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Exercise is where dog care usually goes wrong in one of two directions: not enough, and the dog's energy comes out as destruction; or too much too young, and joints pay for it later. This calculator matches daily minutes to breed size — toy breeds around 25 minutes through to giant breeds at 75-plus — and then adjusts for life stage. Puppies get the honest 5-minutes-per-month rule instead of a misleading adult figure, seniors get the gentler-sessions guidance they need, and the verdicts carry the cautions that matter: flat-faced breeds overheat fast, and mental exercise counts just as much as the walk itself.
Work out how much daily exercise your dog needs from breed size and life stage — with honest puppy rules, senior advice and the flat-faced breed caution built in.
Puppies should not be forced to run or jump. The widely used rule is about 5 minutes of structured walk per month of age, twice a day — so a 3-month-old gets roughly 15-minute walks — with free play and sniffing on top. Structured exercise ramps up as the puppy grows.
They need shorter, cooler, gentler sessions. Pugs, bulldogs and Frenchies have inefficient airways, so they overheat and struggle to breathe far sooner than other breeds — keep sessions brief, avoid heat and humidity, and let the dog set the pace.
For many dogs it is better. Fifteen minutes of nose work, training or a puzzle feeder can tire a high-energy dog more than a 5 km walk, because it engages the brain. The ideal week mixes physical walks with daily mental work.
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