Your opinion about exercise during puppyhood - Page 3

I always take a guarantee that states things like: must never do stairs ( always use a ramp) no running on hard surfaces, no running or jumping up or into things all as a major red flag.  If your puppies can't handle normal puppy things then there is a major problem with the joints in your lines.  If puppies can't handle things that they will do on their own then we have a more serious problem with our dogs than peole think. 

I agree.  My only real no-nos are jumping more than the height of the pastern (this does not include the dog jumping on his own to get over a branch or something like that), training agility contacts at full height/small angle, and force exercise on pavement (like biking or jogging).  I let my dogs roughhouse with each other, dock dive, fetch balls, go up/down stairs on their own, and go on leash walks.

i only dont do leash walks because there is no need where I live, the lead is on for 2 mins to cross the road then all done off lead

I do leash walking, and typically just pay attention to the puppy.  Typically for the first couple of months I do about a mile, and then slowly ad more distance to the walks. Being mine are Huskies,  they tend to have no issues and typically want more.  One female that I kept back because she was too high energy and too much for most to handle (I did eventually find a suitable home for her),  could go walking four to five miles a day at 7 months with no signs of being tired.  When we got back to the house, she would run around for another 30 minutes as if the walk was nothing to her.  Then she would.........sort of settle down.