Windwalker

No I didn't deliberately miss any point. Beaches are public spaces and you will see people there with dogs enjoying swimming as well as humans. As long as the dog owners pick up its mess I see no problem. Your point about dog urine was a little OTT. And for your information I've seen sheep on beaches along with neighbouring cats doing their business in the sand.
 
The OP asked a simple question and immediately gets bombarded by the "worry worry" brigade.

No I didn't deliberately miss any point. Beaches are public spaces and you will see people there with dogs enjoying swimming as well as humans. As long as the dog owners pick up its mess I see no problem. Your point about dog urine was a little OTT. And for your information I've seen sheep on beaches along with neighbouring cats doing their business in the sand.
 
The OP asked a simple question and immediately gets bombarded by the "worry worry" brigade.

Stick to roads, tracks and beaches that are fenced off from the adjoining land, or in the case of unfenced ones, keep your dogs on leads unless you are 100% sure they will heed a recall command regardless of any occurance. Better still, get to know land occupiers in whatever area you settle in, as some, once they get to know and trust you will let you exercise them in an empty field from time to time as and when ne may be available.
 
What may be different here to many other places is that we have in certain areas miles of roads and tracks where livestock have been grazing for centuries before roads were thought of, and have pretty much the same right to be on any road or track crossing it than anyone or anything else. Many such areas have poor quality grazing and have a very low stock density as a result, which can lead the unfamiliar to assume just because they can see no livestock from their immediate location, that there isn't any there. This is wrong, and while you might walk a mile or two and still see none, you're as likely to go over a bump in the road and suddenly be faced with one or several sheep quietly munching away, or lying sunning themselves (but more likely taking shelter from the weather) - not a problem if you have your dogs on leads or know you have perfect recall in the circumstances and they stay right at your side, as while at the sight of your dogs they'll all take off and sprint a few hundred yards, most owners won't be particularly bothered by that, but they will if they see a dog appearing to chase after the sheep, even if its only 50 yards until it responds to you and returns.

Oh dear! You missed cat, sheep and horse urine to name a few. Now as this is such a concern I think you should start a campaign to have all dogs put down, after all the Times is full of cases of dog pee disease sindrome every week.

Hi Scootersprocket, I'm sure with five dogs you'll be used to handling them, so you will find lots of walks all over Shetland. It would help if you knew the area you hope to move to then hopefully people could be a bit more constructive with their replies and give specific suitable walks
 
I've walked dogs all over Shetland, sometimes on and off the leash, but always take particular care during the lambing period. A lot of roads can be very quiet at certain times though the day and are therefore safe to walk on the verges. I have always found 99% of motorists to be very courteous when out with my dogs.
 
You'll find the long summer days and nights a delight to walk your dogs, but pack some warm and waterproof clothing for the long dark winters, the windy days can be bad. On saying that I have never not had my dogs out every day of the year
 
Good luck with your move.

Hi Scootersprocket, I'm sure with five dogs you'll be used to handling them, so you will find lots of walks all over Shetland. It would help if you knew the area you hope to move to then hopefully people could be a bit more constructive with their replies and give specific suitable walks
 
I've walked dogs all over Shetland, sometimes on and off the leash, but always take particular care during the lambing period. A lot of roads can be very quiet at certain times though the day and are therefore safe to walk on the verges. I have always found 99% of motorists to be very courteous when out with my dogs.
 
You'll find the long summer days and nights a delight to walk your dogs, but pack some warm and waterproof clothing for the long dark winters, the windy days can be bad. On saying that I have never not had my dogs out every day of the year
 
Good luck with your move.

^ I wouldn't know where on the condition/quality totem Shetland's Housing stock rates, having never experienced what other areas may have to offer, but if it gets much worse than having so many holes that you can feel the breeze coming in one side and out the other, and there's so much movement that the taping on the plasterboard rips, etc.... Anyone living in worse have my sympathy, and I hope they soon managed to obtain a large cardboard box to live in to upgrade their accomodation.
 
Nah, Siccar, old chap, you've missed the point here completely. The actual housing stock, even with all its niggling faults, poor design and questionable build quality, I can live with. Its the huffing and puffing of what appears to be something not to dis-similar to a latter day version of the Gestapo or Stasi managing them, that gets right on ones tits.

Maybe thats where I went wrong Windwalker

Maybe folk should just relax and enjoy the programme. It is fiction and things may not add up at times to us residents. But it's tv. It's not real
 
Agree with AlexandraS though, perhaps the attempt at trying to put on a Shetland accent, makes it difficult for non residents to understand, which could put others of watching.
 
For me, I have enjoyed watching so far 😄

........ Edited, just because Rasmie edited his

........ Edited, just because Rasmie edited his

Yup, they don't like it upum