How much excercise?

[Rich.h 4]

if my 7month russell x patt dont get out half the kennel is chewed lol................

cheaper to give them a walk........lol

i take mine out for a couple of hours off the lead walking and she still doesnt want to go back in the kennels.....they mature fast and i think people forget there not like running dogs ,...........there alot more hard waring and will run or hunt for hours...........at 7- 8 months ,..........there not working as such ,....just pushing a few rabbits out................energy to burn

 

Sounds more like the dog is bored sensless. Simply walking it to the point if later life injuries wont fix that.

[whippet 99 2,613]

if my 7month russell x patt dont get out half the kennel is chewed lol................

cheaper to give them a walk........lol

i take mine out for a couple of hours off the lead walking and she still doesnt want to go back in the kennels.....they mature fast and i think people forget there not like running dogs ,...........there alot more hard waring and will run or hunt for hours...........at 7- 8 months ,..........there not working as such ,....just pushing a few rabbits out................energy to burn

 

Sounds more like the dog is bored sensless. Simply walking it to the point if later life injuries wont fix that.

dont be ridiculous pal ..................i think i can tell how much exercise a pup needs and its not being pushed one bit .........

if you cant tell your pups tierd or not and that you have over done it .......................you shouldnt keep dogs

i got a couple of pet russells that will run beside me push bike all day ..................there getting on a bit aswell..................

there dogs and they will do as much as they want as regards to running and hunting in the bushes if they had enough the pup would be beside me at walking pace .............

then at 15 months the real work starts .......nice and easy to start with..........

let them be pups ...........stop wrapping them up in cotton wool................they be frightened to get out in the cold lol.....

[johnny 777 53]

The reasons for chewing the kennel is not because of boredom or lack of exercise I think it's just being a pup

[oxo 452]

I agree with Peter that is far too much. At the age of nine months I will start hard ground walking and gradually build it up so by the time they are 12mths, they will be doing 3miles per day. They bone structure is not developed at 5mths and this may cause more problems later at 5mths pups generally need more rest than exercise ATB John

A five month old terrier is a lot more developed than a bigger dog, mine looks pretty much like.

an adult now. A walk around the block at 12 months is not much, some dogs are working hard by that age.

. How do they develop quicker than a bigger dog? Did not say anything about work, talking about exercise my dogs work for the 6mths. Exercise is completely different thing all together

So you only let a dog walk 3 mile if its a year old but they are worked from 6 month, you carrying them everywhere? your dogs not exercised during work? What are they doing? What bone damage in later life, any examples? I think a typical 5 month old terrier is a lot more developed than a large lurcher of the same age, physically and mentally. Each to their own.

[johnny 777 53]

The reasons for not wanting back in its kennel is not because of boredom or lack of exercise I think it's just being a pup soot I miss read ya post

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[johnny 777 53]

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I agree with Peter that is far too much. At the age of nine months I will start hard ground walking and gradually build it up so by the time

they are 12mths, they will be doing 3miles per day. They bone structure is not developed at 5mths and this may cause more problems later at 5mths pups generally need more rest than

exercise ATB John

A five month old terrier is a lot more developed than a bigger dog, mine looks pretty much like.

 

an adult now. A walk around the block at 12 months is not much, some dogs are working hard by that age.

 

. How do they develop quicker than a bigger dog? Did not say anything about work, talking about exercise my dogs work for

the 6mths. Exercise is completely different thing all together

So you only let a dog walk 3 mile if its a year old but they are worked from 6 month, you carrying

them everywhere? your dogs not exercised during work? What are they doing? What bone damage in later life, any examples? I think a typical 5 month old terrier is a lot more

developed than a large lurcher of the same age, physically and mentally. Each to their own.

. I start them ratting at 6mths etc...as well as running them off the lead retrieving a ball but only light exercise , at 9mrh i start hard ground walking them obvisiously diet plays a big part to strengthen them up. too much exercise at a early age will almost cause arthritis a lot sooner in later life. IMO a 5mth terrier and a 5mth lurcher is the same not developed. ATB

[GOBSHITE 107]

Two pages of utter shite.

 

I've kept a top line of working terriers for twenty odd years and i've had working terriers for the last twenty nine. In all that time i've never given my dogs anymore than a walk around a few feilds behind my house every morning and thats so they can empty out instead of shitting all over my yard.

Just what are you doing with these super dogs ?

 

Come summer i'll take them a walk around the block but thats just to settle them down mentaly, come the end of the season they have nothing to keep their heads straight so they will start to fight, not all the time just every now and again.

[whippet 99 2,613]

Two pages of utter shite.

 

I've kept a top line of working terriers for twenty odd years and i've had working terriers for the last twenty nine. In all that time i've never given my dogs anymore than a walk around a few feilds behind my house every morning and thats so they can empty out instead of shitting all over my yard.

Just what are you doing with these super dogs ?

 

Come summer i'll take them a walk around the block but thats just to settle them down mentaly, come the end of the season they have nothing to keep their heads straight so they will start to fight, not all the time just every now and again.

lol i keep shite (and that is honest) ,.....and if i want to go for a long walk with my shite................i will........

i enjoy walking me pup and me other useless things and i do it because i enjoy it .....................i got mates who do the same as you ...........

all this bull shite of not letting a terrier of 6 months plus do to much exercise is to an exstent true .................but going for a couple of hour all more walk will not do it any harm in the slightest........were not doing road work .............

keep your own line the best way and names dont mean a thing.......imo

gobshite your right about rubbish being said on here and i think thats why most have avoided this thread but when your as bored as me you tend to interfere..........just excuse me lol

[GOBSHITE 107]

If your happy walking your pup then good luck to ya, i just think most people on here take it all to serious.

ATB a lazy git...gobshite

[busher01 5]

I like my dogs pups to free run as they are no learning while on leads and a hour a day is enough for any pup of that age

 

Atb busher

[whippet 99 2,613]

I like my dogs pups to free run as they are no learning while on leads and a hour a day is enough for any pup of that age

 

Atb busher

i agree they get to meet live stock and exsperience different smells and get better on recall when free walking..........etc etc.......

[GOBSHITE 107]

Mooching about whilst on a walk !, now your making sense.

[City link 1]

i WALK MINE TWICE A DAY FOR AN HOUR EACH TIME THEY EMPTY EVERY DAY

[bigoy19706 276]

wtf all thes shit about hard soft groud and not letting the dog run free if the dog wont come back there something rong walk the dog on lead in street and let it have a good run off lead in the field i have 2 8 1/2 month old laky russel pups let them off lead 1st time they went in the field did not even think about them not coming back i cant get my head around this haw to walk a dog ffs

[whippet 99 2,613]

wtf all thes shit about hard soft groud and not letting the dog run free if the dog wont come back there something rong walk the dog on lead in street and let it have a good run off lead in the field i have 2 8 1/2 month old laky russel pups let them off lead 1st time they went in the field did not even think about them not coming back i cant get my head around this haw to walk a dog ffs

how much exercise was the question not how to walk a dog .......................some want to wrap them up in cotton wool and some want to let them be pups...........simple