In our April Fool's post Pet Pals joked about offering a new service focused on Human Walking. The types of walking in the post, when applied to dogs of course, are the actual types offered by Pet Pals and the types of dog walking that add purpose!
Pet Pals types of Dog Walking include:
1. Potty Walks - this type of walk has a simple purpose for the dog to go poop, potty, or both. When a dog gets on a walk the digestive system can get going and thus help the dog “go”. Smelling different scents can help the dog go potty as well. This walk is not intended to release any energy and is short in length.
2. Mentally Stimulating Walk - this type of walk allows your dog to stop, explore with their nose, mark scents to let other dogs know they were there, etc. Also known as “sending pee mail”, all of the aforementioned stimulus and more get the brain active. That active working brain burns a lot of energy. This type of walk typically ranges from 15-60 minutes.
3. Training Walks - these walks have an intended purpose of working on a goal. Whether that goal is to improve leash manners, take sit and stay to the next level in an uncontrolled environment (inside your house is a controlled environment), advance obedience commands, or help your reactive dog learn new skills; training walks are a very good way to burn energy! Make sure to ALWAYS end training walks on a positive note.
4. Power Walks - this walk is to help your dog (and maybe you) get the aerobic exercise we all need. Generally in this type of walk, there is no stopping to smell, pee, poop, or sniff. It is pure walking/jogging/running at a pace your dog and you are comfortable with to burn an overabundance amount of energy. On Power Walks it is very important to stay aware of your dogs tolerance to the high activity and not over do it. Still, these power walks can be a great starter to training walks!
All of these types of walks are important and help create a fulfilling, well rounded, and healthy life for your pet kids. You can incorporate them to increase your dog’s happiness or simply Hire Pet Pals! Your pets will thank you!
