Please check out each activity thoroughly and make sure that they are suitable to you and your pets’ needs and likes. Different breeds/individuals have different endurance levels and physical limitations. Also puppies’ bones keep growing for a couple of years so keep this in mind as you buid up their endurance and don’t overdo an exercise. Consult your vet if you are unsure.
1. Power walks or jogging.
2. If you are unable to power walk or jog, walk your dog in Heel position next to you and have him Sit frequenty such as at every mailbox or driveway. You will tire him out mentally.
3. Get a backpack! It will make your dog feel like he is working, give him more exercise, and help slow him down. You can use bottled water, books, ziploc bags with beans, etc. Use 10% of his weight so 5% on each side of the backpack.
4. Swimming.
5. Fetching. And fetching up and down stairs will get your dog more tired but keep growing bones in mind and don’t overdo it.
6. Hiking.
7. If you have trouble exercising your dog, consider a pet sitter who specializes in jogging.
Here’s one that really works too. Ask your pet if he/she wants to go for a walk, at least 30 minutes before you’re ready to leave. My dog will follow me everywhere in the house for those 30 minutes. And every chance I get, I hide from him and he spends 10 minutes running up and down stairs and checking every one of my old hiding spots. By the time we’re ready to go, he’s already a bit tired, so I don’t have to walk him as far. It works out well for those days that its really too hot to walk very far.
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