River walks – The Pet Shop Ripon

Posted on March 18, 2016 by The Pet Shop Ripon

Still cold, but the sun came out!

Finally, the sun made an appearance yesterday and blue skies appeared. What a difference. Everyone seemed so cheerful, everywhere looked quite beautiful and there was a glimmer of hope that Spring was round the corner!

We all had a lovely walk down by the river at lunchtime, then strolled round our beautiful little city, admiring some of the lovely features we have – taking a few pictures with the glorious blue backdrop!

ripon market, ripon north yorkshire, the pet shop ripon — Ripon market – held every Thursday

Market day in Ripon was especially lovely yesterday…

victoria clock tower ripon, ripon north yorkshire, the pet shop ripon — Victoria Clock Tower in Ripon is steeped in history.

The Victoria Clock Tower looked superb, as we walked down North Road in Ripon towards the River Ure.

river ure north yorkshire — Our favourite place to spend lunchtime!

Our lunchtime walk wouldn’t be complete without a paddle in the River!

ripon cathedral, ripon north yorkshire — Our simply stunning Cathedral

Finally a picture of our iconic Cathedral, making Ripon one of the smallest cities in England. Well worth a visit sometime.

Posted on December 10, 2015March 31, 2021 by The Pet Shop Ripon

Early morning walks

It might start off dark, but when the sun starts to break the effects are wonderful.

We’ve had such a lot of rain recently, it looks like Archie is walking next to a lake, when in reality it’s a flooded field!

The new LED collars are fantastic! I won’t lose my boys with these on!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by The Pet Shop Ripon

Wind and Spaniels

I seem to talk about the weather on a fairly regular basis! Usually because it’s not been great! Yesterday was no exception. Thankfully the rain had stopped but the wind…….well there was definitely one little pooch who was not impressed with it! His Dumbo impression is just priceless!

e pet shop ripon, windy walks, north yorkshire — i have no control of my ears!

windy walks, the pet shop ripon north yorkshire — This is my Dumbo look!

Let’s hope for less wind, less rain and some nice bright dry days soon 😀

Posted on November 26, 2015 by The Pet Shop Ripon

Cute photo’s

Sometimes words are not needed, just some cute pictures (well I think they’re cute anyway!)

the pet shop ripon north yorkshire, archie and dexter — Is that a sandwich you”ve got?

the pet shop ripon north yorkshire, archie and dexter, the river ure — Mum ended up sharing her sandwich!

Posted on November 8, 2015 by The Pet Shop Ripon

Puddles…

We have had a lot of rain recently. Rain means wet walks, wet dogs and a very wet me! It also means a rather fast flowing river, which then means no paddling!

So……we have been making our own entertainment, using a huge puddle we came across under a bridge in Ripon.

Archie and Dexter, The Pet Shop Ripon North Yorkshire, River Ure, Ripon — Puddle paddling!

After a dark sky full of clouds all morning, the sun managed to come out in time for our lunchtime walk, resulting in slightly more colourful pictures than expected!

I just wish there was an easy way to get the dogs dry afterwards! (Oh and remove that special damp doggy odour!)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by The Pet Shop Ripon

Beautiful Autumn

I have said before, I love Autumn. The colours are simply spectacular.

Our lunchtime walks each day this week, have been down by the River Ure in Ripon. Each day the colours seemed to get better and better, and we managed to take some fairly lovely pictures!

The Pet Shop Ripon North Yorkshire, River Ure Ripon North Yorkshire — We coordinate rather nicely with the leaves!

Archie and Dexter love running through piles of leaves. It reminds me of my children who liked nothing better than picking up great handfuls and throwing them into the air! Hopefully before some dog had kindly cocked his leg on them!

Treats are always useful when trying to get Archie to sit still for a photo!

I’m making the most of photo opportunities at the moment, it doesn’t look quite as nice in the foggy dull weather we’ve also had lately!

the pet shop ripon north yorkshire, river ure ripon — We HAVE to have a oaddle!

No trip down to the river would be complete without a jolly good paddle!