Do labradors need a lot of exercise?

2 of 2

rammsteinqueen

25-05-2013

Originally Posted by Joey1985:
“I talk to him, he's a nice old guy who lives alone (lost his wife a couple of years ago), but he's a bit doddery, so even a 20 minute walk I'm guessing the dog doesn't go far.
The dog's lovely though, he's a black lab, don't think he's that old but he's getting a bit chunky.

I think maybe I'll offer to take him out for a walk when I get in from work, I should be able to do that most nights. Just don't want the pooch getting fat and sick, he's the old boy's best buddy Bit of exercise won't do me any harm either”

That's an excellent idea. I hope the old guy agrees to it. Yes, labs do need plenty of exercise - good luck

bornfree

26-05-2013

Originally Posted by alicehatter:
“My sis has a lab and she walks him more than that. Labs tend to have a lot of energy and he'd be racing around the house non-stop otherwise! If it's an older dog it may not need any more than that though. Do you know roughly how old the dog is?”

I know someone who has a golden retriever and she never stops. Every minute of the day is walkies time for her. Another friend has a labrador and he too wants to walk all the time.

bornfree

26-05-2013

IMO it is cruel to have a lab and not give it enough exercise. I'd love a dog but cant as I am at work all day and too tired to walk a dog in the evening. I tried to rehome a mongrel but the rescue place quite rightly told me I could only have a dog if my circumstances changed. So I ended rehoming a 6mth old kitten who is now 8.

Cant wait to go part time so that I can own a dog.

Ed R.Marley

26-05-2013

An hour a day's perfectly fine. It's all well and good if you've got sod all to do all day to take these dogs on these fantastic adventures, but in the real world with people working all day, or may have disabilities preventing such a lifestyle, it just may not be practical.

bornfree

26-05-2013

Originally Posted by Iqbal_M:
“Yes. I was in a similar position, our previous neighbour had Labrador and he didn't take it out for walks often enough. The result, he left it out in his front garden, and every time I went in and out of the tenement it was barking like hell at me (I'm scared of most dogs).”

Labs are usually gentle in my experience. It proves that people can turn dogs into the worst pets by treating them so badly. I would have reported them.

2 of 2