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  • baddog
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 107089

    #1

    Dog experts: Time or distance?

    Do you feel it is better to walk your dog for 45 minutes and only go .5 mile or 30 minutes and do a mile?
  • mona
    Registered User
    • Feb 2008
    • 1940

    #2
    As long as they get their business done, I don't think it matters :-)

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    • baddog
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 107089

      #3
      Originally posted by mona_klixxx
      As long as they get their business done, I don't think it matters :-)
      I don't take my dog to walk so he can pee or poop, I take him for exercise. He has a yard he can use as a toilet.

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      • Roald
        SecretFriends.com
        • May 2001
        • 27910

        #4
        30 min is what I do at least once a day besides the 3 to 4 10 minute walks.


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        • geedub
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2005
          • 3489

          #5
          i just try to go a good mile or so, in summer i bike her and she runs full blast, unless i goto the dog park then its usually the longest lap possible on their trails.. frucken husky mix needs to get the rage out lol
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          • abadfish
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2003
            • 1482

            #6
            I try to walk my dog every night for 30 minutes. He seems to be satisfied by that. A few times a week we go on an hour hike up a small mountain.

            After about 5 minutes he's peed on so many things he is just lifting his leg for fun. He just loves to go on walks.
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            • mona
              Registered User
              • Feb 2008
              • 1940

              #7
              Originally posted by baddog
              I don't take my dog to walk so he can pee or poop, I take him for exercise. He has a yard he can use as a toilet.
              I kind of figured...I think as long as you exercise big dogs around an hour to an hour and a half per day, you're good to go. i.e. Can be morning and night walk, what Roald said, etc.
              Last edited by mona; 03-17-2009, 11:26 AM.

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              • dyna mo
                just a fucking jerk
                • Dec 2008
                • 68184

                #8
                dogs benefit from elevated heart rate so a faster pace shorter duration provides more exercise

                the ideal pace is ~3+ mph, according to the vet, so you would also want to pick up the pace on the 30 minute 1 mile.

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                • justinsain
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 3374

                  #9
                  Of course it will be different for each dog but I think the quality of the walk is more important than the time or distance.

                  I have several different paths I take my dog on and each one offers a different experience for him. One way has a nice spot for chasing a tennis ball another has lots to sniff and scavenge. We'll start out and I'll let him pick which direction he wants to go. It's his time so I try and make it as fun and stimulating as I can.

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                  • Sosa
                    In Tushy Land
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 40149

                    #10
                    Usually 30 min is good for our lab. He runs around outside throughout the day as well but for walks they are usually around 30 minutes.

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                    • bronco67
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Dec 2006
                      • 29026

                      #11
                      My Lab has a run on the trails with his buddy every morning. They run through the woods like wolves, wrestle and swim.

                      20 minutes of that is better than 2 hours of walking. He sleeps all day and I can get my work done.

                      So I would say do something short but intense. Long distance fetch with one of those ball chuckers is great also.
                      Last edited by bronco67; 03-17-2009, 11:33 AM.

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                      • baddog
                        So Fucking Banned
                        • Apr 2001
                        • 107089

                        #12
                        Originally posted by abadfish
                        After about 5 minutes he's peed on so many things he is just lifting his leg for fun. He just loves to go on walks.
                        My dog trips me out sometimes. He likes to pee on whatever is standing still, but I noticed at the dog park, when he runs out of pee he will start marking stuff with crap.

                        I took him to a new place last week that had these huge, old eucalyptus trees. The bases of the trees were wider than he is long. He tried so hard to pee on them but could not get his leg wrapped around it sufficiently to satisfy his needs, so he would just back up to them and poop on the base.

                        Fucking weirdo dog.

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                        • dyna mo
                          just a fucking jerk
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 68184

                          #13
                          my dog does the dry pees when he runs out of marker

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                          • Deesnuts
                            Confirmed User
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 2792

                            #14
                            more the better!

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                            • baddog
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Apr 2001
                              • 107089

                              #15
                              Originally posted by dyna mo
                              dogs benefit from elevated heart rate so a faster pace shorter duration provides more exercise

                              the ideal pace is ~3+ mph, according to the vet, so you would also want to pick up the pace on the 30 minute 1 mile.
                              The distance was just for the sake of the post. I usually find somewhere we can walk that I can take the leash off and let him blast around.

                              Originally posted by justinsain
                              Of course it will be different for each dog but I think the quality of the walk is more important than the time or distance.

                              I have several different paths I take my dog on and each one offers a different experience for him. One way has a nice spot for chasing a tennis ball another has lots to sniff and scavenge. We'll start out and I'll let him pick which direction he wants to go. It's his time so I try and make it as fun and stimulating as I can.
                              We never take the same route twice in a row.

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                              • Reak AGV
                                Confirmed User
                                • Dec 2004
                                • 4283

                                #16
                                I go by distance for sure

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                                • Jade509
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2009
                                  • 1166

                                  #17
                                  I would say distance over time.

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                                  • justinsain
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2005
                                    • 3374

                                    #18
                                    Here's a few pics of my dog getting in some well deserved quality time









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                                    • fris
                                      I have to go potty
                                      • Aug 2002
                                      • 55816

                                      #19
                                      i usally take my dog for about 5-6 30 min walks a day
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                                      • Twistys Tim
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                                        • Apr 2008
                                        • 1923

                                        #20
                                        Depends if it is a large breed or not. Larger dogs need more exercise (distance), smaller dogs less exercise.


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                                        • munki
                                          Do Fun Shit.
                                          • Dec 2004
                                          • 13393

                                          #21
                                          I try to take mine for about .5 mile fast paced every morning, plus some off leash wind down time at the dog park for about 45 minutes afterwards...

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                                          • EthnicLover
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                                            • Feb 2007
                                            • 1584

                                            #22
                                            As long as the walk is brisk 30 min. should be fine. The walk is for the dog to burn energy and of course for discipline.


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