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I'm just curious what are some good ways to exercise my 8 month old pup in the city. We live in and apartment in Center City, Philadelphia and I could use some advice. I've read enough info on here to know that dog parks aren't a good option; even though Rosey is still very dog-friendly (she's still only 7.5 months old so we're still waiting to see whether she'll turn DA), I'm still not taking the chance of taking her back to the dog park.
Before I did my research about the breed and dog parks, we took her there a few times and she loved it. However, the last time we were there, I had to break up a dog fight between two dogs that weren't even mine. The idiot owners were too busy chatting to realize their dogs were getting in a fight. Rosey wasn't fighting, but she did bite one of the dogs as my girlfriend and I were pulling the other two apart. Long story short... that was Rosey's last trip to the dog park and now I need to find a better way to exercise her.
As of right now, the only exercise Rosey gets is 1-2 long walks a day depending on the weather and how much time we have. While we haven't had any problems with her that could be related to not getting enough exercise, I want to find some good ways to keep her active. My girlfriend and I are active runners and would eventually like Rosey to be our running partner. However, we're concerned that she is still too young to run with us because she is still growing.
Also, our apartment is too small (just a one-bedroom) to fit a treadmill in it and I don't think the other residents in the building would like it if our pup was using the treadmill in the building's gym.
Any advice for exercising her in the city would be greatly appreciated.
Before I did my research about the breed and dog parks, we took her there a few times and she loved it. However, the last time we were there, I had to break up a dog fight between two dogs that weren't even mine. The idiot owners were too busy chatting to realize their dogs were getting in a fight. Rosey wasn't fighting, but she did bite one of the dogs as my girlfriend and I were pulling the other two apart. Long story short... that was Rosey's last trip to the dog park and now I need to find a better way to exercise her.
As of right now, the only exercise Rosey gets is 1-2 long walks a day depending on the weather and how much time we have. While we haven't had any problems with her that could be related to not getting enough exercise, I want to find some good ways to keep her active. My girlfriend and I are active runners and would eventually like Rosey to be our running partner. However, we're concerned that she is still too young to run with us because she is still growing.
Also, our apartment is too small (just a one-bedroom) to fit a treadmill in it and I don't think the other residents in the building would like it if our pup was using the treadmill in the building's gym.
Any advice for exercising her in the city would be greatly appreciated.