24 Ways To Exercise Your Dog

Get up, get active — no more excuses.

Alexander Yu
Petness

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Let’s exercise! Photo taken by the author.

Most dogs are active animals that love going outdoors. Lack of exercise often manifests itself in destructive behaviors, which many dog owners have experienced firsthand.

However, taking the same routine walk every day can be extremely boring and uninspiring. In this article, I want to introduce you to 24 ways to exercise your dog, conventional and unconventional, suitable for high-energy and low-energy dogs and humans alike.

For most of you out there, I guarantee you there are at least a couple activities here you haven’t done or even heard of before. Some of them are easy to incorporate into your everyday schedule, while others are incredibly niche and more for the adventurous.

Whatever you choose, make it fun. The point of this is to show that exercising your dog doesn’t necessarily have to be thought of as a chore!

The master list: 24 ways to exercise your dog. Graphic created by the author.

1. Walking

The most basic option. You really should be doing this with your dog every day.

Walking is often thought of as mundane. But there are many easy ways to spice things up. You might…

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Alexander Yu
Petness

Self-development. Basketball. Unable to get dog hair off his clothes.