Quote Originally Posted by moonfroggy View Post
i am getting a puppy soon so have been reading everything i can find. a lot of people are saying it is better for puppies to get worn out with play where they can stop and rest often than with walks. this is for the reasons westtexas was saying. and i have heard the no jumping but does fetch with the ball low so not jumping to get it work? a lot of people i am talking to use fetch to tire their dogs out when they physically can't get as much exercise themselves. and also everything i have read says it is as important to get them mentally worn out as physically.
and with a puppy, you can't do long walks or runs until they are older. not good for their bones cause they are still developing. make sure you read about this before you get your pupp... alot of people don't realize that puppy's should not run ... running in the sense of running on a path with their owner, that type of thing... i'm not talking about run/playing type stuff