How often do you walk your dog?

How often do you walk your dog?

Kaiser gets walked about 3 - 4 times a day twice with a ball to tire him out and then 2 15 min walks dont think he realises how lucky he is

Usually daily,but sometimes she gets 2 runs.

now she is more relaxed when she walks,she will get a couple of short walks and a long walk.

i walk Katie for about 20mins in the mornings after i drop the kids to school, then if the weather is fine i bring her down to the beach for a walk after her dinner around 6pm

I have started taking my dog for a 40 min cycle about 7 in the morning, which he loves.
Then I take him out for over an hour about 5ish when i get home from work.

I am taking Lady for a good 45/1 hour walk in the morning.
we found a great field that she really loves.

same here,she needs it twice a day.I can go once with the family and once just me and her.

my ellie and leo get toilet time/play ball,wheels etc early morning walk after 1st meal,toilet mid afternoon/play etc etc ,walk after 2nd meal in evening and a walk before bed pheww..

My Kaos gets a 30ish min brisk walk around the field and pavements (nails) then drop him off and get Ty for a 2 hour run through miles of fields lol

Dempsey gets about 3/4 hour in the morning (on lead to the park, if there're no dogs around then off lead to play with his boomer ball), then about an hour lunchtime & another hour evening again with his boomer ball. He's fit.

my 2 get toilet and play first thing in morning about 15 mins then a walk bout midday after meal ,toilet and play in afternoon ,then walk in evening after meal ,mostly another walk before bed pheeeeww..

now kaos is 6 month nearly they both get an hour in the morning after school run on lead then an hour off lead when hubby gets home 6ish x

markeB wrote:my 2 get toilet and play first thing in morning about 15 mins then a walk bout midday after meal ,toilet and play in afternoon ,then walk in evening after meal ,mostly another walk before bed pheeeeww..

I hope you don't take them out directly after their meal? That's a recipe for disaster - namely bloat.

How often and how long should I take Milly to start off?

Thanks Janey

I love seeing pups out for the first time! They get most of their exercise by playing at home/in the garden, but a couple of short walks a day (10/15 minutes maximum) to start with will be fine. Gradually build up to about 1 mile per walk by the time they're 6 - 9 months old, and then build up again to 2 or 3 miles per walk up to 12 months. Then............whatever they'll take!

Samson gets 2-4 walks a day, my mam pops and takes him during the day

the rule for Milly is 5 mins for every month, twice a day so at 12 weeks old that would be 2 15 min walks a day its just a guide she may need less but to much exercise can cause bone and muscle problems later on

I don't take my two out every day as Taz is 13 now and although he enjoys his walkies if he goes every day he does become very lame, so when we do go out we have to take it steady and come home when he starts to look tired. He is still very happy though and is more than content sniffing around the garden for an hour when it's not raining

Mine get 3-4 walks a day.

First one is about 45 mins

second one over an hour

3rd one about half hour 45 mins

4th one half hour.

x

Janey wrote:Taz is ageing gracefully and still a fair weather dog!

Yes he is Janey, we've only had him since august, we rescued him from Dogs Trust but he is my little star! We're his 4th home!
I think the title of fair weather dog has to be reserved for Dizzy though, if she thinks its raining outside when I try and get her to go out she will just shut her eyes and pretend to be asleep. And if I try and walk her in it she will just sit down and refuse to move until I take her in again! Spoilt or what?

youngkaiser wrote:Kaiser gets walked about 3 - 4 times a day twice with a ball to tire him out and then 2 15 min walks dont think he realises how lucky he is

Ditto only a run or play to tire them out.

Vinnie only started his walks sunday but his having the recomended 10-15min walks twice a day and because im at home most the time cuz im still looking for work after leaving college we just tire each other out indoors playing lol .. my previous staffy was a lil walk aholic lol he would have an hour+ in the morn then a good old play down the park in the afternoon and then 45mins-hr at night.

staffy-lover89 wrote:Vinnie only started his walks sunday but his having the recomended 10-15min walks twice a day and because im at home most the time cuz im still looking for work after leaving college we just tire each other out indoors playing lol .. my previous staffy was a lil walk aholic lol he would have an hour+ in the morn then a good old play down the park in the afternoon and then 45mins-hr at night.

wot happened to your previous staffy ???

