How often do you walk your dog?

moving_home

Just wondering how often do you all walk your dogs?

I was reading a thread earlier and was shocked to see that someone admitted to never walking their dogs. I was thinking about it and realised that alot of my neighbours have dogs but you never see them being walked at all.

My dog is only 7months old so she can only be walked for 35mins per day. She gets a least one walk every single day for 35mins (rain,hail or shine) and if I am going to be gone for a few hours I split this into two walks to tire her out when I am gone. If I left her for a day without being walked she would be mental.
She got spayed last Friday (walked her in the morning before I brought her in) and thought she wouldn't be able for it for a few days but Saturday morning she was bouncing so brought her out that evening.

Now I don't think I deserve a medal for this as this is what I signed up to when I got her and is as much part of my daily rountine as brushing my teeth so just wondering what all you guys think??

wanted to put up a poll but don't know how!!

edit: just to say I don't want to offend anyone or come across as patronising am genuinely just interested.

kylith

45-60 minutes every day, barring apocalyptic weather. If they're not walked by 8pm one of them goes completely bonkers; running around the living room, making 'raaaarrrraaaa' noises, pawing you, etc.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I'll be honest about it, at the moment - hardly ever.

I dislocated my ankle in June and still can't walk properly myself, so they're brought out for a spin and exercised in fields.

I used to bring them to Portmarnock beach and walk them two miles up the beach and let them free free, but because people are terrified of their breed I can no longer do this.

DBCyc

About 30-60 mins a day, usually more at the weekends. We have two dogs with very different energy requirements though so our pug runs/trots along at his leisure and our staffy chases a ball like a mad thing for the same time.

So the pug gets a good leisurely stroll and the staffy gets some non-stop mental sprinting after a tennis ball for that period

planetX

3 times a day - for differing lengths but at least one run off the lead, but for my dogs mental health there has to be a routine of getting out.

andreac

Twice a day.

Free running in fields at work for about 30 mins at lunchtime then a big walk for 45mins - hour in evening somewhere.

barbiegirl

Normally once a day straight after work, actually need to get going shortly, for an hour, including about 10 - 15 minutes off lead in a nearby field where a lot of locals let their dogs off, so they have a good play together.
Plus she gets good play time with my hubbie most nights with the ball in the back garden, running after him and generally just enjoying herself.
In truth occasionally she's gone a night without her walk and she's normally fine until the following night when she's mental til she gets out. Plus she hates heavy rain and getting wet so that sometimes stops us too. But only very occassionally. I signed on for daily walks so it's what she gets.

Bookkeeper09

Usually twice a day.
About 20 mins in the morning and then about 45 mins in the evening(which would include about 10 mins off lead).

Was funny during the summer used to meet the same people out walking in the evening but dont see half of them anymore now that the evenings are a bit colder and wetter.

moving_home

I guess anyone who cares enough about their dogs to post on here would be walking them :D

Totally agree barbiegirl - that is my mentality towards it aswell.

I am lucky in that myself and the OH split the doggie care so on the odd day that one of us is sick/busy/whatever the other does the walking. Most evenings it is both of us though.

Feargal as Luimneach

Usually 3 times a day, varies but around 50 minutes per day. Dog comes to work with me so it's handy enough to give him plenty of exercise:)

denhaagenite

Our one is a tiny whippet mix, about the size of a jack russell. Himself takes her for 15/20 mins in the morning, dog walker has her for 3 hours from 12 to 3 where the lets her off with the other dogs (she has 6000 sq. m. in a forest close by) and I take her for an hour in the evening.

She takes ages to wear out which is surprising because I walk quite fast so we cover quite alot of ground on our walks- the odd time we take her to a forest park and we let her off the lead, but we don't really need to do this as she gets it with the dog walker.

I see it as absolute routine though- we really love the time we spend out

liquoriceall

my boy usually gets 20- 30 minutes before work and about 45 minutes in the evening around twice a week he gets to go for off lead walks on my family farm or in a forest I really cant imagine why you would get a dog and not walk and for the record anyone who tells you bassets are lazy are lying!

mymo

Anything from 2 to 5 or more times a day, but it varies. I try to give them one off lead run everyday, couple of 10 min walks to the shop/round the block type walks, maybe a longer one if I'm up to it.
I'd say we average 40mins to 1 hr most days. We sometimes do the beach at the weekend, and we live near a river with great walks through the woods. If its really wet all day they may get 2 short walks, but I try to make up for that by playing games and training them indoors.
I have to admit this week its been off lead runs and short walks due to a mix of rain and illness. I'd have to be REALLY sick or in serious pain not to walk them, and it has happened, but they are pretty good and my daughter plays with them, teaching them tricks to tire them out then.

