How many walks does your dog have a day?

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Ours usually has three.

Morning & afternoon ones both about an hour & a half-evening one about three quarters of an hour.

Dog doesn´t seem that bothered about afternoon walk just lately.

Is it OK that he just gets taken out for a chance to wee rather than a walk iyswim?

I did. You said 'time out in the garden is still exercise... It's enough for them.'
You said you used to go out for an hour in the morning. Which means you don't now. I couldn't give a flying fu#k, but you keep going on and on.

Just making sure you understand that nobody on this thread has said exercise in the garden is the only exercise they get!

ffs - talk about competitive dog walking.
As I said before, we all know our dogs and their capabilities. Mine has arthritis, the walk, and the garden is enough for him. The pup is very young. Having had dogs all my life, I do know.

Mine both under 18 months get one hour long walk in the morning or could be later while the dcs are off school. We have a big garden and they chase each other a lot regularly throughout the day. I know lots of people who do two twenty min walks around our very dull local field and I think it's better to take them to different places each day with more interest.

But Mons, you just said that you go out for an hour in the morning. Don't get snippy because your contradiction has been spotted. Really couldn't care less, but your pup should be taken out even if it's a few 10 minute walks. It's a vital time for its development and socialisation. I'm not competitive at all about walks, .

we have two small dogs, usually they get 3-4 10 minute walks throughout the day, and a longer walk in the evening, about 20 - 30 mins. They seem happy enough. They get days out as well to the beach etc.

I've got a 7 year old Staffy. He gets 40mins in the morning, he has free run of the medium sized garden all day, but if it's sunny he's more likely to be sunbathing. He will occasionally play but won't run around really. He then has another 40 minute walk in the evening.

Weekends we take him up the woods or to local fields for a run and a good couple of hours walk. Unfortunately he doesn't like other dogs so can't be let off the lead on his daily walks as its usually too busy. At least up the woods we can pick the quieter times and we've got more chance of keeping his muzzle on him when he's off the lead up there, he's too busy sniffing!

One, which is anywhere from 45 mins to two hours. They are out in the garden anytime in the day, and as there are two of them, there is a fair amount of chasing around, as there is in the house. It's a big garden.

Sometimes if they've been shortchanged on a walk, they'll get another 30mins later at the stream or in the woods...

Sometimes they really 'use' their walks, sometimes they just meander, hard to say why? They are 5 and 3.

They always have access to the garden for wees, though.

I had a long conversation with a dog trainer who was quite confident that mental stimulation was as important, if not more so, than going on walks. And, with my dog, I'd agree. She gets taken out once a day if not 2 or 3 times (either lots of short walks or a long run in the woods). I don't think she gets more out of a little walk to the shop than she does galloping around the garden & doing enrichment type things at home. But each dog is different. Just as each child is different. My DS needs to be taken out for a run/ climb/ walk to the shops more than the dog does. Next doors children seem to be able to occupy themselves in the garden & don't need the physical stimulation that my DS needs.

My 1 year old dog gets 30-45 mins off lead in the morning where he runs like a nutter, investigates, swims, brings me hideous dead things and wees every other step. He has access to the garden all day, and now that the DC are at home spends a fair amount of time charging around the garden with various things he has stolen from them. He then goes out in the evening for a lead walk for anything between 15 mins to an hour, depending on weather, general mood and his own level of enthusiasm. He much prefers off lead walks. At the weekends, we generally take him somewhere he can run and swim, and two hours or so later he will be comatose for the rest of the day. We have let the training slip during the holidays, so will be getting back on to that quick smart. He seems satisfied with the exercise he gets, and if he ever seems unsettled in the evenings DH will take him out again for a stroll. However, he's usually feet to the ceiling by 8 o'clock and content to spend the evening emitting noxious fumes. When the DC are at school, he gets his off lead run in the morning plus 2x40min lead walks for the school run.

LookBehindYou( - What fucking contradiction.?

I have said

My dogs are walked for an hour in the morning. Free run of the garden all day. and sometimes half an hour in the evening.

I have said that the garden is also good exercise for my dogs. I have an old arthritic dog who does not like to be indoors all the time. He enjoys the sunshine. He has the run of the garden. What he has is enough for him.
My pup has exactly the same and that is exactly right for him.

I had 2 other dogs, who have passed away in the past 18 months. When all 3 of those were younger, fitter, more agile, they had two hours in the morning (gnerally running flat our along the beach) the run of the garden then half hour in the evening. That was what suited them.

Anything else you would like to pick apart in my post?
And you do come across as a know all about dogs. For the last time
EACH DOG IS DIFFERENT - DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.

but they all need walking (which for your info is where I have been this morning, if that is ok with you?

2 walks - he's still a pup and a relatively small breed. (mini schnauzer)
He gets about a half hour walk between 12-1. Then about 45-60 mins late evening.
this was based on vets advice of 15 min walk for every month of his life per day, then split across 2 walks.
If anything it seems like that might be too much for him!
He is knackered towards the end and sometimes have to carry him the last little bit home!
At the weekend we sometimes go out somewhere a bit different/further away in the car etc. so will be out for a few hours but more of a slow gentle walk rather than tearing round the local park as he does through the week!

It varies really.

A 45-1hr run early on (6ish)

Then a wander to the shop/cafe/park with DD and I after school run. which takes hours if DDs walking

Then another hour or so in the afternoon, or half an hour in the evening if it's hot.

Couple of times a week we go for big long 2 hour walks.

1hr training on a Sunday.

Hopefully starting agilty soon.

Comes with me running errands in the car.

Seems happy enough with this, would take more but equally happy with less.

hope your the only person I've heard of with a parson Russell like mine. I get so sick of people calling him a jr that I do it now before I get narky! No one seems to have heard of them
We walk a hour and a half am, he tends to play in the garden all day, or come to the stables, then does a 30 mins after dinner. Then he takes himself to bed by 8pm , i thought it might be a bit much- any less hes cuckoo

It's his little face and when his coat goes static . I'm very precious about him can you tell
Unfortunately we have social issues, so are loners for the minute! But he starts at dog crèche next week so learn.
They are such a super breed!