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How Far Does Your B Walk?

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  • Not sure about distance, probably about 4-6 miles or so. I walk her to see my horses each night and its got to be at least 2 or 3 miles each way. I didnt overdo it when she was a pup though.

  • 50 feet :eek: - I take Cosmo to the park mid-day… It takes us 5 minutes to drive there and it takes her about 1 minute to do her business and sniff around... That's on a good day... If she hears or sees any dogs even if it's on the farthest end of the park, she makes a beeline for the car... I try to get her to hang out longer because I'm trying to desensitize her so she's not so skiddish but it's a long-term project...

    (Note: We do have another daily walk in the mornings and this is about 40 minutes or so... She's okay walking in our neighborhood when there are no dogs around... She likes the car ride so I also try to take her to different places where dogs are allowed so she can walk some more...) :)

  • And be careful about walking on hot pavement… burns their feet....

  • It depends on the temperature. Warm days not as far as a cool day. A mild day he can go 1-1/2 to 2 hours walking easily. As Tanza says, hot pavement and also hot dirt or sand is a no no.

  • When they were puppies, both Trog and Xander would lay down after about 10 - 15 minutes of walking in hot temps. As adults they can tolerate it longer, but I avoid exercising them in hot or humid weather. We were on one August walk in Kansas City and I noticed Xanders eyes were extreamly bloodshot around the edges, I picked him up and carried him the rest of the way back to our hotel. I spray them down frequently when we must be outside in the heat. Our indoor summer obedience class wiped us both out when the temps hit triple digits in the non air conditioned facility.

  • @tanza:

    And be careful about walking on hot pavement… burns their feet....

    Such a valuable comment - When we had our hot spell here in early August, I could not believe how many people were out dog walking during the hottest part of the day.

    Also, perhaps b's tend to like long walks because there just might be a bunny around the corner? :) And we certainly wouldn't want to miss it!

  • @Kipawa:

    Also, perhaps b's tend to like long walks because there just might be a bunny around the corner? :) And we certainly wouldn't want to miss it!

    I'd believe that in a heartbeat, lol.

    I walk him early in the morning - not before the sun's come out, but early enough that the sidewalk hasn't become too baked just yet. It is still definitely hot and humid here, though, so I don't blame him one bit for layin' in the shade when he finds it. He also hasn't been going on walks this long up until now, so some conditioning might be in order. :)

  • When it's hot and humid, mine give up out after a half mile, whereas they can easily go much further if the weather is cool and dry. My black dogs can't take the sun like my red ones could, even as a youngster Topper would stop and lay down in the shade after 1/4 mile!

  • When I first acquired Gossy, she would only go around the block (about 10 minutes max) but now we go as long as she wants, which can vary tremendously.

    Iit all depends on temperature and potential prey and other interesting/disturbing activities. Most mornings (sunrise) we'll go for 20 minutes (fast walk for me) and then in the afternoon when I come home from work we'll go fro 15-45 minutes (almost a run for me) depending on what's of interest or how hot or how much traffic noise or …

  • I dont know in terms of distance but mine usually go at least an hour and have gone 2 or more if its cool. I think they would walk all day if I had the time because they never want to go back home though once we get home they will plop down and go to sleep like they are exhausted. Gee mom is just so mean for dragging them all over the neighborhood and keeping them away from their sleep. As was mentioned chief being tri (9 months) feels the heat more than my r/w zoe but now that the days are cooler he keeps up with her fine.

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16 Sept 2010, 14:05

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