Or something like that. The dog breed selector thread got me thinking about this. All of the questions about your (the human's) exercise level seemed overly vague to me. There are so many degrees in between "couch potato" "jogger" and "olympic athlete" that I don't think those limited options cover it, nor are very good for matching the human's and dog's needs.
And I think people define this differently. So, informal survey - how active would you say you are? What does that mean to you - what's an average day/week of exercise look like for you and your dogs? Have your dogs caused you to become more active?
I go hiking pretty much every weekend, 3-5 miles. I went on a 7 mile hike once and it nearly killed me. I walk probably 1-3 miles pretty much every day. I don't think I'm very active. I mean, I'm not out mountain climbing and I definitely don't jog!
If I didn't have a dog, I'd probably be somewhat less active. I love hiking no matter what, but Sienna is a great motivator to get me out walking daily. If we don't get a long walk, I try to make it up to her by playing in the yard or doing some training so she gets mental exercise. She won't chase a ball so I have to run around with her. We're learning agility so that will be more exercise.
Still, I don't think that's extremely active. My friend goes on 10 mile hikes in the middle of the day in August (in Southern California.) That's my definition of crazy, ahem, I mean very active.
And I think people define this differently. So, informal survey - how active would you say you are? What does that mean to you - what's an average day/week of exercise look like for you and your dogs? Have your dogs caused you to become more active?
I go hiking pretty much every weekend, 3-5 miles. I went on a 7 mile hike once and it nearly killed me. I walk probably 1-3 miles pretty much every day. I don't think I'm very active. I mean, I'm not out mountain climbing and I definitely don't jog!
If I didn't have a dog, I'd probably be somewhat less active. I love hiking no matter what, but Sienna is a great motivator to get me out walking daily. If we don't get a long walk, I try to make it up to her by playing in the yard or doing some training so she gets mental exercise. She won't chase a ball so I have to run around with her. We're learning agility so that will be more exercise.
Still, I don't think that's extremely active. My friend goes on 10 mile hikes in the middle of the day in August (in Southern California.) That's my definition of crazy, ahem, I mean very active.