According to the Kennel Club UK, a good rule of thumb when deciding how much to walk your puppy is a ratio of five minutes of exercise per month of age. For example, when your puppy is three months old, walk them for 15 minutes a day. When they're six months old, you'll be walking 30 minutes a day.
How far can I walk my 6 month old puppy?
How long should you walk a puppy? This exercise shouldn't be marching round the countryside or the local roads on a lead though. In fact, when it comes to continuous puppy walking a good rule of thumb is that puppies should have no more than 5 minutes of exercise for each month of age, two times a day.
How much exercise does my 6 month old puppy need?
By 6 months you should be taking your puppy on long walks, running in the park or playing fetch at least once every day. As your pup grows up into puppy adolescence it is extremely crucial to provide exercise and stimulation on a daily basis.
Can you over exercise a 6 month old puppy?
Avoid over-exercising your puppy. Over-exercising puppies can negatively impact on their musculoskeletal development and this is of particular concern in large and giant breed puppies. Some of the large and giant dog breeds can continue to grow up until 18–24 months of age.
How many miles can a 7 month old puppy walk?
Well considering walking pace is around 4mph then 2 miles is only a half an hour or so walk. So definitely not too much for a 7 months old, as at 7 months they should happily be walking 35 minutes per walk.
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