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Does my dog's daycare and home schedule provide enough stimulation?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 10 months and 1 day old | 65 lbs

My dog currently goes to daycare 3 days a week and is left alone at home for 7 hours one day and 9 hours the other day he isn't at Day care. The days he is home alone he gets an hour walk and a trip to the dog park before we leave. Also each day after work we do another walk with him and some training at times (and play of course). Is my dog getting enough stimulation ? Is this a good schedule for a dog to be happy?

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on July 21st, 2017

Hi there! I actually think that this sounds like a pretty great schedule for Brody - kudos to you for planning things out so well for him! :) His daycare days should give him plenty of social interaction and exercise, and I think that the walks and dog park trips on the days that he stays home are perfect. I know a lot of dogs who would be very envious of such a great life - Brody is a very lucky guy! Keep up the good work.

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    Answered By Stephanie Echols, DVM

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    You are a wonderful pet parent! It sounds like he is getting a lot of daily exercise, which is very important. Every pet is different, so it is definitely hard to judge what Brody needs because I am not with him every day. My dogs would love to have that amount of stimulation everyday, but they would also be happy if we laid on the couch watching Netflix all day. As long as Brody isn't tearing up your house when you are gone and enjoys seeing you when you get home, it sounds like he is a happy pup!

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