Ideas for activities???

[Ginger's Mom]

I'm sorry to hear you are not feeling well. You thought of almost everything I would have: giving him more excersize inside the house, finding a place where he can run free outside the house, have someone assist in walking excersizing him, and giving him more mentally challanging things to do when he is stuck inside (for example Kongs). I hope you can find someone who can help you in excersizing him, and/or find another area where he can run outside. The only other thing I can think of is taking him to doggie day care two or three days a week. It may be somewhat cheaper than having a dog walker come every day (it's about $20.00). Good luck.

[lv4dogs]

I'm sorry to hear you are not feeling well. You thought of almost everything I would have: giving him more excersize inside the house, finding a place where he can run free outside the house, have someone assist in walking excersizing him, and giving him more mentally challanging things to do when he is stuck inside (for example Kongs). I hope you can find someone who can help you in excersizing him, and/or find another area where he can run outside. The only other thing I can think of is taking him to doggie day care two or three days a week. It may be somewhat cheaper than having a dog walker come every day (it's about $20.00). Good luck.

Wow I never thought of the doggy day care. Duh. lol Thanks for the idea!
I am a little nervous about the dog flu going around but I guess he has the same probability of catching it at the park as he does at a day care.
They have a fairly new one in my area, it's supposed to be really decent. I'll have to give them a call in a bit to check their hours & availability then stop in to check out the facilities. It's only about 5-10 minutes out of my way on the way to work & back.

[cyber-sibes]

How 'bout a doggie treadmill? http://www.jogadog.com/faqs.html Although I have a feeling they could be a little on the expensive side. (nothin' but the best, right?) Seriously, someone from our dogpark opened a doggie day-care and from what I hear, it's wonderful! That's a great suggestion.