chosenbeforetime
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Hey all,
So I recently adopted a dog and, as I'm sure a lot of first time dog owners are, I'm worried about whether I'm providing enough or too much exercise for my boy. Shelter said he is a Catahoula mix, so I know he has a big exercise requirement, but he is also almost 7 years old so I don't want to be overly taxing on him due to me overcompensating.
He always seems ready to go on walks, and I've been doing 4 walks a day, each averaging about 25-30ish minutes (with a few minutes of those being jogging until I get tired...), and he always comes inside and seems to be really tired, but within an hour or two seems ready to go again.
If I was overexercising him, is it safe to assume his excitement for going outside would diminish?
For the time being (it's only been 3 days of having him) is this an appropriate amount of activity until he trusts me enough to do mental training, and eventually more "freeing" types of activity where he can open up in to full sprints, etc?
I guess my question really boils down to, What are some of the signs I should look for to know that I'm providing enough but not too much exercise in the early stages of ownership while trust is still being built.
EDIT: Dog Tax
So I recently adopted a dog and, as I'm sure a lot of first time dog owners are, I'm worried about whether I'm providing enough or too much exercise for my boy. Shelter said he is a Catahoula mix, so I know he has a big exercise requirement, but he is also almost 7 years old so I don't want to be overly taxing on him due to me overcompensating.
He always seems ready to go on walks, and I've been doing 4 walks a day, each averaging about 25-30ish minutes (with a few minutes of those being jogging until I get tired...), and he always comes inside and seems to be really tired, but within an hour or two seems ready to go again.
If I was overexercising him, is it safe to assume his excitement for going outside would diminish?
For the time being (it's only been 3 days of having him) is this an appropriate amount of activity until he trusts me enough to do mental training, and eventually more "freeing" types of activity where he can open up in to full sprints, etc?
I guess my question really boils down to, What are some of the signs I should look for to know that I'm providing enough but not too much exercise in the early stages of ownership while trust is still being built.
EDIT: Dog Tax