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Is a 30-minute daily walk enough for my dog's overall health?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 7 months old

He weigh 38kg..so is once a day walk for 30 minutes is ok for him? He is trained to do potty urine inside bathroom flooring whenever he feel like he goes himself to the bathroom & do it..rest he love spending his day like playing himself and sleeping and sometimes he do whinning when he is not getting things done so my question is once a walk daily in morning is sufficient according to him? Can less walk calls more life threat diseases ? Though I know it depends from dog to dog.

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on July 4th, 2019

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! How many times he needs to be walked outside depends on the dog. If once a day works for him and he is at a healthy weight then that is fine. If you think he may need to lose some weight then more frequent walks such as twice or three times a day would be better. Best of luck!

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