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[quote=Anonymous]hi OP --

I have a boxer/pit mix that is about 3ish years old (another rescue, so who knows how old he is). I take him on an hourlong walk in the morning, then he probably gets 3 or 4 20-30 minute walks throughout the day. we have a backpack on him (http://www.amazon.com/Kyjen-3000-Backpack-Adjustable-Saddlebag/dp/B00MNSKLXI/ref=sr_1_4?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1423156693&sr=1-4&keywords=outward+hound+backpack) and I love it! First, it is filled with rice to give it more weight. Second, I attach the leash to the backpack and my end goes around my waist so he is essentially pulling my body weight (he has learned that we encourage pulling when he wears the backpack but not when he is wearing just a collar).

On the weekends I like to take him for a 2ish hour walk if the weather permits just to get rid of my working mom guilt haha. overall, he seems like he gets enough exercise. he can also be a huge couch potato.

another thing you can try to burn some energy is to give her some mental exercise - my dog is taking a nosework class at Spot on Training and it's a great indoor activity that is low effort on my part but really excites him and makes him work! we also give him frozen kongs for breakfast/dinner so he works for about an hour at each meal just to get some food.

like the PPs said, a tired dog is a good dog! I wouldn't be worried, it sounds like you are doing a great job with your pup [/quote]

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