Walking a dog from the Animal Shelter
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 9:01 Frau A and I have walked dogs at the main animal shelter in Munich and recently went back. It's in a suburb called Riem and is reacheable by train plus a 15 minute walk - a little farther than the English Garden or Nymphenburg.
The "tierheim" (literally translated: animal home) opens at 09:00 daily, at which point you can sign out a dog and take it for a walk. They ask that you walk your dog for at least one and a half hours to get them a lot of exercise.
There is already a line of people waiting at 08:50! Many arrive early to make sure they get their favorite friend. We just asked for any two dogs that needed to get out. While we were waiting, Frau investigated the small pond where all sorts of birds were starting to wake up. (Geese, ducks...)
Included in the mix around the small pond are hens! We wonder how they got there, and if they lay eggs...
The queue eventually got to us and we received two dogs, then headed out onto one of the trails in the area.
Riem is the place for horse farms and riding areas in Munich. There are lots of walking & riding paths through woods and along the farms here. We paused on our path at a creek to give Frau A's dog a drink and relax a sec.
This guy is smaller than we usually get, but he was very sweet and had a lot of energy.
Also along the path was a small childrens' playground, with one of the longest playground slides we've ever seen!
The quaint farmer's houses along the trail had lovely flowers in a warm morning sun.
The horses and colts(two of them right here!) were out grazing peacefully too.
It's a great way to start the day, for both us and the dogs. We'll go back to make more friends soon.
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