X FACTOR PROPERTY SHOWCASE: City Parks

SA Dogs Follow The Herd To Scotland

South Africa's best sheep herding dogs and their handlers will be travelling to Scotland later this year in September. It’s the first time the country will be represented at the World Sheepdog Championship.

Having myself reared a Border Collie cross Afghan puppy chosen from a litter of 16, I am familiar with this herding dog breed’s characteristics and have the greatest admiration for these highly intelligent, passionate, protective and loyal working dogs.

They are called working dogs and if they don’t have a herd of sheep to shepherd and command they pretty much end up working their owners.

When we moved from Plettenberg Bay to the suburbs of Pietermaritzburg my faithful Border Collie - Benjamin, a cross breed had me on the run in the suburbs with him replacing his daily beach runs and his body surfing through the waves.

In effect, training me from walking around the suburbs to running a 21km marathon. All this, Benjamin, my amazing Border Collie did. Border Collies are really and truly remarkable, beautiful dogs!

Watch the video below for more on the Border Collie dogs who are travelling to Scotland – Via eNCA News

http://www.enca.com/life/sa-dogs-follow-herd-scotland

With Life Not Being Quite As Exciting For other Dogs - An Adventure To Delta Park Works Wonders

An adventure guaranteed to get any house and/or garden bound dog to become inspired about life! Anyone who lives on the border of a green belt and doesn’t have a dog to take on a walk in a park is really missing out on one of the most inspirational experiences. This has to be one of the best experiences in life.

Walking with a dog in the outdoors heightens life experience ten-fold; possible even one hundred fold. Perfectly, enhancing everything from the shape of a fallen autumn leaf to the sunlight shinning through branches of tall trees.

Simply view the walk through a green belt through the eyes of a dog! A wonderful experience, mainly due to a dog's sheer joy, abundance of energy and enthusiasm on a walk. Delta Park will give you this experience.

Nature will work its magic!

DELTA PARK – BORDER CRAIGHALL, PARKHURST, VICTORY PARK, hyde park, the parks

AUTUMN IN THE CITY johannesburg - The perfect place to be this autumn - nature reflects the changing seasons magnificently

Never ever been to Delta Park before and you absolutely love the outdoors! You don’t know what you have been missing! Delta Park occupies 104ha of nature conservancy land spread across the Johannesburg suburbs of Victory Park, Blairgowrie, and Craighall Park. That is a huge area! It also forms an extension of the larger Braamfontein Spruit, a 25km-long river course. That is a long river course!

Johannesburg's Delta Park, 10km north-west of the city centre, was established in 1934 as a waste water treatment plant. Neglected for over a decade after the facility was relocated in 1963, local nature lover and philanthropist Norman Bloom secured the buildings and the surrounding land for future generations to enjoy.

Delta Park a popular place for dog walking, running and biking

The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary is the oldest bird sanctuary in Johannesburg

Walking clubs and mountain bikers especially enjoy the park's multitude of trails. Its variety of topographical features include granite outcrops and sloping grasslands as well as a range of both exotic and indigenous plants.
The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary attracts over 180 species of birds, including water fowl, eagles and owls. Although the public does not have access to the sanctuary, birders can use the two hides overlooking the dams. This urban conservancy is also a haven for many species of rodents, insects, reptiles and small mammals, including mongoose, spotted genet and hedgehog.

One of Johannesburg's largest green spaces, Delta Park is the ideal place to unwind and recharge your batteries away from Johannesburg's frenetic pace without leaving the city.