Having a fenced-in backyard can be a great asset when it comes to fulfilling a dog's exercise needs. That being said, it should never be the only form of exercise a dog gets for the ressons in this video. I have 8 acres of private property that my dogs have access to and spend a bunch of time on. However, I still make sure that I take time to go for a walk with my dogs because I know how important it is to them and to our relationship. I did a consultation with a very famous celebrity years ago in the Hamptons in NYC. She had an enormous home on 3 beautiful acres of land that was fenced in where the dogs spent most of their time. The dogs had recently escaped and bit a neighbor, which was why they called me. When I observed the dogs, I noticed how bored they were. The client was confused because she thought the dogs were getting plenty of exercise on the property. I explained that while the property was beautiful to the dogs, it became a prison yard. Same smells, sights, and sounds day after day. On top of that, without walking the dogs, there was no relationship building time for the client to practice leadership and the dogs to practice a calm follower state. Lack of leadership from the client paired with the dog's boredom/frustration made a neighbor taking her groceries out of the car something new/exciting, which made the neighbor a perfect target to release pent-up energy. Remember how we humans felt in 2020 during "the lockdown." Within a week of being stuck at home, humans were losing their minds. Now imagine a dog who spends week, months or even years never leaving the home 😲 Love you ❤️
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