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How often should I walk my dog?
Hi,
I'm new and I have a question, I can't find the answer on the web. How often should I walk my dog? We recently moved to a condo, she had a yard prior to that. We walk now 3 times a day for about 20 minutes each. She is a 19 month old Lab/Rotweiller mix. My condo is big and I play and chase her (she would catch me too easily, so I have to do the chasing) a couple of times a day. We play until she is ready to quit, so the running thing is not something we do on walks. Am I walking enough? Too much? Thanks so much, Sally |
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How often should I walk my dog?
wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I'm new and I have a question, I can't find the answer on the web. How often should I walk my dog? We recently moved to a condo, she had a yard prior to that. We walk now 3 times a day for about 20 minutes each. She is a 19 month old Lab/Rotweiller mix. My condo is big and I play and chase her (she would catch me too easily, so I have to do the chasing) a couple of times a day. We play until she is ready to quit, so the running thing is not something we do on walks. Am I walking enough? Too much? If this is the only exercise she is getting I would say not nearly enough. A sedate walk of 20 minutes duration is next to nothing for a dog of this age and breed/s. You need to find yourself a field where she can go offlead and play fetch, or find a lake for swimming, or greatly increase both the length and the speed of your walks. Or all of the above. -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/rules.htm |
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How often should I walk my dog?
In article , Todd H. wrote:
At 60 min/day you've got a lucky dog that's certainly not being walked too little. If that's the only exercise he's getting, it's not enough. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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How often should I walk my dog?
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Paula wrote: To the original poster, I would say that whether a certain amount of exercise is enough or not depends on the dog. Some dogs are happy with little exercise and some are not. You could say the same for people, but it's not just about whether or not the dog (or person) is happy, there's also the question of whether or not he's healthy. Even just turning one of those walks into a jog a few times a week would make a difference. This morning I took Emmett up to the national forest for a walk, and being a holiday weekend there were people camping all over the place. Lots of 'em had dogs, too - big, lard-assed overweight dogs, hanging out around their campsites. What I didn't see was anybody else out walking in the six or so miles we covered. There was a couple out riding some handsome, old-style quarter horses, but nobody walking. Those were some happy fat dogs in the camping areas, though. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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How often should I walk my dog?
"Melinda Shore" wrote in message Lots of 'em had dogs, too - big, lard-assed overweight dogs, hanging out around their campsites. It must be the warm weather bringing people out of the woodworks, but I'm seeing an awful lot of seriously fat dogs these days. Most common culprits are Labs; I honestly don't remember the last time I saw one that was in decent shape. What is it with people that they think that a 6 year old dog is old, and labs are supposed to look like walruses? And then there's the Min Pin that looks like a tootsie roll on toothpicks. What I didn't see was anybody else out walking in the six or so miles we covered. That sounds about right. One of our regular walks is near the government center, with a ton of apartments and townhouses just a stone's throw away. On most of our walks, we may encounter a jogger or two, and it is a very unusual day when we run into more than 2 dogs. On all our hikes in the Shenandoahs to date, we have seen maybe 3 or 4 dogs total (including one guy with his extremely fit, extremely well trained dog doing the whole AT). Suja |
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How often should I walk my dog?
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:15:39 -0400, "Suja"
wrote: "Melinda Shore" wrote in message Lots of 'em had dogs, too - big, lard-assed overweight dogs, hanging out around their campsites. It must be the warm weather bringing people out of the woodworks, but I'm seeing an awful lot of seriously fat dogs these days. Most common culprits are Labs; I honestly don't remember the last time I saw one that was in decent shape. Labs are a breed that I would think would be in big danger of being overweight than many others. They are greedy guts who will eat as much of anything you give them or they can find on their own as they can stuff in their stomachs, so if they don't get enough exercise, they're bound to be tubs of lard in no time. My daughter's friend has a GR that is hugely overweight. They take it for walks fairly often, but they free feed and fill the bowl when it gets empty. I asked why at one point and the answer was that they didn't want the dog to be hungry. I think a lot of people think dogs only eat what they need or when they are truly hungry even though they accept that humans eat when they are bored or because it's there or tastes good. -- Paula "Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay |
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How often should I walk my dog?
Suja wrote:
It must be the warm weather bringing people out of the woodworks, but I'm seeing an awful lot of seriously fat dogs these days. Most common culprits are Labs; I honestly don't remember the last time I saw one that was in decent shape. What is it with people that they think that a 6 year old dog is old, and labs are supposed to look like walruses? And then there's the Min Pin that looks like a tootsie roll on toothpicks. One thing that may be unique about Labs is that they are shown in grossly overweight condition. I trained a show Labrador not long ago--a wonderful dog, by the way--who had just spent some time with a professional handler getting trained and prepped for shows. She was obese when she came to me. It was a concern for field work. I don't know how to quantify the strain on her heart and her ability to maintain body temperature with hard running or swimming, but didn't feel it was safe to do any but very close work until I had her slimmed down. The owner told me that the show handler had put, IIRC, 15 lbs on her, on purpose, to get her into ring condition. Labs that come to board with us are often hugely overweight, although plenty of other dogs are, too. Amy Dahl |
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How often should I walk my dog?
In article ,
Paula wrote: I think a lot of people think dogs only eat what they need or when they are truly hungry even though they accept that humans eat when they are bored or because it's there or tastes good. I think a lot of people also tie together food and affection, and try to show love to their dog by giving it food. But anyway, while I think it's pretty clear that the dog that started this thread gets more walks by far than the average pet dog, I also think the activity level should be ramped up somewhat, for both the dog's physical and mental health. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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