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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] At home our schedule is walking 1 miles in the morning to the bus stop, an hour at the dog park mid day (we go to a very small underused one and only meet up with dogs who she is already friendly with. If there is an unknown dog we leave) and running 2-3 miles in the afternoon. Then probably one more walk before bed that is less than a mile. [/quote]

Does this really add up to 3 hours? This actually doesn't seem like a particularly excessive amount of exercise for a dog this age. My same-age little 14-lb mix needs nearly this much, except she gets a half-hour walk (longer if it's nice out) in the middle of the day instead of a full hour at the dog park. I've been pretty firm that I'm not doing 100% of the walks, though, so I walk her in the morning and at lunchtime, then my kids walk her after school and my husband does her evening short walks as well as some of her longer walks on the weekend. I told my family it's not in the dog's best interest to be walked by/attached to only one person.

Can you afford a dog walker to take some of this off your plate a few times a week, at least until the dog calms down a little and/or your kids are old enough to help?

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