Does Having A Dog Make You More Active?

Gharrissc · 01-17-2013, 07:51 PM

For me having dogs does give me another excuse to get out of the house and do stuff with them,especially if the weather is nice. I just wanted to know if your dogs have made you more active or not?

Loneforce · 01-17-2013, 07:55 PM

Very much so. I would say my dog's have saved me, and made me meet people I would have never even thought of talking to before. Ginger is really laid back, but Jonas is a real go getter.

Shaolin · 01-17-2013, 08:03 PM

Very much so. I was already a very active person before him, but I am more so now. He also forces me out of bed when I go through a depression period and he's even helped me with PT! So yes, he's been a huge catalyst in my being more active.

glinny · 01-17-2013, 08:34 PM

Today I left my spot next to the wonderfully warm wood stove where I was happily quilting and went out into the cold to walk Effie in the woods. It was a nice walk but I would not have gone without a dog. I get a lot more exercise now.

Gretchen · 01-17-2013, 08:34 PM

Yes, and it helps keep the weight under control and better mental health getting out and meeting new people. We've discovered so many hidden jewels in our county that we would have otherwise ignored if we didn't have the dog. She also gives us the feeling of more security to feel safe to go out at night or hike in the woods.

gsdlover91 · 01-17-2013, 09:10 PM

Yes, I was active before, but now I have zero excuse to not go outside and go on a run with Berlin.

julie87 · 01-17-2013, 09:31 PM

Absolutely!!!

onyx'girl · 01-17-2013, 09:31 PM

I surely would have stayed inside last night during the sideways sleet if it weren't for training! Instead we were out running around and I was a hot mess from head to toe. The only thing that was cold on me were my fingers.
I've always been active, but training makes me get off my butt when I may want to sleep in or stay out of the frigid or extreme heat temps.

llombardo · 01-17-2013, 10:16 PM

Sadly..YES!!

Muneraven · 01-17-2013, 10:44 PM

I voted no, but . . .I'm wrong. I was just on my own case because I'm not as active as I ought to be. If I didn't have the dogs, though, I would probably be permanently fused to either the couch or the desk chair.

Maybe both. That would be interesting.

View Poll Results: Does Having Dogs Make You More Active?
Yes	28	90.32%
No,I was active before	3	9.68%
No	1	3.23%
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01-17-2013, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gharrissc Knighted Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,760	Does Having A Dog Make You More Active? For me having dogs does give me another excuse to get out of the house and do stuff with them,especially if the weather is nice. I just wanted to know if your dogs have made you more active or not?

01-17-2013, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Loneforce Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: PA Posts: 2,387	Very much so. I would say my dog's have saved me, and made me meet people I would have never even thought of talking to before. Ginger is really laid back, but Jonas is a real go getter. __________________ Jonas :Black & Red WGSL D.O.B.01/14/2012... Taz:11/15/99-01/16/12 Ginger:06/23/02-02/13/13

01-17-2013, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shaolin Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Great Mills, MD Posts: 1,000	Very much so. I was already a very active person before him, but I am more so now. He also forces me out of bed when I go through a depression period and he's even helped me with PT! So yes, he's been a huge catalyst in my being more active. __________________ RIP Sebastian GSD/Rott 5/12/2002 RIP Cheyenne The Western Lady Collie 9/6/2012 Finnian The Irish Lad WGSD: SAR Abeni the Little Warrior: Pomeranian rescue. "Res nos operor ut alius algo" "Go mairidís beo"

01-17-2013, 08:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
glinny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chaseburg, WI Posts: 322	Today I left my spot next to the wonderfully warm wood stove where I was happily quilting and went out into the cold to walk Effie in the woods. It was a nice walk but I would not have gone without a dog. I get a lot more exercise now. __________________ Linda Effie (GSD) 7-20-11

01-17-2013, 08:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gretchen Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: California's Central Coast Posts: 1,526	Yes, and it helps keep the weight under control and better mental health getting out and meeting new people. We've discovered so many hidden jewels in our county that we would have otherwise ignored if we didn't have the dog. She also gives us the feeling of more security to feel safe to go out at night or hike in the woods.

01-17-2013, 09:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
gsdlover91 Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,153	Yes, I was active before, but now I have zero excuse to not go outside and go on a run with Berlin. __________________ Berlin vom Hokschhaus "The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can be."

01-17-2013, 09:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
julie87 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 702	Absolutely!!!

01-17-2013, 09:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,196	I surely would have stayed inside last night during the sideways sleet if it weren't for training! Instead we were out running around and I was a hot mess from head to toe. The only thing that was cold on me were my fingers. I've always been active, but training makes me get off my butt when I may want to sleep in or stay out of the frigid or extreme heat temps. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-17-2013, 10:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
llombardo Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,950	Sadly..YES!! __________________ Misty- Samoyed Mix Tannor- Golden Retriever CGC Robyn- German Shepherd CGC Cats-Thunder, Harley, Miley, Bandit, and Ferah RIP Boo..Black Lab "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

01-17-2013, 10:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Muneraven Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 183	I voted no, but . . .I'm wrong. I was just on my own case because I'm not as active as I ought to be. If I didn't have the dogs, though, I would probably be permanently fused to either the couch or the desk chair. Maybe both. That would be interesting.

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