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Greetings,
My wife and I just brought home a 3 1/2 month old Miniature Schnauzer on Thursday and she is currently doing pretty well. We've only had a couple of accidents and she knows to go outside. She has not woken up once in the middle of the night. She's a little nippy, but is, of course, very young.
My question is about her energy level and how to schedule her walks and other exercise. We both work so she is unfortunately home alone during the day, but has done excellent in her crate and laundry room area (I switch her between these every few hours when I go home to let her out). We don't have a fenced in yard (yet) so she doesn't really like being on her cable leash at all, but it works.
My plan from the beginning has been 3 half-hour walks a day: morning, lunch, and evening. For the last two or three days, even with those walks, she's still pretty hyper in the evening (fortunately she has still slept soundly, I am just really afraid of that changing). We also play outside, chasing and fetching a couple of 10 minute sessions a day.
Seems to be enough, but she still kind of spazzes out when she gets home from her evening run (she doesn't like coming inside from her runs). Anyone have any other suggestions as to how to tire her out (while avoiding doggie daycare if we can help it)?
I guess I am wondering if I am doing too much or too little
My wife and I just brought home a 3 1/2 month old Miniature Schnauzer on Thursday and she is currently doing pretty well. We've only had a couple of accidents and she knows to go outside. She has not woken up once in the middle of the night. She's a little nippy, but is, of course, very young.
My question is about her energy level and how to schedule her walks and other exercise. We both work so she is unfortunately home alone during the day, but has done excellent in her crate and laundry room area (I switch her between these every few hours when I go home to let her out). We don't have a fenced in yard (yet) so she doesn't really like being on her cable leash at all, but it works.
My plan from the beginning has been 3 half-hour walks a day: morning, lunch, and evening. For the last two or three days, even with those walks, she's still pretty hyper in the evening (fortunately she has still slept soundly, I am just really afraid of that changing). We also play outside, chasing and fetching a couple of 10 minute sessions a day.
Seems to be enough, but she still kind of spazzes out when she gets home from her evening run (she doesn't like coming inside from her runs). Anyone have any other suggestions as to how to tire her out (while avoiding doggie daycare if we can help it)?
I guess I am wondering if I am doing too much or too little