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Dog Walking????

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  • 13-05-2012 4:13pm
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    fayem
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Just wondering does anyone have any ideas of nice places to walk your dog around South County Dublin?? Usually go to Killliney Hill and Killiney Beach but getting bored now!!!


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    Zaph
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    Moved from Aardvark


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    liliq
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    Marley Park if you're happy to keep them on a lead, Ticknock, Three Rock...
    Is Killiney beach away from the main road? Do you let them off the leads? Is it quiet? (sorry for allthe questions...)


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    RosieJoe
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    You could go up to the smelting tower, nice walk and great views.


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    Jess16
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    Sandymount Strand is always lovely for walking, as is Marley Park, Rathfarnham and Bushy Park, Dundrum. Marley Park even have a specialised doggie enclosure where all the little guys can run and play about together off their leads! :)


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    Clanket
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    Jess16 wrote: »
    Sandymount Strand is always lovely for walking, as is Marley Park, Rathfarnham and Bushy Park, Dundrum. Marley Park even have a specialised doggie enclosure where all the little guys can run and play about together off their leads! :)

    You mean Bushy park, Terenure?


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    Jess16
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    Clanket wrote: »
    You mean Bushy park, Terenure?

    I guess I do!


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    grimm2005
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    I like killiney hill myself, im not up there often though. Cabinteely park is nice, not huge but it does have a pretty big dog enclosure so if youve the kind of dog that you cant trust off the lead usually then its very handy.


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    fayem
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭fayem


    Hi again! Think im gonna try Marley park this week but with the enclosure do many dogs get attacked by others as they are not on leads? Its just Killiney hill is so big and there's plenty of rooM!!! :)


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    MistyCheese
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    I find that a lot of dogs do get pretty aggresive in the enclosure. I stopped taking my dogs there as they are small dogs and, although I didn't feel they were in danger, they weren't getting a lot out of it.

    I much prefer the atmosphere on Killney Hill, the dogs are more relaxed and the people are going about their own thing, not standing over the dogs like you would be in Marley Park.

    Although you want an alternative to Killney Hill so I'd recommend Bushy Park. There is the wooded area that the dogs like to sniff and there is the open park for a change of scenery. I used to live near enough to go every day but now it's over an hour walk away. If you want to walk your dog off leash you can do so before 11am and for the last hour before closing which in June I think is 9pm.


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    iguana
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    MistyCheese wrote: »
    If you want to walk your dog off leash you can do so before 11am and for the last hour before closing which in June I think is 9pm.

    Or you can just walk along the Dodder outside the park where there are no restrictions (bar the RB ones) about dogs being off lead.


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