Hello!
My border collie mix is now almost 18 months, which means we can finally ramp up the hike lengths! I have a trip planned for May that involves walking between 4 and 6 hours day for 7 days.
I want to start training now to make sure he’s comfortable with this exercice intensity by then. We’ll do it gradually and I’m confident I can find good programs online.
My worry is to create a dog that after this training will not only be able to easily walk 4 hours a day, but will NEED it. We do 2 hours on average and I’d like it to go back to that after the trip.
Any advice or experience you’d be willing to share?
Thank you!
My border collie mix is now almost 18 months, which means we can finally ramp up the hike lengths! I have a trip planned for May that involves walking between 4 and 6 hours day for 7 days.
I want to start training now to make sure he’s comfortable with this exercice intensity by then. We’ll do it gradually and I’m confident I can find good programs online.
My worry is to create a dog that after this training will not only be able to easily walk 4 hours a day, but will NEED it. We do 2 hours on average and I’d like it to go back to that after the trip.
Any advice or experience you’d be willing to share?
Thank you!