Even though I walk my dog for 2 miles a day, she is still full of energy. I am not one to run and she is too young to trot along side a bike (which I don't own anyhow, but eventually will). She will be a year old 9/5. I bought one of those doggy back packs and put the pint size bottle of water on each side. Doesn't seem to slow her down one bit. I am wondering how much weight is acceptable for her to carry at her age. She is 25" (w/a tape meausre) and 63# if that has any bearing.
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I put two 0.5 liter water bottles in my doggie backpack. My dog weighs 43lbs. The two water bottles end up weighing about 2 lbs. SO...that is like 5% of his weight and seems to do the trick (we didn't run this week so I used the weighted backpack). He is 20 months old and a Red Heeler.
Hi,I'm not an expert but in my opinion based on the dogs age and also being a larger breed I wouldn't be adding any weight yet for fear of interupting the dogs natural development,or possibly affecting her hips.At less than 1yr. your dog hasn't finished growing and the extra weightmight be bad.Again JMO.As far as the energy goes,well you got me there,good luck
Bugger... I tried the treadmill and she freaked out. I live alone and will not attempt that again til I have a knowledgable helping hand. I am having her spayed next friday, this won't help though will it? My breeder friend thinks the raging hormones might have something to do with it.
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Bugger... I tried the treadmill and she freaked out. I live alone and will not attempt that again til I have a knowledgable helping hand. I am having her spayed next friday, this won't help though will it? My breeder friend thinks the raging hormones might have something to do with it.
Are you doing obedience training? Training sessions (short and sweet) plus games outdoors can really do wonders added to the long walks, because the doggy brain gets a workout too. IME, at least some of the frustrated energy that results in the boing-boings is drained with using the dog's brain.
Basic obedience is fun, and it uses both mental and physical energy.
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she's too young to carry a weighted backpack. play lots of fetch with her. after she's 18 mos. you can put up to a third of her body weight into a backpack, though a quarter of her weight should be plenty.
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I agree with doing obedience training as a way to get the "jitters" out of a dog.
My routine is, walk for 20 minutes doing a little obedience on the walk...sit, stay, down etc. Get to the park do some running around, fetch, take him to the play ground equipment if no kids are around, let him go down the slide, up the ladders etc etc..he loves the slide (I think I actually see him smile as he's coming down). Then some more obedience work, then 20 minutes home.
If Tucker still seems a bit restless, I will do a bit more obedience with him in the backyard or inside, just to make sure his mind is just as tuckered out as his body is.
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