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He's been getting higher and higher energy as he gets deeper into his teenage period. Today, I decided to see how far I could push him, and what the result would be. Here was our day together.
6:00 am: I wake up and get into my cold weather running gear. We go out and run 3 miles.
7:00 am: We train for about 30 minutes with his breakfast. Heel work, stays, and agility.
9:00 am: More training. Tug focus this time with a ton of agility. Lasts probably an hour.
11:00 am: I throw on his dog pack with about 15 pounds in it (totals about 40% of his body weight with the weight of the pack) and we go hiking. We hike about 5 miles in the snow. Takes about 2 hours.
1:00 pm: We get back from the hike, and I warm up the car. We leave for the dog park at about 1:30.
3:00 pm: we return from the dog park. I cut up some treats and we go outside for some formal obedience work. Half hour session.
4:00 pm: I pop in a movie and watch it while we both rest for a bit.
6:00 pm: We hit the streets and go for about a 3 mile unpacked walk. Return, and train with his dinner for about 30 minutes. Mostly parlor tricks and free shaping via box game.
At this moment, 8:42 pm, he is still awake looking for belly rubs and butt scratches. He has rattled the hook that holds his leash a few times, and has drug his tug toy to me no less than 3 times.
If you ever want to own a truly high energy working breed, beware the teenage years.
6:00 am: I wake up and get into my cold weather running gear. We go out and run 3 miles.
7:00 am: We train for about 30 minutes with his breakfast. Heel work, stays, and agility.
9:00 am: More training. Tug focus this time with a ton of agility. Lasts probably an hour.
11:00 am: I throw on his dog pack with about 15 pounds in it (totals about 40% of his body weight with the weight of the pack) and we go hiking. We hike about 5 miles in the snow. Takes about 2 hours.
1:00 pm: We get back from the hike, and I warm up the car. We leave for the dog park at about 1:30.
3:00 pm: we return from the dog park. I cut up some treats and we go outside for some formal obedience work. Half hour session.
4:00 pm: I pop in a movie and watch it while we both rest for a bit.
6:00 pm: We hit the streets and go for about a 3 mile unpacked walk. Return, and train with his dinner for about 30 minutes. Mostly parlor tricks and free shaping via box game.
At this moment, 8:42 pm, he is still awake looking for belly rubs and butt scratches. He has rattled the hook that holds his leash a few times, and has drug his tug toy to me no less than 3 times.
If you ever want to own a truly high energy working breed, beware the teenage years.