A rather interesting news article popped up from the BBC and other European news agencies.
Germany is putting into legislation a new 'Two Walk Minimum' law, providing requirements and guidelines for pet care that includes making sure ones dog is walked a minimum of one hour a day.
I am all for laws that insure the safety and well-being of our canine companions but honestly, two walks a day is the absolute minimum and then only in certain conditions.
Dogs should really be walked every six to eight hours or, my personal recommendation, a minimum of three or four times a day. An early morning walk, sometime in the afternoon (based on your schedule and theirs of course), and a least one evening walk. An early evening and late evening walk is preferable to insure no overnight accidents (this depends on the dog's age, breed, health, and other factors).
This is one of the reasons a professional dogwalker is vital in the lives of many dog parents, especially in big cities. You can't allows give your dog as many walks as they need but you get help to provide the exercise and care they deserve.
Here's a link to the article.
Talk to you soon,
Adam
Friend of Dogs
No comments:
Post a Comment