtime and it was hot. The tide was out too, so it was quite a casual walk. If you...
Bracken gets off lead!
We visit the Run Free Fields I only found out yesterday that today is Bishopton Day. I live in the street right next to the gala. By late morning,...
Central Park, Dargavel Village
A new park and walk in Dargavel Village I walk 9-year-old Bracken every day in the late afternoons, and we’ve started exploring the new Central Park...
So… I bought a retro camera
BDWS GOES OLD SKOOL!! It's been a while since I've blogged properly – I didn't have a camera for a bit. They're so heavy to carry while dog walking,...
Bailey and Oakley join BDWS
Two young black Labradors from Dargavel Bailey (orange collar) and Oakley (red collar) are just 7 months old and from Dargavel. I've got an...
Finlaystone’s New Trails and Dog Park
Finlaystone is super dog-friendly It's been a few years since I've walked dogs in Finlaystone Country Estate but today I had to revisit, after...
Lola joins BDWS
Lola joins at 17 weeks old Lola just joined and had a few walks and already loves the walks and her new packmates. She arrived late to her new...
Pics of the week
After a brilliant warm, sunny summer, Autumn has finally arrived and brought cooler temperatures, shorter days and rain. But still dry, sunny...


















