Self care- walking and cycling

Well, Missy Moo finally decided she was prepared to go for a decent walk today 🙌.

Probably averaging a walk 4-5 times a week (without the madam hound).

After a week of not leaving the house managed a short walk yesterday and today.

Would have been easy to stop at home but made the effort and glad I did.

way to go @Determined

Hello @Former-Member , @Jacques , @Burgundy86

Despite a few stops along the way, we managed a couple of walks of the full circuit with the madam this week. I feel so much for Mr Darcy, to help with his MI he really needs a dog that enjoys walking well along side him as well as keep him company at home, sitting with him while he reads etc but not too demanding. Our boy dog was much more affectionate and did this. He did however pick up on a couple of the girl dogs bad habits, one of which was barking at children. As much as I feel we need one, we are reluctant to get a second dog because of this.

Got in some walks without the dog too ...

Good to hear she is starting to be more compliant with the walks @Former-Member

Trust that she may improve for Mr D

If you got another would it be same breed?

We are fond of whippets, Missy Moo is different from the three others we had over time @Determined , think she may have been a wounded soul - far too thin when we got her (from a breeder) and scared of Mr Darcy. Prior to the whippets we did have had a mixed breed dog that was a beauty.

Went for a looong walk this afternoon.

I was hoping it may burn off some stress. (Often works. Fresh air breathing and everything) but if anything I feel worse.

Hoping it may help me to sleep tonight.

@Determined 😔

@octavia this discussion thread is where we try and encourage each other to maintain our own mental health with a bit of exercise. I am an oompah loompa and struggle to exercise and was getting health benefits walking our hound who refused to go on her own with Mr Darcy. She has found walking difficult (timid + scared) since we moved from a semirural property into town.

Feel free to add to the discussion.

@Determined 😔

@octavia this discussion thread is where we try and encourage each other to maintain our own mental health with a bit of exercise. I am an oompah loompa and struggle to exercise and was getting health benefits walking our hound who refuses to go on her own with Mr Darcy. She has found walking difficult (is timid + scared) since we moved from a semirural property into town.

As for doing crunches:

@Former-Member dogs have human feelings. and often reflect that off their owners. maybe try to make it a game or make it an exciting part of your day. we can't say walk in my house because my dogs lose their minds over that word. we call it big w now. lol. make it fun for u and your pooch.