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#1 ·
Hi all,

I took Doug for his first walk on a lead yesterday and he did so well. We went to my partents house which is about an 800 m walk. He was trotting along his little legs going a mile a minute to keep up with me. He stopped for a couple of sniffs along the way but generally didn't resist at all. Then after visting the family we walked home again which he seemed to do with even more ease.

Just wondering how often you walk your dogs and what distances?
 
#4 · (Edited)
go out with Linda. lol Linda's my dog walking hero. Oh , sorry, forgot you're from Australia., does he like swimming.?
 
#9 ·
We've had a couple of other Aussies on the forum. One has a cute little chocolate girl, and the other shows his dogs... I seem to remember one is a beautiful red.
 
#7 ·
I started walking mine as soon as i brought her home (at 14 weeks old). At first she could only go 500m or so and would want a rest or to be carried for a short distance and then walk again. By the end of the first month she was easily walking 3-4km. She loves it and it tires her out so she gets into less trouble at home. They have quite a bit of endurance!
 
#8 ·
I started walking Tino right away--so good to get them used to the leash early so it's never a problem. He sniffs more than he walks but we have a good time. Our previous Hav once did a two-day overnight 18 mile hike with us--we were so impressed with his endurance!

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#10 ·
That's great. Hubby and I tend to go for walks most evenings so would be good for Doug to come with us and I wouldn't mind taking him for a brisk walk of a morning before I go to work.

Yeah I think I noticed in some other posts that our breeder was actually on here too!

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#11 ·
I started walking Freddie pretty much right away. We've sloooowly increased the distance of his walks because he gets distracted and then I get frustrated, so it's mostly for my own sake lol.

Freddie sometimes refuses to walk, so I basically walk him when I noticed he has a huge excess of energy and needs some structure and exercise. Since it's been so cold lately, we've just been playing fetch in the house and he runs and runs.

I tend to take him on about a 20-30 min walk. We basically do a 2 block square (small blocks).
 
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