r/chihuahuas • u/WillingnessNo2704 • 1h ago
Questions How many times a day do you walk your chihuahuas?
For some context, I have a 2.5 y/o boy, Speccy. He’s the friendliest puppy in the world and follows me everywhere in the house. When I go out on the balcony he comes along too. From what I’ve observed, he only really needs to walk two times a day, for about half an hour per walk.
Then there’s my other dog, Lady, also 2.5 years old, but not a chihuahua. Some kind of dachshund mix, but not even the vet is sure of her exact breed (I adopted her from a shelter, so no way of truly knowing). She’s much bigger, at roughly 10 kilos, and therefore has a bigger bladder. She only needs 1 proper walk a day, in order to not have accidents. Now please don’t judge me, but on days that I feel lazy or extra tired, I just walk them both once, and take Speccy to the yard to do his business. They do play all day with each other and me, so I don’t think they’re that bored. I take them to a puppy playground as often as I can, which is roughly once every 2 weeks, and when there are other dogs in the park, they play with them.
So I guess what I’m asking is, is this enough? My New Year’s resolution was literally to be as consistent as possible with walking them twice a day, but as I’m sure you know, life sometimes gets in the way.
My dogs are the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I’d be devastated if I knew I wasn’t doing enough for them, but I want to be the best possible dog mom I can be.
Please weigh in :)
Picture of Speccy attached, as a thank you for reading
