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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, sorry for what sounds like a stupid question. I'm the OP of a thread last week about adopting a new rescue dog.  Things are going well, she's doing much better on her leash and overall she's settling in really nicely.  I am wondering though if we're giving her too much exercise. Is that even possible?  Lucky Dog made a huge deal about us making sure to give her 2-3 hours of exercise a day and we've been really diligent about that.  She gets 2 one-hour walks  (which end up being between 3-4 miles each, depending on how much she's walking vs. stopping and sniffing), plus I let her out to play with our neighbor's dog once or twice a day and she usually plays about 30 minutes at a time before she wants to come back inside.  The last few days she has been acting really exhausted.  Again, I know this is going to sound stupid but I assumed dogs had boundless energy.  I don't want to overdo it with her but how do you find the happy medium between tired and bored/having destructive energy.

Related, has anyone here used a doggy backpack on their dogs?  I read on some training sites that having your dog wear a backpack can make a half hour walk feel like an hour long walk b/c the dog has to exert more energy.  Taking her on two one-hour walks a day isn't always feasible for me.  One one-hour walk first thing in the morning is, but  sometimes it's hard in the middle of the day to find the time (I work full time from home).  If you do use a backpack and would recommend yours, let me know.

Thanks in advance for any advice!  [/quote]

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