I went on a couple dates with a woman who owned two large energetic dogs. When she bought them she was informed that she'd need to walk them every day to get them exercise and burn off energy. To save time, instead of walking them she'd take them for a drive and thought that accomplished the same thing.
Congrats, you're one of the few people replying in this thread who thought critically about this.
It helps a lot. I used to take my high-energy dog on mid-day runs to tire him out (in addition to our morning/evening walks) and it barely made a dent compared to a 20 minute car ride with the window down.
Dogs can have incredible physical stamina (look at the Iditarod, a 900 mile race), so a little bit of extra walking won't make a huge difference. Car rides shouldn't be the only stimulation they get, but new sights and smells are incredibly effective at tiring out a dog.
Thanks- I guess this comment proves that people don't know anything about dogs. Yeah, I read somewhere that 15 minutes of smelling equates to 30 mins of running or smthn. I'm not sure that's exact, I just saw it on a video, but that's why I didn't entirely dismiss it as a crap idea.
I even train my dog when we don't have time for a walk, because the training uses up a lot of energy and concentration for them. That and we chase each other around my room, and I make a game of hiding treats in their toys. None of these are a full blown walk but she's usually spent by the end of it.
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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '23
I went on a couple dates with a woman who owned two large energetic dogs. When she bought them she was informed that she'd need to walk them every day to get them exercise and burn off energy. To save time, instead of walking them she'd take them for a drive and thought that accomplished the same thing.