We all know why it’s important for humans to get exercise and it shouldn’t be any surprise that the same benefits extend to dogs. In both humans and canines, exercise leads to a healthier heart and lungs, weight control, increased strength and endurance, and stress /anxiety relief. When it comes to your dog, exercise ALSO leads to reduced shoe-chewing, furniture-eating and neighborhood cat-chasing. (Theoretically, humans prone to such behavior may also stand to benefit from more exercise …and perhaps some counseling).
Now is the perfect time to improve your pup’s quality of life in every way by getting him or her on a regular exercise program with one of Abby Loves Dogs’ highly qualified runners ! Not convinced? Check out the following articles describing the great side-effects of a regular exercise program for your best friend!:
Some daily activity and exercise is essential, allowing freedom to move about in a natural manner. Lack of exercise leads to poor muscle tone, obesity, heart ailments, bone disorders and often results in emotional problems and dog behavior quirks. Dogs with no exercise subjected to overcrowding and confinement in cages for prolonged periods, often their entire lives, develop a great variety of physical and emotional disorders.
An exercised dog may rest more calmly at home and be less nervous when left alone. Exercise can improve dogs bone and joint health, heart, and lung function. Exercise makes show dogs look better and feel better to a judge’s exploring hands. (Because a happy dog looks more gorgeous).
The best exercise channels the activity of both mind and body. Some people believe that dogs need a big garden so they can get plenty of exercise. The truth is that most dogs do not exercise when they are outdoors by themselves; they spend most of their time laying in the shadow and waiting for “their people” to play with them.
