Dog walking during the lockdown

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Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby irismary » Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:14 pm

Are there national guidelines for dog walking, or is it down to local interpretation? Which probably means the interpretation of whoever you are speaking to at the time. I live in a small village, currently free of any infection, and the Guardia here seem to feel that it is barely permissible, with friends being told 'do it in your garden, or 'go home', 'you are too far away from home'.
I am keen to get on with my vecinos, and do not want to make waves, but the dog has to be walked, and it seems to me to be the activity least likely to spread a virus. The lack of clarity is spoiling what could be a pleasant escape from the strange times in which we find ourselves.

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby peteroldracer » Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:02 pm

Like us humans, dogs must do without outdoor exercise. They are allowed out for "physiological reasons, within 50 metres from the home" - in other words they can *beep* a leg and cr@p. You must carry poobags and some water to rinse off urine deposits.
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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Trooperman » Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:19 pm

Petroldracer wrote:
within 50 metres from the home"
OK. Source(s) for this please?
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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby El Cid » Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:35 pm

I have seen 100m quoted, but I'm not sure the rules are that exact. They say something like a sensible distance, as short as possible and only only long enough for them to satisfy their physiological requirements and away from other people.

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby costakid » Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:01 pm

I think the police are flexible as long as its the dog taking a pi++ and not the owner.

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Enrique » Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:30 pm

Hi,
Our village Mayor Posts on village Whatsapp Group...............from info Posted on the Ayuntamiento de Alcalá la Real site

Dog Walking.................100mtr from House I can see this working ok in a town so you don't have people and dogs wandering all over the place.

On the other hand up in the mountains .......... :)
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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby peteroldracer » Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:38 pm

Our mayor says 50 metres, but this is in a town environment.
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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby irismary » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:41 pm

It looks like my original question has been answered, the rules are local.
Thanks to all for their input. I'm not sure who I feel sorry for the most, the dog or myself!

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby peteroldracer » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:50 pm

In all of this there is a mix of laws, rules and advice. You read things like "you must only shop once a week, in your nearest supermarket" which I cannot find in the law.
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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Trooperman » Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:47 am

My dog and I were approached by the policia local this morning who asked where I lived. I was about 400m from my home and I told them my address. He said "cerca la casa". I asked how many metres, in the light of this thread, and he said "It's not metres, it's close to the house".
We parted with me appearing to be suitably chastened.

What I didn't tell him was that I had left the house, walked across the road into the olive groves and walked a 2 mile circuit before getting back on the road where he found me!
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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby elusive » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:24 pm

peteroldracer wrote:In all of this there is a mix of laws, rules and advice. You read things like "you must only shop once a week, in your nearest supermarket" which I cannot find in the law.
No doubt the local have one law and the guardia the other. Guardia around here are now telling ppl they cant go to a supermarket and must only shop in the little shop in their village. living off proceessed meat and UHT milk for 2 months i dont think.

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Beachcomber » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:13 pm

The Guardia are probably related to the shop owner. Great for business!

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby elusive » Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:11 pm

Exactly what a family member said when i told them :lol:

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Manchesteral » Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:59 pm

The policia municipal are saying they will allow 18 mins for a dog walk in Las Palmas), how on earth they monitor that I don't know, I guess that's the average :think: !

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Manchesteral » Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:05 pm

costakid wrote:I think the police are flexible as long as its the dog taking a pi++ and not the owner.

One of our local residents here has a dog which get's "walked" at least 5 or 6 times a day :lolno:

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Re: Dog walking during the lockdown

Postby Trooperman » Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:14 pm

15 minutes for us I was told when they saw me for a second time!
But then there's the walk to the basura....then the one to the recycling......then it's lunchtime and another "physiological" excursion. The "man on the Clapham omnibus" doesn't seem to figure in Spanish law!
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