Dog experts told how many hours a day you need to walk your dog

It is not necessary to walk dogs for five minutes, but at least two hours, experts advised. They explained that this is necessary for the normal metabolism of pets. According to cynologists, during walks you need to allocate time for training the animal.

Five minutes in the morning, five minutes in the evening is not enough to maintain the normal metabolism of the dog's body. You need to try to provide two hours. During these two hours, a person can simply walk, walk, a dog can fulfill its natural needs. But some time, in series of two, three, five minutes, should be spent on practicing disciplinary skills, experts said.

They explained that training is needed to train the pet's obedience in a critical situation, when the dog has to fulfill the master's request on the first attempt: to fixate, approach or stop unwanted actions. Experts also recommended spending part of the time on the training ground, learning how to overcome obstacles.