It's almost spring! Will you walk your dog?
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atypicalsmith
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My tiny neighborhood has nearly twelve dogs, but they all stay inside. I can hear them barking as I walk my dog. My dog LOVES going for a long walk! We haven't been able to walk in quite a while because of the terrible weather, but spring is a-coming! The entire walk through my neighborhood is one mile, or about 20 minutes (depending on my dog) and it's a joy for both of us. If you don't have a dog, offer to walk one of your neighbors' dog(s)! They will love you (both neighbor and dog).
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It's glorious and sunny here, I even had to slip my jacket off on my dog's 4.5 mile walk this morning (about an hour 15 mins out of my day)
I love spring the dog loves being off lead in the park, flapping ears as he runs at full pelt ...best feeling ever
And my fitbit gave me 367 calories for it ... Girls' night out!0 -
can't wait for the snow to melt, the temperatures to rise and the streets to be clear so i can walk my dog. i swear she smiles when i get the leash.0
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Haha, I never stopped walking him! If I did, our ears would be ringing non-stop! We were lucky here in southern WI, it was a very cold winter but most of the snow missed us. I think we only ended up with 30-40 inches of snow total in our area, way less than normal.
We have a collie, so I'm not concerned about the cold weather anyway. The only days he doesn't get walked at least 2-3miles are heavy snow or ice days. Or I make my husband take him out
Even during the winter it's important to get the dog some exercise, so sometimes I'll literally walk him around the house. We have a small loop that I can take him through the kitchen, dining room, and living room that is exactly 20 steps. I get quite dizzy, but after 400 loops, it works just as well.0 -
When I get the leash out, I swear my dog jumps up and down three times his height (he's a dachshund).0
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Where possible, especially the medium to large dogs should be walked at least once a day. If I had a dog I would have to walk it what ever the weather or time constraints. I realise it must be very difficult for those who become snowed in to do this, a real dog person would find some way of entertain and exercise their pet. If you don't like the wet don' get the pet.0
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Where possible, especially the medium to large dogs should be walked at least once a day. If I had a dog I would have to walk it what ever the weather or time constraints. I realise it must be very difficult for those who become snowed in to do this, a real dog person would find some way of entertain and exercise their pet. If you don't like the wet don' get the pet.
My doxie REFUSED to go out in the snow! I had to drag him with a leash underneath a tree where there was bare ground before he would FINALLY poop. Someone advised (too late, but I'll remember next time!) to cover the ground with a tarp, then pull it up, so that my dog would feel more comfortable.0 -
I was thinking about walking my cat but somehow I don't think that will involve much walking.0
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Never stopped walking mine. She's a terrier, and if she doesn't get a good amount of exercise, she is a nightmare.0
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BodyByButter wrote: »I was thinking about walking my cat but somehow I don't think that will involve much walking.
Hah! You never know until you've tried!0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »My doxie REFUSED to go out in the snow! I had to drag him with a leash underneath a tree where there was bare ground before he would FINALLY poop. Someone advised (too late, but I'll remember next time!) to cover the ground with a tarp, then pull it up, so that my dog would feel more comfortable.
Just yesterday I saw someone carrying their dachshund over a patch of snow. It was one with really furry ears, not sure if it's a different type... but it looked like he had a conversation with the dog first. I imagined it included some choice words, or "are you freaking serious? I have to carry you across this?"0 -
I walk my dog now though I admit, not every day. That's cruel...I should walk her every day. But she goes out a couple days a week when it's not below zero. Even though she is a black lab she does not have a thick coat...she has a very thin coat, and she hates being cold... so when it's under 25 degrees or so I put a jacket on her. LOL.
I am anxious for spring - we'll probably walk morning and evening once the temps stay in the 30's and above.
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As much as I can. The problem is, there's two of them, so my dad comes with me. He has COPD, and last summer when we walked them we couldn't do too much. But he just came home from two months in Florida where he walked one of the dogs every day. As soon as the past few weekends' snowfall melts away (today is actually the first day above 40 since 2/1), I think we're doing it.0
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I have a coat for my doxie as well, which he loves! But the snow? No way!0
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I don't, because my dog is dog aggressive, and frankly I don't want to deal with it, considering we had to pay $800 of vet expenses once when he attacked another dog.0
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I take my dog out every day multiple time. He just likes to go in circles around me or glue himself to one patch of ground though so we don't get too far.0
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Until recently, we've had a pack of dog-aggressive wandering dogs in the neighborhood--not good for walking my toy-sized terriers, although I've taken my collie for walks. Now that the other dogs are gone and the warmer weather is coming, I'm going to try to walk my dogs more and put them in the yard less. Now maybe I won't have to fill in as many holes! LOL0
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atypicalsmith wrote: »When I get the leash out, I swear my dog jumps up and down three times his height (he's a dachshund).
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I don't, because my dog is dog aggressive, and frankly I don't want to deal with it, considering we had to pay $800 of vet expenses once when he attacked another dog.
Have you tried a training program for adult aggressive dogs (assuming there is one near you) ? That must be really hard - esp. since your dog does need to exercise.
I do appreciate your keeping your dog home however, for the protection of others. I was walking my 12 year old dog at a campground one summer and someone at one of the campsites had a huge muscular dog on a leash next to him as he was sitting in a chair. The dog took off after us, roaring and carrying on - and pulled the guy (who was no wimp by the looks of him) right out of his chair and across the ground. It took another person to stop the dog. That would have ended ugly. I remember wondering why they brought a dog like that to a campground knowing there would be other dogs.
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I don't, because my dog is dog aggressive, and frankly I don't want to deal with it, considering we had to pay $800 of vet expenses once when he attacked another dog.
I have two big dogs that get walked daily, weather allowing, but they get exercise regardless. They have a big yard and do plenty of playing.
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