going for walks

[totosmom]

how long of a walk do you take for a yorkie who weights 7 pounds and the doctors says need to lose a pound or two. Im walk him 20 mins. a day, 2x's a day.

[maxmom]

Originally Posted by totosmom

how long of a walk do you take for a yorkie who weights 7 pounds and the doctors says need to lose a pound or two. Im walk him 20 mins. a day, 2x's a day.

Im no expert,but 20 min. twice a day seems good to start. Have you done any changes on his food ?

[totosmom]

I have him on blue buffalo dog food and the vet told me to give him 1/8 cup in the morning and 1/8 cup at 5:30 pm.

[mkbartz]

My Dog, Prissy was like that. I switched her to the "Light and Fit" Acana and started walking her more. Now I allow her to walk with me during my warm ups and then jog an entire kilometer with me when I got for a run. She loves it!

Everyone (family members, the vet, and the breeder) was so impressed with the weight she lost.

Sadly, exercise is the key.

Try giving your plump puppy one or two green beans with his supper as well. Vege's are great for achceiving and maintaining a healthy weight in dogs as well as humans.

Good luck!

[Cirlonde]

Chloe weighs 5lbs and we go for a thirty minute walk once a day. I think she'd do twice that if I could keep up!
-C

[PiePiper]

Piper weighs about 6 lbs and we take a 3 mile walk every day. She loves it and would probably walk another 3 miles if Mommy didn't get tired.

[yorkieusa]

Your little one could do a two-mile walk twice a day. That would be about 40-45 minutes. Guaranteed to lose weight, too.

[ch774]

we go for 1/2 mile depending on the weather it gets pretty humid here so we usually go early. sometimes it is in the 90's,


Miss Bella weighs 9-lbs and she is not overweight she just likes to go. Jack loves to get out he weighs 9-lbs also.


cheryl