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cindyreef · 12-20-2012, 06:18 PM

I found playing fetch was allot of fun with Dexter. He LOVED it. He would chase that ball until he got tired and took a break. The only problem was I had to make sure I didnt throw it too far because he would race for it and being clumsy he would sometimes actually flip over and roll when he reached for the ball. Scary. He is much less clumsy now at 8 mths.

Lepski110 · 12-21-2012, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cindyreef

I found playing fetch was allot of fun with Dexter. He LOVED it. He would chase that ball until he got tired and took a break. The only problem was I had to make sure I didnt throw it too far because he would race for it and being clumsy he would sometimes actually flip over and roll when he reached for the ball. Scary. He is much less clumsy now at 8 mths.

My last dog, a Sheltie, would play fetch until he dropped, Walter prefers "keep away" which results in me getting more exercise than him, so we have put the ball away and will try to lean fetch again in the spring. He also went through a leggy, clumsy phase : )

meredian · 01-06-2013, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HarperTHEpoodle

Hi everyone,

just a question, i have recently got a 5 month old standard poodle and i want to know how much i should walk her. i know that she needs her joints to be fully formed so i dont want to over work her. i hope to eventually do agility with her and so far i have only been taking her for a short walk around the block.

Thanks

Unrelated to walking (thanks for the question though - helpful to me), but I LOVE Harper's haircut! So cute. Are you planning to keep the body long and face shorter? We would love to keep Wade's hair a little longer but we know it is more work when it comes to taming mats/brushing. If it ends up being too much trouble we plan to shave him down to all one uniform length.