What Kind of Exercise and Play Do Puppies Need?
Puppies all know how to rough-house with their litter mates. It is a great game, but humans need to avoid getting too physical with their puppy. Generally, all physical play between you and your puppy should be at the dogs level of strength, ability and understanding. Puppies are learning to trust and if you go too far with play, you could be over-stimulating. That can result in aggressive behavior such as biting. If your pup does come back at you with teeth, do not punish. Simply stop the play and rub the tummy of your puppy to show affection. It is natural for puppies when playing in the litter to bite back at whoever was getting too rough. Puppies need exercise, but taking your puppy for long, brisk jogs at a very young age should be avoided. In fact, the larger your dog will be as an adult, the more you should avoid or limit the amount of jumping, running, jogging or hard exercise as a puppy. These type of physical activities for a large breed puppy can damage growing bones. There
