i have a 17 week chi puppy and have been told not to walk her too far, however after a 30 min walk she is bolting around the house with so much energy, she is not tired at all, i have been told not to walk her too far but not sure if this is true, any advise would be great!

The best guide for walking a puppy is five minutes per month of age.

If she is manic inside then why not try some training or teaching her some tricks as a way of exercising her brain as that sould tire her out :-)

Owning a 17 week old gundog breed puppy, I have found the best way to tire her is for her to play with another puppy so maybe find some puppy socialisation classes?

I agree with all the above posts but would add, playing games, like hiding things and just doing the basic training things like sit, down, stay etc. Will tire her out more than long walks. Keep the sessions short, make them fun for both of you and enjoy her.
Giving her things to chew will also keep her occupied, also all of mine had had the mad half hour usually around 7-8 pm then they flop !!! Pups great fun, !!!

dorcas,
I agree with you. Brain work is always much more tiring. Work on your pups basics and you will tire her as well as build her ability to focus and impulse control.

I also agree with all the above post made so far.

brilliant i will try doing some more obedience when she is hyped up! she already knows sit,lie,pay,come,jump,leave it and "go you your mat" with verbal and hand signals and we have only had her for 3 weeks!! she is very eager to learn and please!! might try " dont eat my uni books!! now THAT would take some mental control! hopefully get her into the next training class that starts in feb, they are booked up at the moment, thanks for the advise!

Would say you should never try to tire a puppy out, for a start it is impossible but you need to let them run to their own internal clock, high spirited romp followed by sleep followed by romp and so on. Arrange training sessions, treasure hunts and such like but keep formal exercise within 5 min per month

Hi Hattie, I recently posted about this subject, see 'Exercise in puppies/young dogs'

brill, il look it up!

Just to say my pomxchi particularly as a pup would go for a. Walk and then had great fun whizzing around the room over everything. She will still do it at tmes then flops doiwn for a sleep.. fun little breed with loads of character

Yes, you absolutely can 'over walk' a puppy.

There is quite a difference between zipping about your garden, or the indoor puppy zoomies which sometimes come on during the evening, and formal on lead exercise.  The latter should follow the guidelines of 5 minutes per month of life until 12 months (in my gun dog breed). I'll wait for someone with your size dog to come along but I'm sure I've read advice on Champdogs in the past that the owners of such breeds are happy to extend exercise a little earlier than 12 months...

It isn't a question of tiring a puppy out but restricting 'forced' exercise to prevent undue stress and damage to developing bones and joints.  Many owners will also exercise caution about allowing puppies up and down stairs, on slippery floors, or to do much jumping (on and off furniture for instance).

If you really need to tire a puppy out then training is the way to go.  My youngsters would spend much of the rest of the day in bed after their puppy training classes!!  A 10 minute session every evening is also great to prevent them from pinging off the walls :)  Additionally I would always do a few exercises every time I boiled the kettle.  I drank loads of tea and my pups learned to come in and start listening every time I put the kettle on - win:win !!

> i will try doing some more obedience when she is hyped up!

Sorry meant to add this to my previous post - DO NOT try training when she is already 'hyped-up'.  By then she's probably actually over tired and won't be able to concentrate and you'd then be setting it up for you to get frustrated and her to get it wrong.

Have a look at her timings and you'll be able to plot the best time for all activities.  Puppies have naturally simple rhythms associated with eating, sleeping and playing.  For training you want her awake and alert but not 'hyper' or conversely too sleepy.

After eating, she'll probably need a wee, and a play time before asking her for anything else.  Then give her a short training session.  If you do walk her then remember it's about socialisation and training, not exercise, at her age and lead walking in the garden is great training for a puppy with no real danger of overdoing it.  A little of this and then she'll be ready for another sleep.  Puppies can sleep for hours - and most of them really need to :)

Hope you don't mind me popping in on the comments, but, as it's my breed, wanted to say that my gang get training like the Collies.  Brain exercise!

Physical exercise can be overdone when the bones are still growing.  And no running up and down stairs.  Jumping off the settee is a big no.  Even though they can do it!  I knew someone whose Chi had a bad leg injury just from landing too hard.

I know that you said she is not tired at all, but I hardly think that's true.  Personally, what you are seeing as "not tired" is what I see as over tired.

They are 100% companion animals, and that means having company.  Don't ever expect a Chi to lie quiet for hours at a time in their beds.  They want to be with you, and to interact with you.  That's why they're bred as companions!  And they love cuddle time. They are "needy" and that is something that I always impress on people.