Dr. Lera Clone shows how to tire out energetic puppies to stop destructive behavior. Her five-month-old golden retriever Kai runs two to three times daily for half a mile to a mile, alongside a bike or skateboard. The key: exhaust them without overworking their joints.
About five to six months old.
Two to three times a day.
About a half mile at one time and about a mile at another (0.5–1 mile).
Good morning, guys. My name is Dr. Lara, and this is Kai. Kai is a golden retriever puppy, and he's probably only maybe about five or six months old. And one of the things that I want you guys to know is that with these young puppies who are really energetic, it's really important to go ahead and make sure that you have them expend that energy. And the way that you do that is you can go ahead and you can run them either on a skateboard or a bicycle or something like that. The important thing to know is that you don't want to push them any more than they want to, because it can potentially have a negative impact on their joints. The whole reason for expending that energy is so that they stay out of trouble, because if you don't expend that energy, they're gonna want to go ahead and they're gonna want to chew on stuff. They're gonna run around like a maniac. Kai right here gets run two to three times a day, half mile here, a mile there, and he's behaving extremely well. And the reason being is because he's got all that energy out. If you guys have any questions or concerns, just hit us up.
