Staffies and Forests

Morning all,

Had this week off work so Sookie and Cooper (our JRT) have been getting extended walks. Been out today walking though the local farmland and woodland. I've had a mixed variety of dogs over the years (Labrador, other JRT, German Shepherd, etc). However Sookie our Staffie is definitely the breed/dog that loves woodland the most. She loves running through the undergrowth, trees, bracken, etc far more then any other dog I've had since I was a kid.

Is this Sookie's personal choice or a staffie trait? I've always noticed it but today brought it home as Cooper the JRT stuck to the footpaths (staying occasionally) with me while Sookie was 10 metres in front zig zagging the undergrowth, trees, ditches, etc.

What do you reckon and what does your staffy do?

Rocky loves getting his nose stuck into everything too while we are out and about, it maybe a terrier thing and the fact that he does have a high prey drive which the rescue centre we got him from did warn us about.

Sounds just like darcy, she just loves having a mooch

Lexi doesn't like the undergrowth at all, if i try to get her to follow me off the path she stands looking at me like "no way, i might get dirty!"

Shes a beach girl!

Sookie is off like a bandit in the woods. Almost once she enters you see her energy levels increase. Interesting to hear the responses so far.

My pooch LOVES woodland...there must be so many smells he gets over excited running about like a madman! He loves digging in the dirt and getting his paws all mucky in the sludge. I personally think its a terrier thing

Daisy's not really one for going off the beaten track, she ever walks round mud and puddles!! She likes a good climb on stuff though

Vinnie loves the woods and moots in the undergrowth but doesn't venture too far away from me. He defo turns into a loon as soon as I get there especially amongst the leaves!

My girls love scrambling through the undergrowth in the woods. Lily loves mud and will lie in puddles, she loves galloping through them and getting muddy

Rocky will go bonkers if he smells rabbits anywhere and will put my arm off to have a look at them.

Jenson just loves the woods/forest ... we go everyday and he goes mental til he can be let off lead to have a good mooch about and sniff around the mole holes and leaves etc.

Yep my 2 love the woods as well , pick up a couple of sticks , have a stick chase fight and o squirrel hunting

Ledger also loves investigating in the woods but then any long grass anywhere and he disappears into it

Diesel absolutely loves being in the woods! She disappears thru bushes, down steep verges, into muddy puddles u name it! I was always quite surprised by this, probs coz it tends to b more ur labs/collies etc gettin walked in woodland an u only really staffs on the streets (closed minded vue I know)
leroys not quite so adventurous yet, he mainly sticks to footpaths only vergin off to the trees to pee on them haha

I walk Tia around a lake with woods surrounding it. The side of the path near the woods is full of staffs and Jack russells rooting around for squirrels and rabbits. The lakeside is full of labs and spaniels diving around in the water!