How many times a day to walk a dog?

Each owner of a four-legged friend sooner or later wonders if he is walking the dog correctly if it fails. Is this procedure long enough for her? Walking for any pet is a vital process. An exception is only those animals that are accustomed to the tray. This procedure scares many, especially the obligation to be at home at certain hours. Some have difficulty walking, while for others, this is the best way to relax. It is important to remember that a walk for an animal is not only going to the toilet, but also getting the necessary amount of fresh air, physical activity, getting to know the world around you, getting to know your own kind.

Full and proper walking

What, after all, should be a full-fledged walk? There are a number of points on which the answer to the question of interest depends:

• dog age
• breed category;
• weather;
• pet health.

Walking depends on age

Dogs older than six months are advised by dog ​​handlers to walk 5-7 times a day. A one-year-old pet is transferred to a constant walking mode 3 times a day. But, unfortunately, not every owner can afford regular walking of the dog, so the morning walk should be at least 30 minutes, and the evening walk should be about two to three hours.

Walking depending on the breed

Small types of rocks:

• Yorkshire Terrier;
• chihuahua;
• dwarf pinscher and the like.

Most often, the owners of such pets are limited to the tray. But this is not an option. Such small dogs, like others, need fresh air, familiarity with the territory, and jogging in full. Otherwise, this pet faces pleroma (obesity).

Active species of rocks:

• hunters;
• official;
• breed sports plan.

By acquiring such a dog, the owner must understand that for her a simple walking is not enough. These breeds require intensive training. They must use their energy to the maximum during one walk.

We must not forget about the weather conditions, in the summer heat it is best to walk in the early morning and late evening.

During the walk, you can combine the useful with the pleasant, engage in team training. You need to start with the most essential:

1. “Next” is the most important team. If the owner does not want his dog to turn into a torment, in which the pet runs in different directions, pulls and confuses the leash, breaks after other animals, jumps on others, then he needs to teach the animal the command "next to".
2. Team "to me." Studying such a team will avoid the loss of the dog, his contact with undesirable people and animals.
3. "Sit". It helps when you need to stop the dog.
4. "Fu." A ban that both an adult dog and a puppy must unconditionally understand.

Naturally, this is not the limit of training, but to avoid problems at the time of the walk these teams are more than enough.

Places for walking

Alas, today there are very few places where you can fully walk your dog.

You cannot walk with animals:

• At the playgrounds.
• In abandoned territories (wastelands, construction sites).
• In places close to kindergartens, schools and other social organizations.

Allowed for walking:

• Squares.
• Parks.
• Specially equipped sites.
• Forest belts.

Special walk

This range includes dogs with poor health, bitches during estrus and pregnancy. For sick animals, a walk should only be prescribed by a veterinarian. With many diseases, intensive walking is dangerous. Perhaps the animal generally can’t move much, but it’s good to lie and breathe air.

Due to the unwillingness of the owner to meet with a large number of “suitors” during estrus, the frequency of walking decreases and this is wrong. During this period, the dog more often wants to take a walk due to the fact that the reproductive organs, increasing, put pressure on the genitourinary system. The easiest way is to get the dog out at a time when no one is walking, or in places where there are usually no other animals.

It is better to walk a pregnant or just giving birth to a bitch often, but not for long 20-30 minutes. Such a dog must be worn in protective clothing during the walk, so as not to damage the nipples.

General recommendations

Professionals advise:

1. Feeding the dog should be no earlier than 30 minutes before the walk.
2. For the convenience of walking on a leash, the owner needs to control the length and tension.
3. For training, you need to have a treat with you and do not forget about praise, dogs love this very much.
4. If the animal behaves badly, you can cool it with water from a spray bottle.
5. We must not forget that large and medium breeds in public places should not walk without a muzzle.
6. Initially, follow one route so that the animal is not exposed to stress.
7. Before the first walk, the dog must be vaccinated, and walks must be allowed by the doctor, otherwise the owner endangers the health of his pet.
8. You should remember about the parasites that are at every step. Before walking, especially in the spring, it is necessary to process the animal.

Never forget about a dog during a walk, especially if the pet has repeatedly run away from the owner. Self-walking is unacceptable for a dog of any breed.

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