Precautions for taking dogs out for exercise

Precautions for taking dogs out for exercise

Dogs need to go out for exercise to keep healthy after being kept at home for a long time, but taking dogs out for outdoor exercise also requires the owner to be fully prepared. You should know that many unexpected situations will happen outdoors.

Precautions for taking dogs out for exercise
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< strong > First, there should be proper exercise every day. < /strong > You can't let the owner's likes and dislikes casually, sometimes exercising several times a day or once every few days. The amount of exercise varies depending on the breed, age and individual of the dog. For example, it is advisable for small dogs to run for 3~ 4 kilometers every day, while fast hounds should run for about 16 kilometers every day. Some small dogs, such as Chihuahua, Beijing Dog, Marquis and Xi Shi, are so small that if they are allowed to walk long distances every day, their hearts will often be affected by excessive exercise. Walking freely at home every day is enough to satisfy their exercise. Before outdoor traction exercise, they should be allowed to move freely for a few minutes to defecate. During exercise, they should keep a correct walking posture, keep a proper distance from their owners, and correct their fixed walking habits of front or back, left or right. < br> Secondly, the dog should be leashed when going out for sports. < /strong > Especially in the urban streets, don't neglect to take the leash and let it wander freely, so as to avoid being hit by cars or disturbing pedestrians, or fighting with other dogs, especially to prevent biting pedestrians. It should not be too tight or too loose when pulling with a rope. Too tight will affect breathing, while too loose will easily fall off, so it is advisable to have a certain degree of freedom. < br> Third, you should always change your sports route, and don't just follow the same fixed route every day. < /strong > During exercise, dogs should be prevented from sniffing the excrement or other objects left by other dogs with their noses, and they should not be allowed to touch them, and dogs should not be placed in places where people or other dogs gather, so as to prevent some diseases from being transmitted. < br> Fourthly, under a safe loop mirror, you can give your dog some plastic jelly toys < /strong > to let him play freely or lead him to run. < br> Fifthly, for working dogs such as hounds or police dogs, swimming exercise in summer < /strong > is a good whole-body exercise, which can make the dog's physical development symmetrical. The rapid movement in the open land and flying over obstacles can make the shoulder structure develop well and promote the development of the chest, especially the front chest. In order to exercise the jumping power of the back muscles and rear drive, you can do jumping board wall obstacle, high obstacle, continuous obstacle and other activities. In order to exercise the dog's pace, it is possible to exercise the dog's walking speed with a bicycle rope, or to change direction with a curve, and to exercise the flexibility and agility of the dog's whole body joints.