Exercise Ideas And Tips For A Giant Schnauzer

Of all the Schnauzer breeds, the Giant Schnauzer is the biggest, and being the large working breed, they are intelligent, strong and have lots of high energy. That being said, Schnauzers require a lot of exercise and daily activity. But how much exercise does Giant Schnauzers need and what are the exercises that you can train and teach for your dog? Here are exercise ideas and tips that you can apply for your dog.

Every day, Giant schnauzers need at least 45 minutes to 1 hour of exercise. Failure to meet the daily exercises will lead to behavioral problems and they might be difficult to handle. Keep in mind that this type of breed should require, daily walks, mental stimulation and exercises that will help strengthen their muscles, burn energy and build stamina.  

Daily walking needs

Daily walks for your Giant Schnauzer is important to stimulate their minds on what they see, hear and smell. Allow your dog to do 30 to 45 minutes of walking everyday. Use a retractable leash to allow them more freedom while maintaining control. Let them walk on sands or uphill to increase resistance of walk and strengthen their muscles. Before deciding for long walks though, make sure that your dogs doesn’t have any signs of fatigue, and excessive panting. Bring the walk to an end if your dog is already struggling.

Exercise ideas for your Giant Schnauzer

Here are some suggested simple activities and exercises that can help your dog burn energy in a short period, build stamina and strengthen their muscles.

1. Stair climbing
2. Frisbee toss
3. Fetch
4. Swimming
5. Weight pulling

Mental Stimulation for your Giant Schnauzer

Aside from daily walks and exercises, provide your dog activities that will help stimulate his mind. Mental exercise can burn as much energy as physical exercise. Here are some ideas that you can include:

1.  Puzzle toys. These toys are great when your dog is home alone while you are at work. It’s a great way to test your dog’s intelligence and challenge their problem solving skills.
2. Chew toys. Since chewing is a natural behavior for dogs, buy them chew toys to keep them occupied, calm and relaxed.
3. Teaching new commands and tricks. This may also provide your dogs mental enrichment. Teaching them the names of their toys is a popular game that you can try for them.

Keeping your Giant Schnauzer mobile by following these exercise ideas and tips may help them avoid having behavioral and health problems in the future. They won’t feel frustrated and bored plus, you will have a strong and healthy dog. 

Credits: barkercise.com