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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

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Clare discovers how to safely and considerately walk with your dog in the countryside.

Clare discovers how to safely and considerately walk with your dog in the countryside. Her human companion is Steve Jenkinson, who lives on Mainland, Orkney.

Walking your dog in the countryside can be tricky: What if you need to cross a field of cattle or horses? Should you let your dog off the lead or keep it on?  Is it best to poo-pick or ‘stick and flick’ in a remote area?   Steve Jenkinson has a unique job, having studied the psychology of people and their pets he now works with a range of organisations helping them develop a harmonious relationship with dog walkers who use their land.   He lives on Orkney where Clare met him and his dog, Teal, for a coastal walk which passes by the Broch of Gurness.  This Iron Age settlement is around 2000 years old and is on the north eastern edge of Orkney’s west Mainland. The St. Magnus Way, a 58 mile long-distance walking route passes by.  This is the third of three consecutive walks that Clare recorded on Orkney where she explored its landscape, rich history and archaeology. 

Presenter: Clare Balding
Producer, for BBC Audio in Bristol: Karen Gregor

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