All dogs, regardless of size or breed, need to be taken on daily walks, jogs, runs, bike rides, rollerblading, or any other means you have to get your dog moving.
During our walks/runs I always keep an eye on the dog behaviour. It is easy to prevent any unwanted movement as "eating garbage/poop/grass/bones/food" if you always keep an eye on them. That's what I do. I've learned how to read their
body by watching every movement of their ears, tail, posture. Every little thing means something important and it tells you what's going to happen next.
As per of our walks, I can either take them on an adventure to a park or a walk on the beach (if your dog's personality is outgoing), or I can follow their normal rutine, which is what I reccomend if your dog suffer from separation anxiety or has some difficulties trusting a new dog walker.
Taking your dog for a walk is an important ritual in keeping your dog mentally stable. A dog, as an animal, is a walker/traveler by instinct. Packs of dogs get up in the morning and walk. Simply having a large backyard or taking your dog to the dog park is not going to satisfy this instinct in your dog. As Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer says, "To your dog, your backyard is like a large fish bowl in which they are trapped. Fish swim, birds fly and dogs walk. Having a dog should not be about only fulfilling our human needs, we owe it to our dogs, to give them what THEY instinctually need."
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