How Much Sports Do Dogs Need Every Day?

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JAKARTA - Just like you, dogs' pets also need exercise to stay fit and healthy. Good exercise routines for dogs can prevent obesity, slow cognitive decline, improve joint and muscle health, improve cardiovascular health, and provide a fun time to bond with their owners. When you require a sports routine for dogs, you need to remember how much exercise dogs need.

Find out how much your dog has to exercise and how to determine if your current pet sports routine is appropriate.

It is important to remember that every dog is an individual. The need for dogs to do physical activities is influenced by race, age, health conditions, and the personality of each.

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Dog breeds can affect how active they are. For example, even though Pug dogs or Mastiff like to lazily around the house for hours, a more active race like Siberian Husky or Jack Russell Terrier may start showing behavioral problems when they don't get adequate exercise time.

Racis-specific characteristics can also affect the intensity of exercise. Flat-faced dogs (brachycephalic) such as Pug dogs who have difficulty breathing and experience fatigue due to heat if pushed too hard during exercise. Dogs with longer licenses such as husky dogs will generally be easier to breathe during high-intensity training time.

Pug dogs are enough to travel once for 20 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, husky dogs need to travel three times fast for half an hour around the neighborhood to burn their energy.

Age

Dog age also affects their exercise needs. Puppies tend to prefer short activities. Some veterinarians suggest that pet owners provide five minutes of exercise for each month of age, once or twice a day for puppys. So, when they are six months old, the pet activity session lasts about 30 minutes.

Intensive exercise can damage the growing plate of a puppy. Growing dogs are not allowed to do high-intensity exercises such as running, jogging, or hiking until the following estimated age:

Small ratio: 6 to 8 months

Moderate ratio: 12 months

Big or giant races: 12 to 24 months

On the other hand, don't forget old dogs. Stop practicing dogs because they are old is a mistake. You just need to consider whether dogs are having health problems such as joint inflammation and adjusting them. Old dogs are often better at low-intensity exercise such as leisurely walks.

Health Status

Some health conditions can reduce dog intolerance in exercise. Examples of health problems that can affect the need for dog sports include:

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Remember, dogs are individuals. You need to consider the need for your pets to interact, mentally stimulate, and move when you find out how much exercise they need.

The following is a general guide for training breed dogs.

Running and running is not the only way to make dogs physically active. Here's a list of additional exercises that are suitable for dogs:

Adapting The Spruce Pet, Monday, December 9, dogs need and deserve physical exercise every day, but you need to adjust your training routine to your dog's needs. If you have concerns about your dog's physical training needs, you should talk to a veterinarian.