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PETS | Life with pets
make escape attempts if they don’t get their
daily dose. “They need at least a 5km walk a
day otherwise they go crazy,” he says.
Aside from needing to preserve his home,
Shannon believes providing regular exercise
is mandatory for anyone who owns a dog.
“Imagine if you were stuck in your house all
day long and you never went anywhere and
no one ever visited you. It would be the most
boring life,” he says. “So just get them out of
the house. It’s like their whole world is opened
up. They’re your best mate so treat them like
your best mate.”
Carole Ciavarra, also from Melbourne, agrees it
is essential to walk a dog daily. Regardless of the
weather, she never misses walking Charlie, the
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel she inherited whenShannon Morrison, a 36-year-old copywriter
from Melbourne, has a vested interest in
walking his dogs every day — they wreak
havoc if he doesn’t! His spritely Beagles will
scratch the back door, dig up the yard andhttp://www.petsmagazine.com.au
It’s the word that can
send the best-behaved
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Sophia Auld shares
some tips and tricks for
having a good walk with
your furry friend.A daily walk is good for your dog —
and good for your mental health, too!W.A.L.K.I.E.S.W.A.L.K.I.E.S.