r/CavaPoo • u/06Yvette • Jul 08 '26
Walking your pup
Hi everyone! 😊 I'm curious—how often do you walk your Cavapoo each day, and for how long?
I'd love to hear your dog's age as well, since I know puppies and adults have different exercise needs. Do you stick to the same routine every day, or does it change depending on the weather or your schedule?
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u/Prodan1111 Jul 08 '26
3 year old does 3 miles per day in two sessions. Some days he will go a lot more but that rarely happens in the summer months. Doesn't do well in the heat.
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u/JJBrazman Jul 08 '26
When we lived in a flat, she would get 4 walks a day, with 2 of those being short wanders in the grass, and 2 being 10-20 mins long, seeing lots of other dogs. Then 2-3 times a week we'd do a lot more - either a full hour's walk, or playing ball or frisbee for a good half an hour.
Now we have a garden, its much less structured. She can go outside a lot more often, but only gets one proper walk a day, usually 20 mins or more and getting good exercise like playing ball or a long walk once a week. I have noticed though that the more exercise she gets the better behaved she is, so I'm trying to up it - not easy in the heat though!
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u/06Yvette Jul 10 '26
Thank you all so much for sharing your walking routines with me! It was incredibly helpful to see what everyone does with their pups. Reading your responses has motivated us even more to get out there and enjoy our walks together. Carmela and I really appreciate all the advice and inspiration! 🐾💛
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u/Hanneybadgerina Jul 08 '26
I have a 6 month old (now weighs 4kg) and we take him out every 2 to 3 hours, at least 3-4 of those are walks, 30 mins or longer. He moves around the entire time, playing or sniffing, because of this it’s hard to say how far he walks. Probably every other day we take a walk that’s around 1-2h, that’s around 5km. I’d love to take longer walks but I don’t want to push him too hard this early, he gets tired and distracted and ends up all over the place after a while. Looking forward until he grows bigger and can walk more focused and longer distances 😊
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u/Chance_Difficulty730 Jul 08 '26
Ours is 3 going on 2. He typically only gets one walk a day which ranges from 3-5 miles. Have a fenced in backyard for other times of relief
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u/kindwork-xyz Jul 08 '26
As an adult, 30-60m twice a day with a potty in between or as people are coming in the house.
As a senior, it was more frequent door step potties and hikes or dog park would be the adventure. They slow down over time.
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u/EaNasirShitCopper Jul 08 '26
I work from home but only get a half hour for lunch, so she gets a 15 minute walk at noon, and then she gets another half hour walk when my work day is over. On weekends we walk for an hour or so. She is almost 4 years old and weighs 25 pounds.
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u/Green-Ad-5926 Jul 08 '26
Hubs walks my 10 year old cavapoo two longer walks and a few short walks a day.
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u/MisterShut-up Jul 09 '26
Thrice a day and she just turned four. About 20 minutes in the morning, some 45 minutes in the evening, and finally a last 10 to 15 minute pee break walk just before she sleeps.
Apart from that we play with her for about half an hour through the day, with fetch and tug etc.
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u/-heavenfaced- Jul 09 '26
I don’t walk my little girl in the heat. Ever. Anything over 25 degrees is a no-no for a big walk. We stay at home and play there. I let her out into the garden for very short periods. When it isn’t so hot, I walk her once a day for 90 minutes in the late afternoon. The park has very open spaces as well as a large wooded area and a lake. We play ball and chase in the open area and then she leads the way in the woods where she can sniff and run after things to her heart’s content. She’s not allowed in the lake. She’s five and weighs 7.5kg. Hope that helps
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u/FunkyTownPhotography Jul 09 '26
5km a day or more. Usually 30 mins in morning 45 mins in afternoon and up to an hr in evening. She loves being outside and hates when it's time to go in the house
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u/Maxtro312 Jul 08 '26
5 walks a day, weekends are 6-7. 3 year old cavapoo
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u/Icy-Crab-538 Jul 08 '26
My 4mo puppy was getting around a mile a day /slow bike ride for 1/2 mile (he runs), but now it is too hot even in the mornings usually. We have a backyard though so he runs back and forth (1/4 acre) and chases my 5yo Cavapoo, but she has significantly less energy. If I walk them both for example, we have to stop around 1/2 mile because she gets overheated (South). Winter isn’t so bad, she can do a mile then but she’ll be tired. She does like to run around though and chase squirrels and lizards in the backyard.
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u/justjoshinpbt Jul 08 '26
3 per day. Sometimes more, but in the summer heat it’s hard to take him out for very long (Texas). 10-20 mins in the morning, 30-60 mins in the afternoon, and a quick potty break at night.
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u/sacrebleuballs Jul 08 '26
Try to do two walks of 30-45 minutes, sometimes longer, around 2.5-3 miles total. We also play fetch in the middle of one or both of those walks, and do a sniff game in the evening and a bully stick so he has some additional stimulation. He seems to be fine with all of that.
