Ripley gets a short walk every morning and a longer one in the evening. I try to get some off-leash fun in several times a week, too. We have a great place near us that’s perfect, except it’s a lot of cattails, and with the wet summer and strange rains this winter, it’s pretty awful in there now. The cattails are great for tiring him out, though. He’s dives through them with absolute recklessness! I love when I can’t even see him and just watch for the moving cattails.
I get a lot of comments about how I walk him so often. In my mind, in owning a dog, you are signing up for a commitment to that dog. Treat him/her right, and the favor will be returned.