As part of the blog circle this week I will be talking about secure dog fields near me in Suffolk and they are a fabulous resource for people with a large variety of dogs.
So firstly what is a secure dog field?
Secure dog fields come in many different shapes and size with varying amounts of equipment in them.
But quite simply they are a secure safe area that you can exercise your dog safe in the knowledge that they cannot run off and that you will not encounter other dogs or animals.
Who would need to use a secure dog field?
Secure dog fields are used by people and their dogs for numerous reasons.
- For training in a safe environment so that if things don’t go to plan you know your dog will not run into danger for example a road.
- For reactive dogs that in normal circumstance owners cannot let off the lead through fear they may harm another dog/person. The field gives the dog a chance to run freely and enjoy itself.
- I as a photographer use them as again there are no interruptions from outside factors when trying to take photos.
- People use them as a place to meet and let their dogs have some free time together, in the past I have photographed puppy reunions held in secure dog fields so the litter can all meet up in a safe place.
- Some dog fields have agility and other equipment in so you can introduce your dog to new activities.
The list of uses is really endless as everyone will make use of them in different ways but they are definately a valued resource to have in your area.
Some of the secure dog fields local to me
Murfield Meadow is a secure dog exercise field, available for exclusive use and enabling your canine companions to enjoy off lead freedom and fun! The field measures approximately 2.5 acres and is enclosed by 1.9 metre deer fencing. We are situated on the outskirts of Hadleigh in a quiet, picturesque environment.
• 6 acres of meadows, trees, ditches and small wooded copse
• 6ft high fencing • Dog paddling pool • Toy box • Drinkers
The House of Muddy Paws secured dog field is a safe and secure environment for you to enjoy with your dogs, friends and family.
The field provides peace of mind for you to train, exercise or just have fun with your four legged friends.
Want to carry on training yourself? Need to practice your agility? Want somewhere secure you can let your dog off lead to practice your recalls? We offer use of our 1 ½ acre fence training paddock, complete with a full set of competition agility equipment.
We are open 7am till 7pm Monday – Friday, (excluding bank holidays). All other times are by appointment only. The centre is available for hire most weekday evenings and weekends so keep an eye on what’s happening and Facebook pages.
If you live outside of Suffolk you can use this handy website to find a dog field near you
Find your nearest dog exercise park or field that allows your dog to run free in a safe secure environment.
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I hope you have enjoyed reading about the secure dog fields near me, to carrying on reading more about this please go and check out what fellow photographer Tammy has to say.
I’ve never heard of these! What an awesome thing to have so many safe options to choose from!
I haven’t heard of these. I would love to have a place that I could do ‘training’ of my dogs – mostly working on recall – as we have been off hiking some the last few days – we did find a beautiful open meadow and we were the only ones there – so what I found is our hound mix Abby follows her nose (of course) and our twins, Rue & Ollie, are pretty good at recall. I will have to check around and see whether there is any such place near me or if I just need to try and find an odd time that a dog park is empty. Thanks for sharing!!
I’m not sure if these are a unique thing to the UK, but hope you can find something similar in the US as they are a god send. Maybe you could campaign to get one opened in your area or work with the dog parks to have a separate enclosure you could book? 🙂
So do you book these fields so you have them to yourself, or will other people and their dogs be there as well?
Yes, you can usually book in hour slots and they are charged per dog 🙂
Wow! As an owner of a reactive dog AND a photographer, I so wish we had these around me – what a terrific idea!
Love the idea of these dog parks. So cool. And that last image of recall practice is killer!