Expending Excess Energy: Why Walking Your Dog is Essential
For our next entry in the benefits of daily dog walking saga, we need to talk about one of the most obvious ones: expending excess energy! In terms of exercise, it can be hard to keep up with our dogs. They seem to have limitless energy sometimes that they just need to run off. So how do you keep an enthusiastic pup in check? Try walking them every day!
It’s always a good thing to listen to our bodies’ needs, and the same goes for dogs! When the urge to go a little wild hits, you should give your dog an outlet for it. Your relationship with your dog will be better if you let them act on these energetic urges. Plus, if your dog expends their energy outside, they’ll be much calmer inside the house.
If you still need encouragement, it may help to look at the consequences of your dog not expending their excess energy. Although it’s covering specifically hyperactivity in dogs, an article on Dogpakr lists a few reasons why too much energy can be problematic for both you and your dog. One such example is that hyperactivity leads to lower self-control. If your dog is dying to run around, they may bolt out the first open door they see or hurt themselves zooming around the house. The urge to run also isn’t limited to day time. You may find an energetic pup causing a ruckus at night in an attempt to rid themselves of that energy. Nobody wins if no one can sleep!
However, there’s a lot of reasons that walking your dog every day may be an unreasonable request. Like Wet Noses Pet Sitting points out on their blog, maybe you work long hours or your dog is hyperactive or you’re simply physically unable to keep up with daily walks. Their solid advice is to hire a dog walker! Whatever the reason may be, a dog walker can help you keep up with your dog’s demand for exercise.
Just like humans, dogs need to maintain a certain activity level. It helps them stay healthy, and they physically need to expend their excess energy. Staying cooped up inside or in a yard only allows for so much movement. A single 30-minute walk offers an engaging and entertaining way to get your dog moving. Whether you’re the one to take your dog or you hire someone else to do it, all that matters is that your pet is able to be active!
Interested in learning more about the mental benefits of daily dog walks? Check out last week’s article on mental stimulation from sniffing!
For our next entry in the benefits of daily dog walking saga, we need to talk about one of the most obvious ones: expending excess energy! In terms of exercise, it can be hard to keep up with our dogs. They seem to have limitless energy sometimes that they just need to run off. So…