Do you walk your dog regularly?
By bystander
@bystander (2292)
Philippines
February 12, 2010 1:29pm CST
Taking a pet dog for a walk is necessary. A dog that is kept on leash or in cage will develop some kind of illness without a regular walk. Also, the walk keeps the pet owner healthy. Do you walk your dog daily? If not daily, how often?
6 responses
@Kumar1232009 (1215)
• Spain
13 Feb 10
i just walk daily with my residence card. without this i may be caught as an illegal alien with the corresponding punishment. reasons for forgetting or neglecting is not acceptable. when someone caught they say it will be brought directly into jail. corresponding pusnishment like slashes would likely be taken. so i'd rather walk with my bare foot than to forget my residence card "iqama".
anyway i do the brisk walking routine everynight and i consider this as a good outlet of mine to relieve boredom and escape from the stagnant situation even just for a while. at least when i get tired it would be easy for me kill boring nights..lol
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@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
thanks for the response, kumar. so, you must be in the middle east, perhaps having a nice-paying job there. i really appreciate your response to the discussion topic.
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
so your jack russels are free-to-roam dogs and they are not kept on a leash or in a cage. that's nice. but in the city, like where i live in the philippines, dogs are only allowed in the yard, a fenced yard. when the yard is limited, it is important that dogs have their regular walk. this way, a certain condition is prevented, like the hardening of the muscles and development of fat... walking the dog also helps the walker get in shape... it burns fats and extra calories...
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
friendly and yet naughty
that's what warm the heart of petowners, like you and i, saphrina. we have dogs that show us love when they meet us at the gate. and naughty when they pester other dogs to show us that others should never invade their territory...
that's what warm the heart of petowners, like you and i, saphrina. we have dogs that show us love when they meet us at the gate. and naughty when they pester other dogs to show us that others should never invade their territory...
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
that's correct, aerous. there are rules and there are rules, and when they have the authority to implement it on us, we can not do anything but follow. thanks for the response.
@celestialpurity (67)
• Indonesia
12 Feb 10
daily for me. every afternoon, to be exact. my dogs really enjoy the walking time, i guess, since they looked like always happy when the time is come. I usually walk them with the help from my mother too, since i have more than 1 dog. It will be pretty difficult to handle that many dogs by my own.
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
that's wonderful, celestialpurity. walking your dogs does not only contribute to their health and yours, they also provide time for bonding with pet... as you say, they seem quite happy whenever you and your mother take them for a walk...
@kschilling (96)
• Canada
13 Feb 10
unfortunetly, we do not walk our dogs on a regular basis, as we dont really have a lot of spare time.
However with there being 3 dogs in our household, and having a pretty large back yard they do go out all together and run arouund the yard, and will sometimes be out there for hours at a time. Is this sufficent replacement for a walk? no its not, but at the moment it is the best we can do, but atleast they are still getting some sort of exercise, and also they do a lot of running around the house. I would like to get a treadmill so that not only can i use it, but i can also ut the dogs on it one at a time, and it will stimulate them going for a walk and help for them to get sufficifent exercise, and get some of the excitement out of them.
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
allowing your dogs to play in a pretty large backyard does the trick and there's no more need to walk them... playing and running around gives them all the exercise they need and allows them also to develop their motor skills... a threadmill for dogs? that's quite extraordinary and a well-meaning owner of pets... and as you said, that gives a little excitement to your relationship with your pets... a noble way, indeed, kschilling...
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
3 Mar 10
yes almost daily except when it rainy day, I don't wanna my dog dirty, I keep my dog on leash when walk, and when when guest come to my my house to prevent unwanted accident. Beside than my dog is free as the bird in my house, but outside the house is a must to wear a leash
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
you really take good care of your dog, nangisa. also, you are concerned that your dog won't cause any trouble. and in between these, you give your dog freedom, freedom to roam your house. thanks for the response.
