• turtlesareneat@discuss.online
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    8 days ago

    Yep my dog needs 1+ mile in the morning and at least 2 miles in the afternoon for optimal health - bowels, muscles, etc. He’s 7 now and acts like a dog half his age.

    Then some of my friends are like “I try to take mine around the block at least once a week” and I am sad for their poor dog.

    Hard to find good dogsitters who will actually take them on long walks too.

    • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      Once a week?? My god.

      I walk my 10 year old husky 3 miles a day at least, and we usually go to the dog park at least every other day. He’s showing signs of aging, but he acts like a dog half his age.