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18/2/2019 at 5:08pm
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Don't beat yourself up too much over the notion of letting your dog run free, so long as it gets exercise AND the mental stimulation of outdoor walks (a dog's brain works hard taking in all the stimuli of the great outdoors!), it'll be fine. As to tiring it out, most dogs unless they are tiny, sick or elderly will physically walk you into the ground several times over without any effort, it's mental stimulation that tires them more than anything else.
Mine's a rescue Border Collie with a incredibly high prey drive, so I have to be very careful where I let her off lead, 'cos she will chase animals, vehicles, balls, joggers etc. etc. She's a work in progress and getting better slowly, but caution is still needed, so she gets quite long walks on lead and let off in quiet areas only, beaches are great. As to 'Secure' dog walking compounds! - well Collies will 'ping' over a 4ft fence from standstill, pretty easily scramble over a 6ft fence if they really want to and it's not that uncommon for them to get over a 8ft fence! - the definition of 'Secure' is a highly subjective thing, and almost entirely dependent on the ability and inclination of the dog!
I have a lot to do with helping the Collie rescue charity that I got my dog from, and so many people forget that dogs have incredible physical stamina and tiring them out with only running about is nigh on impossible (I take mine on 15 mile walks and she'll be bouncing around raring to go again after a quick snooze!). But the charity educates peeps that combining mental stimulation with physical exercise will give your dog the greatest benefits and truly tire it out in the best way for both you and it, don't just walk it, make it work it's brain along the way, teach it to turn left, right etc. on command, not just drag it where you want on lead, teach it to heel, change sides etc. on command, all the things that make it's brain work, you'll be surprised how quickly you can get a very fit dog to spend the evening absolutely zonked out! (without you being even more knackered that the dog!). We have lots of Collies with high prey drive who have to be walked on lead in certain areas, so plenty of experience of what works best for tiring them without killing the owners with excessive walks/runs!
Good luck and enjoy your dog.
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Don't forget to leave a review of the campsites you have visited this year or last!
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