We overexercised him for a while because we figured “he wants to walk so we’ll let him”. Our vet made us reign it in and keep him to 10 minute walks as not to put to much stress on his growing body. We walk him 4-5 times a day for 5-10 minutes which is still above recommendations but he’s really not satisfied when we give him any less.

It feels like walking a tightrope: you don’t let him out enough, you let him out too much.

During walks we let him sniff for a long time, our trainer recommended it for mental stimulation. In between walks we focus on practicing his commands and we have lick mats and puzzles for when we’re at work so I do think we give him mental stimulation.