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    Exercising a very bouncy JRT puppy

    That's a good idea, thank you. We do use the same treats all the time at the moment (tiny liver and yeast training treats) but we do have some other treats so we'll mix it up a bit.
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    Exercising a very bouncy JRT puppy

    Thank you both for your additional advice. I have had terriers before although it's a long time but he's already shown a real interest in holes. We are trying to keep him fairly close. As regards other dogs, I absolutely take your point that he should not assume all dogs are friendly. He...
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    Exercising a very bouncy JRT puppy

    That article was very interesting and absolutely made sense. The choice seemed to us to be between normal gentle exercise (longer walks off the lead) or intense indoor play which looked much more high stress like playing squash than normal walking. We shall be careful to listen to our puppy...
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    Exercising a very bouncy JRT puppy

    Thank you. That's very helpful. We love walking but we aren't runners so when we've taken him on longer walks they tend to be up on the moors where he runs and walks and splashes and sniffs and plays with other dogs so he isn't doing the same thing all the time. The way he behaves when we walk...
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    Exercising a very bouncy JRT puppy

    Our little JRT puppy is 18 weeks old and we are really struggling to get any advice about exercise that makes any sense. Everything I can see online says a maximum of two sessions of 20 minutes exercise each day. However, 20 minutes doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of his energy...
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