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I have a ten month old puppy that I adopted four months ago. Best guess is some sort of beagle/boxer or beagle/pit bull mix, about 35 lbs.
Our normal routine is a 30-45 minute walk around the neighborhood in the morning and 45-60 minutes in the evening. Sometimes we go to the dog park and sometimes I take him on a long line to one of the city parks.
My question is about more strenuous exercise for him. There’s a wonderful off leash dog park about 15 minutes from my house. It’s mainly hiking trails. I’ve taken him on the flatter ones until this weekend, where we did about 2 miles with hill climbs, plus playing with another dog.
I want to keep it going but I want to make sure it won’t be too much for him. I’ve read you should limit hikes until puppies are 18 months or older and the growth plates close, but I don’t really know what limit means. Never? Once a month? Once a week?
Springs coming up and I think we’ll be more active but i just want to make sure I’m not doing long term damage.
I have a ten month old puppy that I adopted four months ago. Best guess is some sort of beagle/boxer or beagle/pit bull mix, about 35 lbs.
Our normal routine is a 30-45 minute walk around the neighborhood in the morning and 45-60 minutes in the evening. Sometimes we go to the dog park and sometimes I take him on a long line to one of the city parks.
My question is about more strenuous exercise for him. There’s a wonderful off leash dog park about 15 minutes from my house. It’s mainly hiking trails. I’ve taken him on the flatter ones until this weekend, where we did about 2 miles with hill climbs, plus playing with another dog.
I want to keep it going but I want to make sure it won’t be too much for him. I’ve read you should limit hikes until puppies are 18 months or older and the growth plates close, but I don’t really know what limit means. Never? Once a month? Once a week?
Springs coming up and I think we’ll be more active but i just want to make sure I’m not doing long term damage.