Aurum

I'd say about 45 mins, 5 times a week. My dog is not a particularly large breed and seems more than satisfied with a brisk walk on a flexi lead. We have a large garden that she loves playing in, and she never pesters us to walk her, but it's obviously important to keep her active and social. During the summer months, or when my schedule isn't particularly busy, she'll get 45 mins every day.

ppink

Very minimum 2 times every day morning and evening but usually 3-4 times a day all free running in fields. we dont lead walk much at all any more.

belongtojazz

I take all of mine out for about 20 mins in the morning, most of which is off lead. Then I will take each of them out on their own for about 20/30 mins during the day except the oldest girl who doesn't need anymore then the morning walk. She's 10 and suffering a bit with her joints.

The terriers spend most of their day playing with each other in the garden and chasing each other around. I also spend some time doing some training with the youngest one.

If I don't spend that much time with them our house would be chaos, as it is I have 2 terriers on the couch with me, one sitting on my daughters lap and the big guy is curled up in his cardboard box and they are all snoring away

HelenT

She gets walked on lead every morning for 10 - 15 mins. Most afternoons or evenings she gets an off lead run for an hour and sometimes more.

I am aware of the 5 min rule for puppies but this does not satisfy her one bit and we would have a grumpy wee thing for the evening if we limited her to 20 mins.

There have been days where she didn't get the run in the evening as we were at a dog show or obedience class and we were all too tired on return. This is rare.

Having a dog is a great way of promoting family fitness! It used to be a nightmare trying to get my other half out for a walk. Now he is nearly as keen as the pup! Daughter is benefiting also and learning lots about nature.

lrushe

An hour a day on the weekdays (plus some agility work), on Saturday there's an hour walk then my Rottie does Agility Training, on Sunday it's usually a couple of hours up a moutain or at a beach or somewhere that is different to the 'normal' walk just to keep things interesting for them.

sellerbarry

My little 8 month old shih tzu gets 15 mins morning then evening with a trip out to park during day most times. If i let her off lead, she tires herself out in 20 mins running around in circles at warp speed.;) BTW she went into heat yesterday for the first time................... My poor little girl doesn't know what's happening to her.

baldymac

i have a bichon frise, hes only a year old, and he acts like clock work
he gets 3 walks a day, thats what he wants...lol...one in morning one in evening an 3rd before bed time, he actually knows when its time an when he wants to go out, he stares an barks at you, he loves been out

theghost

30 min walk to park, 30-60 mins (depending on the weather) off lead chasing balls then 30 min walk home 6 days a week. If it's raining really heavily then I'm afraid it's just a swift 30-40 min walk round the neighbourhood

ABajaninCork

My fella gets at least 2 mile walk every day with my husband. Most of it's off-lead in the park, with the occasional brisk walk around the streets.

It doesn't sound like much, but as he's a Shih Tzu, that's more than enough. He then spends the afternoon having a snooze. Sets him up nicely for his lunch, then more snoozing until dinner time!:D

drongal

5 times a day:
1h in the morning
15 mins- just before work
15 mins just after work
2h evening walk
15mins - just before going to sleep.

I have westie, and he loves to spent time outside, I don have back yard:-(

My neighbors dont walk their dogs as well. Their dogs are walking themselves...

smilerf

planetX wrote: »

3 times a day - for differing lengths but at least one run off the lead, but for my dogs mental health there has to be a routine of getting out.

same as

Steve30x

I walk my dog three to five days a week. I bring her to Abbeyside park and leave her off the lead for twenty minutes. She gets out for an hour each time.

ppink

Steve30x wrote: »

I walk my dog three to five days a week. I bring her to Abbeyside park and leave her off the lead for twenty minutes. She gets out for an hour each time.

Steve if you are in Dungarvan do you ever go out to the cunnigar beach for a walk? I used to bring our lot down there and they loved it. When the tide is out it is a great walk down the dunes and back the beach:)

toadfly

Most days we bring them down by the lake and walk/jog about 2k, they are only small and this seems to be enough for them. At the weekend it would usually be longer and mostly offlead (for one of them) in a field near my Mam's house.

When we were moving into our house we didnt bring them everyday for a few weeks and the difference in them was crazy. They were so hyper and when they did get out going mad on the lead. Just too much pent up energy.

Steve30x

ppink wrote: »

Steve if you are in Dungarvan do you ever go out to the cunnigar beach for a walk? I used to bring our lot down there and they loved it. When the tide is out it is a great walk down the dunes and back the beach:)

Thats a bit too far to walk and I cant drive because I dont have a car. If I had a car I would go to the cunnigar , goat Island and on a forest walk with her more often. I just dont go walking every day because after living in this town for 37 years I am fed up of looking at the same sights each timne I want to bring my dog for a walk.

My guy gets walked 3 times a day on the weekdays - short one in the morning, usually an hour or two in the middle of the day (a friend walks them for a bit of cash), and a short one in the evening. He's a greyhound so doesn't need a lot of walking time anyways.

Weekends though, often it could just be a long one each day in Bushy Park and that's about it.

