How often do you walk your dog?

[LvLaila]

Originally Posted by Itspuppyluv

I try to walk Gus and our other dog once a day for about 45 minutes. It is their favorite thing to do. They go nuts when the time is approaching and I feel awful when I can't take them out - like when I'm sick or too busy.

I wanted to add since I'm the one that plays with him (other dog has no interest in play) the walk is needed to get rid of some of his energy. I can only play fetch for so long and he is like the Energizer Bunny.

My Yorkie is obsessed w/ playing Fetch. She loves when I throw anything, inside or outside. Her favorite thing in the world is when I throw the ball down the hallway so she can run jump and slide on the hardwood floors. It is the funniest thing, and she does the run/jump/swish every time! It is hilarious, and my dad loves to show off her talents. It is very tiring though - by the end of the day I am throwing the ball from my bed trying to fall asleep, yet she is still ready to play!

[Yorkie]

Our girls love to walk and some weeks we get out nightly for anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes. Since it is getting dark earlier, we are letting them stay out in the yard more in the afternoons since we can not walk as much after dinner before dark. But the last week we have been taking short walks in the dark with a flashlight.....the girls have found that frogs are out at night and love trying to find them.

[Thorsmomma]

IMO yorkies need a lot of exercise! Well, maybe it's just Thor but he can run around like a headless chicken for 48 straight! I think his walks calm him down. I have also read that they can get enough by just running around the house or apt. but I beg to differ.

[Bendless Love]

I'm a Yorkie-walkin' machine! Bender gets walked for about 10-15 min every 4 hours or so. We had to take him for walks to potty from the time he was a puppy until just a few weeks ago, due to living on the 5th floor of an apartment building. Now that he has his own house and yard, he loves it, but he doesn't think he is allowed to go potty unless he is on the leash. So, when he comes up to me and sneezes a bunch, I ask him where his leash is and he takes me to wherever I set it down last (I always lose it) and out we go!

[Stitches29]

We are fortunate, since we have a fenced yard. Our large dogs live in the fenced yard, so Maggie always has a babysitter close by. She loves to go outside and play. She doesn't even mind the sprinkler system or rain, interfering with her playtime.

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by Thorsmomma

IMO yorkies need a lot of exercise! Well, maybe it's just Thor but he can run around like a headless chicken for 48 straight! I think his walks calm him down. I have also read that they can get enough by just running around the house or apt. but I beg to differ.

I agree 100%. We have a fenced yard also as Brenda said she does, but for mine that just isn't enough exercise. Mine is bigger than Brenda's! She spends a lot of her day out in the yard running around, but she still needs those walks. It's true that it helps their organs to work better. I'll bet the rest of you have the same experience as I do that either while we are walking or after we come back from the walks that they will poopy!

[Itspuppyluv]

Originally Posted by LvLaila

My Yorkie is obsessed w/ playing Fetch. She loves when I throw anything, inside or outside. Her favorite thing in the world is when I throw the ball down the hallway so she can run jump and slide on the hardwood floors. It is the funniest thing, and she does the run/jump/swish every time! It is hilarious, and my dad loves to show off her talents. It is very tiring though - by the end of the day I am throwing the ball from my bed trying to fall asleep, yet she is still ready to play!

Now that is a dedicated fetch team. Can they wear you out or what? She sounds like a cutie!

[Mystify79]

We haven't been doing a lot of walks because it was just too hot. But now it's starting to cool down so we are going to get back into the habit of doing at least one walk a day. Unfortunately I have to drive them both to a park because I don't like walking them around our neighborhood because several people own very ill-behaved large dogs and that worries me with my two little ones. So on days we don't make it out for a walk we do a LOT of fetch down the hall. Tuffy fetches the ball and Pixie runs after Tuffy and we do that until they get tired of it.. which is usually about 1-2 hours laterl.

[stinky]

I walk Ginger here at work whenever I get a chance. (My boss lets me bring her to work! ) Which ends up being about 4, 10 minute walks in the workday. If the weather's good we'll go out at lunch too. That’s really the only time we have to fit it in ‘til the weekends. And I always feel guilty for not walking her more. Her “walks” are really her walking with me around the shop (it’s a big place) so she gets to get out and say “hi” to everyone. I think the socializing is really important for her too. Everyone here loves her, so it’s a nice brake from the workday for them too. When we get home at night she’s spastic, running all over the house so I’m hoping she’s getting what she needs.