Sorry if this subject has been beaten to death, but I tried the search function, and finally gave up on what I was looking for. I'm gonna beat the subject a little more.

I know that pups under a year old shouldn't run/jog for exercise (other than the running they do on their own during play), but what about after a year old? Kodee turned 1 a couple of weeks ago, and tonight while we were out, we did a small amount of jogging (I am out o' shape!) in our pasture out back. (I mowed a double-wide path all the way around our 15 acres so we could have our own "walking trails"). Anyway, I am trying to increase his exercise a little, as he is a housedog, and most of our walks are fairly short in the summertime, as the heat index has been around 105 here lately. (Today was a frosty 82 degrees, and we didn't jog until about 8:30p.m.)

Is jogging on grass ok at 12 months? If so, how much? If not, when will it be?

I'd like to start jogging for my own benefit, and if I can take Kodee, that would kill 2 birds w/one stone, so to speak.

TIA!

The "experts" all advise to wait until the growth plates are closed. About 18 mnths.

If the dog is off leash, on soft surface then I would ay go for it. I think you can worry too much.

My nine mnth old GSD is nonstop go and then I take him for a walk/jog morning and night around our 1/2 mile track which is sod.

I run 5-7 miles in the morning with my boxer. I will not take the pup until he is two because he will need to be on a leash, on the pavement.

I believe too much exercise is better than too little. (humans and animals.)