At the moment; not enough. Due to him not living with me, my Auntie having long 12 hour shifts nearly every day and my cousin (who claims he owns Prince) not bothering; Prince only gets a walk occasionally. It's awful, I know, and I don't blame you guys if you berate me. I'm struggling from clinical depression at the moment, and find it very difficult to get out of the bed in the mornings and I feel awful about not taking him for walks, but it takes so much courage to get out of bed. I'm hoping that when I get better, I can start taking him for at LEAST a daily walk, because it's not fair on him and I truly do love him, so I want to make him happy and look after him the way he deserves.

well tara is 5 months and running up and down the garden all day, but i take her to the common and let her of the lead to play in the heather but if theres people around i put her on the lead cos she jumps all over them. [img][/img]

ILovePrince wrote:At the moment; not enough. Due to him not living with me, my Auntie having long 12 hour shifts nearly every day and my cousin (who claims he owns Prince) not bothering; Prince only gets a walk occasionally. It's awful, I know, and I don't blame you guys if you berate me. I'm struggling from clinical depression at the moment, and find it very difficult to get out of the bed in the mornings and I feel awful about not taking him for walks, but it takes so much courage to get out of bed. I'm hoping that when I get better, I can start taking him for at LEAST a daily walk, because it's not fair on him and I truly do love him, so I want to make him happy and look after him the way he deserves.

Hi Carmen,
Exercise is great for depression! So you would both benefit from a daily walk! no matter how far i'm sure Prince would love it!
Hope he gets to live with you soon!

Hayley109 wrote:

ILovePrince wrote:At the moment; not enough. Due to him not living with me, my Auntie having long 12 hour shifts nearly every day and my cousin (who claims he owns Prince) not bothering; Prince only gets a walk occasionally. It's awful, I know, and I don't blame you guys if you berate me. I'm struggling from clinical depression at the moment, and find it very difficult to get out of the bed in the mornings and I feel awful about not taking him for walks, but it takes so much courage to get out of bed. I'm hoping that when I get better, I can start taking him for at LEAST a daily walk, because it's not fair on him and I truly do love him, so I want to make him happy and look after him the way he deserves.

Hi Carmen,
Exercise is great for depression! So you would both benefit from a daily walk! no matter how far i'm sure Prince would love it!
Hope he gets to live with you soon!

Ooo, I know, it's just hard to get out of bed. I don't sleep all night either, so end up sleeping all day. I have to go round there to give him his medication and I'm barely even managing that I feel so awful, although, really, it's my cousin's responsibility. I'm really trying though, I am.

I wish he could live with me but that's unlikely to happen. I know, for a start, that my cousin would have a fit. It's only 'his dog' when he doesn't have to pay Prince's constant vet bills and treatment, and feeding him etc.

Carmen, don't worry if you can get out with him for walks, even if you just sit on the floor and play fetch it's physical exercise for him! If we can't get out for some reason with Molly we have a massive play in the living room, making her jump up on the sofa and around the living room. Also, remember just teaching your dog new tricks and commands is mental training and although it won't shed the pounds or anything like that, it's better than doing nothing at all.

Cornish-Muscle wrote:Carmen, don't worry if you can get out with him for walks, even if you just sit on the floor and play fetch it's physical exercise for him! If we can't get out for some reason with Molly we have a massive play in the living room, making her jump up on the sofa and around the living room. Also, remember just teaching your dog new tricks and commands is mental training and although it won't shed the pounds or anything like that, it's better than doing nothing at all.

Thank you, that made me feel so much better. I remember reading somewhere yesterday about people walking their dogs and not interacting with them so when I took him for a walk today, I tried to interact with him as much as I could. I wasn't sure how to though, but I still tried. I took him for a walk yesterday and today, so hopefully I can carry on with that trend. He's not very playful anymore though, like he seems depressed. I'm worried about him.