I have a (currently) 13 week old Border Terrier bitch.
I got her at 8 weeks, at 9 weeks she had her second set of vaccinations, at 10 weeks I started taking her for walks outwith the garden.
She now regularly does a mile 3 times a day. She has done a 3mile walk in one go and another mile or so the same day. In addition, she runs around the garden and house, sometimes quite manically. She never shows any distress, eg panting.
She does sleep well though!!
Now, I was given a Border Terrier book which says that at 12 weeks, she should be able to do half a mile without distress. I do recall hearing/reading somewhere that puppies shouldn't be overexercised due to still developing bones/joints/muscles etc, so am I expecting too much too soon?
I got her at 8 weeks, at 9 weeks she had her second set of vaccinations, at 10 weeks I started taking her for walks outwith the garden.
She now regularly does a mile 3 times a day. She has done a 3mile walk in one go and another mile or so the same day. In addition, she runs around the garden and house, sometimes quite manically. She never shows any distress, eg panting.
She does sleep well though!!
Now, I was given a Border Terrier book which says that at 12 weeks, she should be able to do half a mile without distress. I do recall hearing/reading somewhere that puppies shouldn't be overexercised due to still developing bones/joints/muscles etc, so am I expecting too much too soon?