Millie is a staffy who has a strong need to fetch and return a ball. This makes exercising a very pleasurable experience. If you have the time, you can walk to the beach with the dog and a ball and a ball stick (best dog toy ever) and walk along the beach and back again with her. She is off the lead and focused entirely on the ball the whole time. You throw the ball and walk in the opposite direction. She runs, collects it and runs to catch up, drops it and you throw it behind you again. This means she runs each stretch of beach 6 or 8 times. The ball thrower gives you a big throw and you don't need to bend over or touch a wet, sandy, slobbery ball. For variety you can throw it a short way into the water, this cools her down and gives her another dose of energy.
This morning we walking to the beach and after walking along the beach twice I stood and threw the ball for a further 20 minutes before walking home. She ran non stop for an hour. and still had the energy to pull a bit on the way home. When we got home though, she was so tired she was dawdling along beside me. It takes a lot to tire out a staffy so I am impressed.
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