Walked my pit mix on the 2 mile creek loop instead of the flat sidewalk, and it changed our whole routine
My dog Hazel used to drag me down the same boring sidewalk by my house. I started taking her on the creek trail at Miller Park instead, about 2 miles with roots and rocks the whole way. The first trip took us 50 minutes because she had to sniff every single thing. After 3 days she stopped pulling and just walked beside me. Something about having stuff to climb and water to splash in wore her out better than the sidewalk ever did. Now she naps the whole afternoon instead of bugging me at 4pm. Anyone else noticed their dog acts totally different on trails versus pavement?