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we leash up on the rock everyday |
We have a lovely walker that takes her to the forest for a hike everyday with 5 other dogs and she still gets her 2 walks on top of this. We stagger our overtime hours so there is someone home with Whiskey just like in a normal non-overtime work week. On the one day we have off, we go hiking rain or shine. Of course this means we don't have much of a social life outside of dog friends and hiking buddies, but who needs that?
This involves some creative scheduling especially when we also like to socialize, take classes, and do normal errands etc.
Here's a normal 40 hour workday
7:20 - alarm rings, crate is opened for morning cuddle time
7:50-8:40 -walk to the park mostly off leash
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park play |
9:00-12:30 Crate rest time (I am suspicious Moo takes this time to walk around and on top of Whiskey's crate to tease her)
12:30-3:30 Dog walker comes and takes her for 3 hours, 1.5-2 hours off leash hiking in the forest with 5 other dogs, the rest 1-1.5 hours is transit time.
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getting ready to be released into the forest |
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out for her daily hike while I work |
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This. While I work! |
6:30-7:30 Evening walk in a park, off leash
7:30 Dinner!!!!
7:30-8:30 bother mom and dad for attention, food, and playing
8:30-11 nap
11pm- last pee outside
11:30-12am evening cuddle time, then Whiskey usually crates herself
12am-7:20am crate for the night
Crate- Whiskey has never been destructive (in a year she's only shredded my sheepskin slippers) and she doesn't "need" a crate, nor does she like hers much. She never goes into her crate unless it's a scheduled "crate time", otherwise she is on her pita bed or our bed. I believe the crate is a good habit to keep up though, and it's also nice to have a peaceful sleep.
On the weekends we will do longer walks, usually in a forest or mountain, sometimes on-leash in the city with some off leash sections. About once a month we will do a larger adventure if we aren't working too much.
She sleeps in such a funny pose! Looks so strange and funny.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah! Vizslas are experts in sleeping weird
DeleteI have had my heart set on a vizsla for so long but I'm worrying myself silly that I won't keep a vizsla happy working full time. This has convinced me that with 100% commitment to our dog and willingness to make it work we can definitely do it. Thanks for your honesty in posting! Whisky is wonderful and your connection with you dog is very beautiful to watch x
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