How often do you really walk your dog?

[RedRobyn2021]

We have a small Labrador, a working lab type, she is 5yo and we live rurally. She's walked twice a day off lead about 35-40 minutes in the morning and then an hour in the afternoon (it would be less but I go with my 3yo daughter and it takes longer with her). Lots of ball, sniffing, chasing the occasional hare/deer/pheasant.

Mornings are a rush from the moment the alarm goes off at 6am as my DP has to be out to work for 7:50am. I do find it takes over our afternoons, I feel like I can't take DD to meet friends on afternoons because the dog has to be walked.

When I talk to friends or other people I know the general impression I get is that their dogs are only walked once a day (if they are lucky). Am I just making things harder for myself? I've taken DD out in all weathers (boiling sun, snow, rain, hail), even as a baby, to walk our dog.

No, they also run if they're scared or spooked by something.

Sheep definitely run, but... like, your blackface hill sheep are basically feral and can shift pretty fast, bigger sheep like Suffolks or something are a bit slower, but also likely to be less spooked by stuff because they’re usually tamer.

You’ve also got the issue with livestock that sometimes they’ll run towards you if they get scared and not away.

yes i have met some bold sheep that come towards me, very unnerving.