How much exercise?
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During the week, she gets two 30-45 minute walks. We also go to the dog park as often as possible. In the summer, it's usually 90 minutes 4-5 times a week. In the winter (when it's dark so darn early), it's usually only 2-3 times a week (and only until my fingers are about to fall off from cold--usually only 45 minutes!)
We also do agility lessons for an hour each week, and try to get in some training practice daily (failed, lately...)
Finally, she goes to day care and runs around all day once a week.
We also do agility lessons for an hour each week, and try to get in some training practice daily (failed, lately...)
Finally, she goes to day care and runs around all day once a week.
We get a 20-30 minute walk in most nights. The boys also go out to the yard several times a day and chase birds or squirrels. We also train for a few minutes 3 or 4 times a day and they wrestle a ton. They aren't overly high energy though (wth? I just said that about Pedro? Never thought I'd see the day LOL!) and are toy dogs so I can play fetch in the house and wear them out if the weather isn't cooperating.
Hi, Petzooply....where are you from? Your dog looks exactly like one of my neighbor's dogs....Are you from the Milwaukee area?
Exercise...Sal is getting older now but we do about an 45-60 minutes of walking twice daily. We also sprinkle in a liberal amount of wrestle time with the local Airedale and ACD.
Exercise...Sal is getting older now but we do about an 45-60 minutes of walking twice daily. We also sprinkle in a liberal amount of wrestle time with the local Airedale and ACD.
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Isey plays for 6-8 hours in daycare each day. I really am dreading the day that she can no longer attend because it is going to be HELL to figure out how to exercise her enough without it!! The big dogs should be getting an hour long walk each day. In addition they all wrastle in the house like champs. And something to keep in mind, a good training session with your dog is mentally exhausting, which can tire them out quicker than physical exhaustion 
The weather up here is s inconsistent that it really varies. Some days Jude will go to the dog park for 90 minutes. Some days we will do a 10 minute walk. It just depends on how frigid and cold it is. Being in Austin was much easier.
He also goes to daycare 1-2 times a week which is like 10 straight hours of playing.
I find he needs stimulation more than anything, so I make sure he comes on car rides and we must go into pet stores every other day just to provide additional interesting things for him. I try to bring him anywhere that might be interesting for him, and when I'm not going anywhere, I bring old boxes up from the basement for him to play with or do extra training that evening.
He also goes to daycare 1-2 times a week which is like 10 straight hours of playing.
I find he needs stimulation more than anything, so I make sure he comes on car rides and we must go into pet stores every other day just to provide additional interesting things for him. I try to bring him anywhere that might be interesting for him, and when I'm not going anywhere, I bring old boxes up from the basement for him to play with or do extra training that evening.
