Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
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Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Hi all....
My lil girl Molly (well quite a big girl atm lol) has about 2.5wks to go and is starting to get quite big and I am a little concerned about giving her too much excercise....
Currently she is having about a 25-30min run chasing/fetching her boomer ball, but I also take her for about a 4-5klm walk....she is slowing down now on the walk so should I stop one or the other both until after the pups are born? Or just let her decide when she has had enough?
It is her first litter and I dont want to hurt her or the pups by giving her too much excercise....
any assistance appreciated!
TIA
Jase
My lil girl Molly (well quite a big girl atm lol) has about 2.5wks to go and is starting to get quite big and I am a little concerned about giving her too much excercise....
Currently she is having about a 25-30min run chasing/fetching her boomer ball, but I also take her for about a 4-5klm walk....she is slowing down now on the walk so should I stop one or the other both until after the pups are born? Or just let her decide when she has had enough?
It is her first litter and I dont want to hurt her or the pups by giving her too much excercise....
any assistance appreciated!
TIA
Jase
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Sorry no experience in this, is it a planned litter?
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
no experience either though i would say she will let you know when she has had enough,has she been scanned to see how many pups she is having and having regular checks with your vet?
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Yes it was planned, Molly is being checked regularly by our vet, last scan showed 4 pups.....be nice if I could get a reply from someone with knowledge regarding this, might need to check with vet, but he is not very experienced with Staffs.....
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
let her do what she want!! you dont want to over do it do you i would keep her walk very local
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No worries Steve, thanks....being a typical Staffy though she would go all day, though the wee breaks are a lot more frequent lol
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Steve wrote:let her do what she want!! you dont want to over do it do you i would keep her walk very local
I agree with the above and with 2.5 weeks to go I would make the walks shorter but more frequent if she shows interested in the walk do it if she seems disinterested let her stay home, however I am no expert so hopefully a breeder will give you better advice good luck with the pups and look forward to some pics.
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Moved to Health Issues.
I would agree, keep walkies time short.
I would agree, keep walkies time short.
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
I'd probably keep the walking to a similar length but reduce the running/boomer ball play or anything too
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
*overly boisterous! Sent that too early on my phone sorry. Haven't bred myself but worked in rescue for a long time and had lots of pregnant dogs. Try training at home to simulate her/tire her out mentally, may help
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Thanks for the input all....she has started to slow down this week, getting larger by the day......just over a week and half to go!
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Re: Pregnant Staffy - how much excercise?
Hope the birth goes well.
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