Exercising a High Energy Dog
- Thread starter Ivy
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- We go to the dog park for an hour at least 4-5 times a week (though less in the winter
) - We have group agility lessons once a week, and a private 1 hour lesson once every 2-3 weeks
- I have weave poles set up in the backyard that I will send her through a half dozen times if I only have 3-4 minutes before I have to be out the door
- She gets a 30 minute walk each day
- We play "101 things to do with a box" (or a laundry basket, or a banana, or whatever I have available!)
- She goes with us in the car every where when we run errands if they're going to be quick (return a library book, pick up milk, etc)
- All her food is in puzzle toys
Well, Traveler gets the dog park a couple times a week for anywhere between 2-5 hours of swimming, running, playing, jumping ect. Training daily, tug, flirt pole, fetch, pet store and short bike rides on other days. I'm going to start going to my training club again hopefully so that will be weekly.
I can not wait until he's fully grown to really start doing stuff with him. He's going to be so much fun to bike with.
Kaylee who needs exercise but hates it get's training, 5-7 mile bike rides, dog park and pet stores. She has no toy drive so none of that for her.
They both get car trips when we go places and walks, though not really long ones and not everday.
The problem now is going to be the fact that it's getting colder out and I hate being cold and tend to stop wanting to go out and do things with the dogs. Kaylee was fine with that, she likes to sleep all day but Traveler is going to not allow for that kind of laziness.
I can not wait until he's fully grown to really start doing stuff with him. He's going to be so much fun to bike with.
Kaylee who needs exercise but hates it get's training, 5-7 mile bike rides, dog park and pet stores. She has no toy drive so none of that for her.
They both get car trips when we go places and walks, though not really long ones and not everday.
The problem now is going to be the fact that it's getting colder out and I hate being cold and tend to stop wanting to go out and do things with the dogs. Kaylee was fine with that, she likes to sleep all day but Traveler is going to not allow for that kind of laziness.
Yeah Winter sucks. My problem is the early darkness. I leave for work in the dark, and now am getting home around dark. There is one dog park with lights until 10pm, but it's a 30 minute drive to get there...that means committing 2 hours with travel time for her to exercise. Bleh.
Winter sucks. My problem is the early darkness. I leave for work in the dark, and now am getting home around dark. There is one dog park with lights until 10pm, but it's a 30 minute drive to get there...that means committing 2 hours with travel time for her to exercise. Bleh.
Our dog parks are forest preserves so they get pitch black. I've heard about a new one that's close though that might be smaller and work for quick run to the dog park, I'm gonna have to check it out.
Yeah, 30 minutes is just far enough to make it a pain to get to and get back from in a timely manner. My main one is about 15 minutes away and it's still annoying
Minimum 30min walk every night
Training 1-2x a day, as well as fetch, chase, tug.
Pet store 1-2x a week (resident GSD to play with there)
Group training 1x a week for 1.5hrs plus a bit of play time and long car ride there and back.
Car rides, quick trips to store etc.
Occasionally we invite a doggie 'friend' over to play (we have a big yard)
I plan on starting clicker training / shaping with him soon because it will be something new to do indoors for the winter.
If I had my way I'd have a squirrel or rabbit at my beck and call to just run around the yard for a few hours a day
Training 1-2x a day, as well as fetch, chase, tug.
Pet store 1-2x a week (resident GSD to play with there)
Group training 1x a week for 1.5hrs plus a bit of play time and long car ride there and back.
Car rides, quick trips to store etc.
Occasionally we invite a doggie 'friend' over to play (we have a big yard)
I plan on starting clicker training / shaping with him soon because it will be something new to do indoors for the winter.
If I had my way I'd have a squirrel or rabbit at my beck and call to just run around the yard for a few hours a day
Quinn and I go out every morning now for a walk/training. In the afternoon we go for a walk in the paddocks with the other dogs. We go out on weekends to the beach/park and have training classes on Sundays.
I badly want my license, I'm home most days and I could take her out more places.
Our training I like to focus on shaping and I love teaching tricks.
I badly want my license, I'm home most days and I could take her out more places.
Our training I like to focus on shaping and I love teaching tricks.
We do alot of long hikes. Just got in from a 4 hour hike. Was only going to be 2 hours, but we got royaly lost in the woods lol.
we go to many (8 I can think of lol) nautre preserves many times a week for hikes. So it switchs walks up.
Agility once a week.
rally-o once a week.
then training for rally-o 4-7 times a week.
playing with each other.
fetch.
30mins-1hour neighboorhood walks a day.
play dates.
car rides.
pet store trips a good few times a week.
other random trips throughout the week.
we go to many (8 I can think of lol) nautre preserves many times a week for hikes. So it switchs walks up.
Agility once a week.
rally-o once a week.
then training for rally-o 4-7 times a week.
playing with each other.
fetch.
30mins-1hour neighboorhood walks a day.
play dates.
car rides.
pet store trips a good few times a week.
other random trips throughout the week.
Walks. Occasionally... they don't do much for her so sometimes we go quite a while without going for a walk.
Meals in puzzle toys, or I'll hide piles of kibble in the house/yard and have her find them.
Flirt pole. I love going to an open field with this, I can put her in a sit/stay, walk allllll the way across the field and then release her, and she goes FLYING.
Fetch.
Dog park. Not so often anymore though.
Running. Sometimes I just go out in the backyard with her and have her chase me. I hate it lol but she enjoys it.
Training. Which can be something separate, or incorporated into any of the above.
Meals in puzzle toys, or I'll hide piles of kibble in the house/yard and have her find them.
Flirt pole. I love going to an open field with this, I can put her in a sit/stay, walk allllll the way across the field and then release her, and she goes FLYING.
Fetch.
Dog park. Not so often anymore though.
Running. Sometimes I just go out in the backyard with her and have her chase me. I hate it lol but she enjoys it.
Training. Which can be something separate, or incorporated into any of the above.
Right now I'm doing about 2 hours off leash a day with Mia for the main exercise. She can run, swim, jump, chase squirrels, etc. That helps a lot. Then we do quite a few short ball games a day and a trick training session a day. We have 3 hours a week at the training place too. I usually drag Mia along for Summer's classes too.
When my border collie was a puppy we lived in town. I would take him out on a long lead through the fields almost every day. He had a couple of dog friends that he visited (social opportunities) and we worked on whatever obedience he was learning. Indoors I would work on training as well as tossing a ball up the stairs over and over again. DH played tug of war with him.
Out in the country, he will sometimes herd sheep for me. Usually, he runs a bit in the woods behind our house looking for rabbits, but mostly he runs around the pond herding the ducks. He swims, too. At nine he is less active than he used to be, but more active than many other dogs. When I have a foster he comes with me while we do long line work, which basically involves a 1 1/2 mile walk. The Boston fosters are taught basic manners and clicker theory.
Out in the country, he will sometimes herd sheep for me. Usually, he runs a bit in the woods behind our house looking for rabbits, but mostly he runs around the pond herding the ducks. He swims, too. At nine he is less active than he used to be, but more active than many other dogs. When I have a foster he comes with me while we do long line work, which basically involves a 1 1/2 mile walk. The Boston fosters are taught basic manners and clicker theory.