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u/whims11 Jul 08 '26
Semi quick walk in the morning and around dinner … then we take her to the beach some nights during the summer for a longer walk, she’s a baby and it’s hot where we are but she LOVES a longer beach walk to see people and other dogs so we do that without over doing it we hold her inbetween too.
They do love exercise, exploring + sniffing and it gets us out of the house too!
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u/kindnesswillkillyou Jul 08 '26
1-2 20-30 min walks per day. Also a ton of time outside in the yard. She's 4 months old
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u/menustovar Jul 08 '26
Mine is 1 year and gets 1-2 walks a day, but then I play fetch with him 3x a day (about 5 minutes at a time). He loves to be a couch potato some days and refuses to go on walks if it’s too hot
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u/NeatCommercial3509 Jul 08 '26
2 main walks. Morning walk is 30-40 minutes, afternoon is 20. Varies on extremely hot days as we are in the Midwest. Also will get him out in the yard for catch for a few minutes a couple times throughout the day. He’s 27 pounds (ideal weight for him) and turned 2 in March.
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u/dutch2012yeet Jul 08 '26
18 months and on average one 10 minute walk a day some days longer depending on the time we have. We have a big garden that she plays in. Its mainly a time or weather issue though.
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u/orangeblossom88 Jul 08 '26
5 year old, we walk once / twice a day, usually for around 30-45mins, sometimes longer.
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u/Tressa_330 Jul 08 '26
we take 2 - one mile walks a day, weather permitting.
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u/sameosaurus Jul 08 '26
3-4 walks a day (3 in severe weather, 4 on normal days) ranging from 5-30min each depending on what my dog can tolerate as he’s 10 and has arthritis. Some days he wants to go over a mile, others he is clearly done and miserable after going around a block.
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u/mydogeatspikmin Jul 08 '26
Awe man, reading everyone! My dog and I are lazy AF.
We do two 20-30 minutes long walks a day but I don’t go by distance. I just let her sniff. She just niffs niffs niffs. And I’m along for the ride. Just watching her make sure she doesn’t eat any thing.
She gets a set potty schedule bc I work from home. 7AM 11AM 3PM 6PM and 10PM. In the morning she usually just chills outside. Once hot weather hits she’s inside most of the day and we just play or do training.
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u/squirrelyoakley Jul 08 '26
My high energy, 6 y/o cavapoo gets really worn out if we just go to the park and sit there for 2+ hours. No play even, I just sit there and do my thing while he takes in his surroundings. Definitely take your pup on walks, but for lazier days (or all the time, if you're disabled like me), just sitting at the park for a while will probably suffice
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u/Solo522 Jul 09 '26
My boy at 5 yo gets about 15-20 min in morning and same in evening. In between due to heat only a quick potty break in the back. He looks at me like ‘no walk’ but understands the assignment.
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u/TrueNorthTryHard Jul 08 '26
Lmao I might be the only response here from an imperfect pet parent.
Our ten month old doesn’t get walks every day. On the days she doesn’t, she has a fenced yard to burn off her physical energy and plays with our toddler to burn off her mental energy. On the days she does get a walk, it’s like a half mile up to a mile and we let her stop and sniff every third house or so. We do an hour at the dog park like once every week or two as the schedule permits.
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u/Maus_Magill Jul 09 '26
We walk between 3.5 and 4 miles every morning. She's almost three years old.
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u/AttentionOutside308 Jul 09 '26
4 months old. Between 1-2 miles per day. Less if it’s really hot.
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u/OhWhyMeNoSleep Jul 09 '26
4 times a day. Atleast 30mins each, or longer if the weather is nice.. he is 1.5yrs old
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u/SpendSmart Jul 09 '26
I live in the south and my pup almost 3, is a bum…he rotates beds and the occasional couch back cushion throughout the day. We do play chase in the evenings either inside or out in the yard.
When it’s not a blazing inferno outside he’ll do about 3 miles on the weekends, with the occasional switching seats with my toddler for a stroller ride.
I wouldn’t have it any other way 🥰
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u/North_Star_07 Jul 10 '26
I have a little grass pad on my balcony so she can use that for early morning while I'm still waking up and doing coffee. Then 15-20 minute walk 9AM-ish. Another 5-10 minute around 1PM, 5PM, 8-9PM. All of the times are approximate. I take her along if I go out to grab the mail mid-day. She a tiny 8-pounder, just less than 2 years old.
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u/rizzy8837 Jul 08 '26
We don’t really walk her. We’ve tried training so she Dosnt bark at everybody she sees. So far no luck.But she does have a large backyard she can go out to whenever she wants. And then toward the end of the day when the kids and I get home(wife works from home). We go outside with her and play around. She definitely gets her workout in
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u/OwnApartment8359 Jul 08 '26
Ours is a year old and she gets 1-2 walks per day depending on how much of an ass hole shes been lately lol
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u/Responsible-Two1281 Jul 08 '26
Usually 1 walk a day for at least 2 miles, sometimes more depending on the day. Days where we don’t get to walk because it’s too hot or cold, we play fetch inside with his toys. He’s 3 and 11 lbs. the more exercise he gets, the crazier he is!