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Originally Posted by Jane Austen
Thanks for your view Peggy, I have sometimes felt guilty that I haven't had Duchess out walking for exercise for a few days at a time in bad weather or illness on my part. Duchess does not play much in the house. Fetch is the only thing that gets her to run about, and then only for a little while. Good weather I have her out two or more times a day just for walking. Jane
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I always feel guilty too on rainy days when we don't get outdoors too. We normally spend an hour out in the back yard first thing. I drink my coffee and throw balls out for Charlie to retrieve for breakfast kibble treats. He only retrieves for about 20 minutes, but walks about the yard or chases squirrels the rest of the time. We walk 2.5 miles at mid-day (about an hour), then we go out in the backyard for 15-20 minutes each three or four more times from afternoon to bedtime.
When it rains, Charlie barks and whines a lot and I feel guilty! He also does not play much in the house as I've pretty much conditioned him to play outside and rest inside. Peggy's right about Corgis being great at adjusting to whatever activity level the owner wants.