WALKIES – most four-legged friends’ favourite word!
January is Walk Your Dog Month – a whole month dedicated to getting our furry friends out and about enjoying a walk.
With many people marking the start of the new year with new year’s resolutions to get fit and exercise more frequently, what better way to improve your wellbeing – and your dog’s – than by enjoying the great outdoors?
Earlier this month, we asked you to share photos of your dogs on their favourite walks.
Latchford locks, Lymm Dam and Victoria Park were popular destinations as were Sankey Valley Park, Birchwood Park and Walton Gardens.
Walks in Westy Park and Woolston Park and along the Bridgewater Canal were also among the favourites with some dogs and their owners preferring to go a bit further afield and visit the beaches at Hoylake and West Kirby.
A recent study by outdoor retailers GO Outdoors and mental health charity Mind revealed that nearly half of Brits (49 per cent) have experienced challenges with their mental health with 61 per cent agreeing that the outdoors is where they feel the most content.
And more than half of dog owners in the UK (56 per cent) say they find outdoor activities more enjoyable with their dogs.
Here are a few of your four-legged friends on a walk – running in the fields and woods and splashing in muddy puddles.
Don’t worry if you didn’t get chance to share a photo of your dog - there’s still time to send one in using the link at the bottom of the page.
So, we want to know where in Warrington you and your dog like to go for a walk?
Community answers
Walk Your Dog Month
"Share a photo of your dog, or you and your dog, out for a walk this January"
We asked for your responses - this is what you sent.
What's your dog's name?Sonny
Where in Warrington do you live?Carrington Park
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Muddy mooch through Bewsey Woods Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Paddington Meadows, Lymm Dam, Bridgewater Canal, Sankey Valley Park, Victoria Park
What's your dog's name?Flynn, Maggie and Juno
Where in Warrington do you live?Bewsey
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Juno, Flynn and Maggie on their winter walk Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Sankey Valley and Woolston Park
What's your dog's name?Sam
Where in Warrington do you live?Sankey
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Sam Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Sankey Valley Park
What's your dog's name?Etti
Where in Warrington do you live?Edgewater Park
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Etti at his favourite place - Walton Gardens Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Walton Gardens
What's your dog's name?Dextee
Where in Warrington do you live?Latchford
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Enjoying winter sunshine Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Latchford canal and locks
What's your dog's name?Finn
Where in Warrington do you live?Statham
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Finn on his favourite log Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Lots of great walks in the Lymm area
What's your dog's name?Millie
Where in Warrington do you live?Latchford
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15 week old rottwiler Millie taking a selfie Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Latchford locks
What's your dog's name?Murphy
Where in Warrington do you live?Warrington
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Murphy “The Mirth~Meister” Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Near the ‘Tin Lizzy’ railway bridge, Arpley, Warrington
What's your dog's name?Bamsi
Where in Warrington do you live?Orford
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This is eight-month-old Bamsi on his first visit to the beach. He loves exploring new places but enjoys a good walk around Birchwood Park where he receives a fuss from all the office workers. Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Birchwood Park, Orford Park and forest walks
What's your dog's name?Cara and Skye
Where in Warrington do you live?Lymm
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Lymm dam Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Lymm dam
What's your dog's name?Daisy
Where in Warrington do you live?Sankey Bridges
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Daisy enjoying her walk Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Sankey Valley Park
What's your dog's name?Penny
Where in Warrington do you live?Latchford
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Penny is a Welsh terrier Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Penny loves going for walks at Walton Gardens
What's your dog's name?Sonny
Where in Warrington do you live?Carrington Park
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Sonny with a huge stick! Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Sonny loves going for a walk on the beach. Hoylake Beach is his favourite. There are some lovely dog walks in Warrington. Sonny likes to go to Sankey Valley Park, Victoria Park, Paddington Meadows and Lymm Dam.
What's your dog's name?Tilly
Where in Warrington do you live?Latchford
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Tilly loves a walk! Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Tilly loves looking for puddles to splash in at Westy Park
What's your dog's name?Rocky
Where in Warrington do you live?Warrington
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Rocky, enjoying a walk in Walton Gardens Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Walton Gardens is our favourite place to go
What's your dog's name?Moss and Merlin
Where in Warrington do you live?Latchford
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Moss and Merlin (border collies) love a walk down the river ,or on Victoria park , Latchford Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Moss and Merlin, two border collies, love a walk down the river or in Victoria Park in Latchford
What's your dog's name?Tilly
Where in Warrington do you live?Latchford
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Tilly having fun at Westy park Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Tilly loves looking for puddles at Westy Park
What's your dog's name?Charlie
Where in Warrington do you live?Orford
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Old boy is 13 now Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Brick Park enclosed dog area
What's your dog's name?Barney and Sarge
Where in Warrington do you live?Lymm
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Barney the Cavapoo and his big brother Sarge the Great Dane Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Woolston Park
What's your dog's name?Baxter
Where in Warrington do you live?Chapelford
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Baxter loves nothing more than running through the woods and chasing a ball Where do you and your dog like to go for a walk?Lymm Dam or the Bridgewater Canal
Walk Your Dog Month
Share a photo of your dog, or you and your dog, out for a walk this January
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