Grubby dog
During a walk to the Mausolem.
We realised today that the Mausoleum would be a good place to retreat to if the zombie hoards were on the march.
Dog saved after swallowing 111 coins
A dog in New York is recovering well after having $1.11 worth of cents removed from his stomach. The Jack Russell Terrier named Jack ingested the 111 coins when he was licking up crumbs from a leftover bagel…
New research sheds light on the evolution of dogs
The first dogs descended from wolves about 14,000 years ago but according to Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods humans didn’t domesticate dogs — dogs sought out humans and domesticated us…
A gift for dog lovers…
A dog has likely saved the life of a 3-year-old girl who went missing overnight….
[Great story but what was the dog’s name and was he/she ok?]
The car park is free on Sundays, so that’s when we usually go. You can walk through the park/heritage area, along the river and behind the old warehouses. You can keep walking through the industrial area to meet up the canal. At this point turn left if you want to continue along the Saxon Shore Way. The Canal Tavern, back near the yachting area, has a pool table and allows dogs.
Park the car on the junction of Norfolk Rd, Wharf Rd and Mark Lane and just walk alongside the canal, with the rail tracks on the other side. There is very little traffic. The road turns into a cycle path. It smells sometimes as you pass the sewage works but that doesn’t last long. You can also walk down the road where the paddocks start and before the rifle range. This leads you to the Thames and you can walk for miles along the bank. I really like the industrial feel of this walk even though it leads into the marshes.
We’ve only been here once, winter 2010, so there is more to explore. There is a small apple orchard on site.
