How much exercise??!!!

[Caroline Black]

Hi there....how much exercise do your setters get per day? I feel sorry for my guy sometimes as i always think he could take more exercise than what we give him........
This is 'Peppers' routine........adding that we live in an apartment...so no garden!!!!

7.30am - up and walkies (30 minutes) before breakfast
bit of play and then sleep
1pm - out to the countryside for an hour on really long lead (we actually let it just trail on the ground most of the time)
some play, some sleep
5pm - out for about 30-45 mins walk on lead/ or trip to dog park
and if hes a bit over active, he goes out again for a walk around the block (20 mins)

How does this sound?!!!

[Michelle Briggs]

Mental exercise is far more important than going for walks.

My guys can be as lazy as they wish or as active & i am happy to have that option if anything should happen,they dont demand exercise.

We do live on an acre so they will happily self exercise each day at there leisure.

My old irish potters about & goes for short walks.

My english & gordon setter get biked 3km daily ontop of there self exercise,they are showdogs so keeping them in good body condition is a must.

You see many people who walk for miles yet it doesnt make there dog happy.

As you say i live in an apartment so getting it is a must but dont always think longer is better,setters love there touch time /special time just as much.

Maybe look at biking if you want to do some more power style exercise

[Pat]

I, like Michelle, advocate exercising my boy's mind as much as I exercise his body - more so in fact. It would be like us going on a marathon and then sitting in our armchair the whole time afterwards without doing anything at all. Very boring.
Since giving Ray mental stimulation he is a far happier chappy than letting him stagnate.
Pat