The amount of exercise your dog needs on a daily basis depends a lot on your dog’s breed, age, and physical abilities. Dogs that are overweight may need more exercise, but because of their weight they won’t be able to go on long walks. Instead they will need short walks throughout the day. Puppies are quite energetic and will need long walks to get their energy out and help them settle especially at night for sleep time. Senior canines enjoy long naps and few walks or at least a few short walks. Yorkies are a small breed and may do well on multiple short walks a day. Hound dogs need to run and may do best on one or two long walks each day. A Golden Retriever on the other hand may do well with a couple of walks and play time indoors. Give your vet Burlington ON a call to find out what your specific canine needs.