Bullseye1

30min Monday to Thursday (road walks). 60min Friday to Sunday either beach or Forest walk.

yolanda

Only 15 mins per day and thats not every day. 3month old and every day he's outside tearing around the fields. Have to keep him in order for him not to do too much. Difficult.

The Sweeper

My guy's about five and a half months old. He's about 15 kgs. He will probably top 30kgs when fully grown. Based on this he's a medium to large breed and I need to be gentle with his exercise for his joints and bones.

He gets about 30 minutes walking four out of seven days a week; the other three days he gets a lot of activity playing in our yard - free running and playing with a ball. I also do a brain-training session with him daily. When I get home from work we usually spend about half an hour on various activities - sit, stay, lie down; find the treat (under a cup, in a bowl with a towel over it, so on, so forth).

When he's full grown he'll get a walk a day plus a game session in the yard a day. When he's older and able for it I'll look into agility with him if he's up for it. He's quite biddable and enjoys company, be it games, walks or training.

magentas

Still a puppy (16wks)
Normally 2/3 times a day

Morning: 10min walk around estate

Afternoon: 10mins same as morning

Evening: 30/40min walk in local park/woods

He's in a fairly big garden all day and seems happy out. I used to bring him to park/woods twice a day but trainer said this was too much for his age and could damage his joints and affect him a few years down the line so cut it back a little even though he loves been out

Depends on breed also, collie like mine is very active and needs more exercise than say a greyhound although if a dog is left indoors during day or in a small/confined space they need good exercise even if just to be socialized

Somehow I don't think you'll hear much from people who DON'T walk their dogs much!:D

sophie1234

one long walk a day sometimes two at weekends but tbh some times he wont get up for a second walk if the first one is long enough witch it usually is! xx

belongtojazz

sophie1234 wrote: »

one long walk a day sometimes two at weekends but tbh some times he wont get up for a second walk if the first one is long enough witch it usually is! xx

I have never ever managed to walk my dogs long enough for them not to want another walk. Yesterday for example, my little one did a 2 hour agility class, we stayed then for an hour socilisation/playtime, I got her home and she hopped out of the car picked up her lead and ran around the field. She was then happy for the evening walk with the rest of the dogs, plus terrier playtime on the green :rolleyes:

I cannot wear this dog out

sophie1234

belongtojazz wrote: »

I have never ever managed to walk my dogs long enough for them not to want another walk. Yesterday for example, my little one did a 2 hour agility class, we stayed then for an hour socilisation/playtime, I got her home and she hopped out of the car picked up her lead and ran around the field. She was then happy for the evening walk with the rest of the dogs, plus terrier playtime on the green :rolleyes:

I cannot wear this dog out

sometimes mine is like that but whens hes out he uses so much energy when i get him home hes just zonked out on the sofa or in bed! some times he doesnt even want to go to the garden after! but i do bring him on two walks sometimes when i see he needs a bit more

onlyrocknroll

My guy gets out twice a day, maybe a third somedays but not too often, if the weather is terrible it might only be once. The walk is about 3k, and I let him run off the lead for a good part of it.. He's a medium sized dog, I hope that this is enough, but he is starting to put on weight!

artieanna

My lady gets walked (no lead) for at least an hour every evening rain, hail or snow..Walks have slowed down considerably due to ageing joints and she is outdoors 99% of the time.

crotalus667

At least 1 decent walk , and normaly one quicki around the block , plus a few 15 min pee/poop strolls up the road

shivs

Really do try 20-30 mins a day for 5 month old springer. Feeling guilty though, as pup arrived just as I got a job

Really can't give up work at the mo and puppy is in the garden from 8-3pm, 3x a week........feel really guilty. Have bought Kong toys/boiling bones the night before (stinks!).......but still feel like I'm abandoning her.

phasers

30 minutes a day in the park for the big fella, a little ramble around the field for the little one. She had a few back issues a while ago and since then isn't up to big walks, so she kind of dictates how far we go!

neris

walk 6 month old lab twice a day. around 6am in the morn gets 20-30mins. Up to few weeks ago when it was bright used to go over to park and chase a ball and run around and now its dark a walk on lead. Dont trust her off the lead in the dark. and then 30 min walk in the evening. At weekend will try take her to a very quiet park where theres no one and let her run around. sometimes she doesnt get a walk for a day or two.

Storminateacup

4 year old Jack Russell who hates walking. I have biceps from having to drag him. He's seriously overweight, I don't know what to do with him. I end up having to carry him a little bit some days.

My collie loved walking. Generally me and him would do 45 minutes alternating between running and walking.

Owen

Usually twice a day. Once in the morning to get her to pee her heart out (Otherwise she holds it in all day while I'm not there bless her little will power), and a good long walk in the evening in our local park with plenty of chasing the ball to tire her out. Rain, wind, doesn't matter, she takes priority over getting wet a little.