| All working dog breeds need a lot of exercise. Both | | | | intense game of fetch. No short passes here, I throw |
| to keep them healthy but also to tire them out. This | | | | as far as I am able and my dog runs as fast as |
| is especially true of Pit Bulls, as the saying goes "A | | | | possible to fetch the ball and return it too me. My |
| Tired Pit Bull is a Good Pit Bull". If your dog isn't | | | | dog gets a lot of pleasure out of this game. |
| getting enough exercise, the excess energy that he | | | | I only suggest you take your dog to an open park if |
| or she has will likely be spent chewing your new | | | | it is well trained. If you dog doesn't return |
| couch or jumping on every visitor too your home. | | | | unquestioned to the "recall" command you probably |
| Everyone when they get a new dog is told to take it | | | | need to work with the dog some more before |
| on long walks. Personally, I don't think walking is | | | | thinking about taking the dog off of leash at a park. |
| enough. Pit bulls were bread to be active working | | | | This is especially important for the Pit Bull, due both |
| dogs. If you notice when you walk your dog that it | | | | to the breeds tendency to be dog aggressive you |
| never runs. The dog's were breed to run. Walking | | | | may find yourself in a bad situation if your dog |
| just doesn't get a dog's activity level high enough to | | | | decides to be unruly. |
| drain much energy. You need to find another way to | | | | Even if you don't have access to a vacant park or |
| increase your dogs exercise. | | | | have a dog that isn't quite trained enough to be |
| You may be able to jog with your dog, however | | | | allowed off leash. There are several things you can |
| even at normal jogging paces the dog just isn't really | | | | still do. I use a Flirt pole with younger dogs to tire |
| exerting himself. The object of exercising your dog | | | | them out. This can be done in a normal sized back |
| much like a human is to get it to run for a solid 20 to | | | | yard. Also, you could hang a spring pole from a tree |
| 30 minutes. I find that adding a intense game of | | | | or other structure and train your dog to use it. I |
| fetch at the local park gets my dogs running at the | | | | have also read about people that have trained their |
| best pace for a good amount of time. | | | | dogs to use a treadmill. |
| I have a park close by that is quite open and rarely | | | | Exercise should be an important part of your dogs |
| has other people (or dogs for that matter). I normally | | | | daily routine. I have yet to have behavior problems |
| walk my dog to this park on his leash and then once | | | | with any dog that has been properly exercised. |
| at the park, I pull out his favorite ball and we play a | | | | |