My neighbor is taking care of her "grandpuppy," an almost 5 month old Newfoundland because her son and daughter-in-law have had to travel overseas to deal with a family emergency. Gramma has food, a crate, toys, etc. and the number of our local vet for emergencies so all is good for the basics.
I have volunteered to help walk/exercise the pup with Gramma who goes on twice daily power walks.
How far is too far to walk a pup this age for this breed? I know we need to be careful with a large breed puppy to protect her joints. (She'll be walking on pavement.)
And we can't call the breeder (don't know them---owners just moved back here 2 weeks ago and now have to leave) and Gramma doesn't want to call the local vet about a puppy the vet has never seen before on a holiday weekend.
So I told her I would toss this onto Answers and see if any breeders/dog people with large breed experience could give us guidelines.
2006-12-22
12:21:05
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bookmom
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