How much exercise does your dog get?

I have a small dog and she gets two walks a day.  But she can not run in our yard as it is not fenced in.  She does get out on her long leash though quite a few times a day also.

Maggie gets over an hour walk per day, one long one 45-1hour in the evening, and 2 short ones 10-20 min. each. She also goes to the dog park for a few hours each on sat. and sun. We live in an apartment so she's probably not getting enough exercise either..but I do what I can for her. 

Lately, Shadow's exercise has morphed to adjust to his appetite. During the weekday, he won't eat much when I am gone. By the time I get home from work, he's been running and playing in the yard all day without eating more than a few morsels. So, sometimes, when I get home, we don't go for a walk. I feed him. Then he rests a bit, then we go out in the yard and play or do obedience. Tug, crazy runs around the yard, running along the fence with his girlfriend, the Doxie next door.
 
Walks are good but I've come to realize that any quality exercise can help. One person here has Huskies and she doesn't specifically go for walks but they do go to the park and can run crazy for an hour or so, which is just as good.
 
Other times, on days off, He will eat around 9 in the morning. Rest, then we'll walk. And play. Later, around 4 in the afternoon, he will eat again.
 

I let mine romp for about 30 minutes in the morning, and during the day they have access to 3 large lots.
In the afternoon they romp again, and then after dinner, usually around 8 or so we go for a walk, weather permitting.
At that time it is usually dark and they love it.

no real suggestions for you as I wouldn't konw what to do either -
Bugsy gets a walk (minimum 2 miles up to 4) every morning - htis is for our sanity as much as his
He is also out in the yard for well over an hour in the morning now and he is doing something all the time when out.
He will get at least 30-45 minutes more of play (fetch and general nuttiness) & training in the late afternoon/evening

those are all definites, he has 2 best buddies that he plays with several times a week.  One buddy plays tug with him, with the other it is general young dog craziness in a 1 acre fenced in yard.
If we are out gardening he will be out and 'helping' us
he is pretty high energy and as he is getting older it is good that he is learning to run some of it off on his own

I think I tend to over exercise my two, partly because I feel like we all need it, myself included. 

Since the winter has come and the day ends at 530, things have changed from our normal summer schedule.  But during the week, they get a 20 minute walk in the morning, and then a 2-2.5mile walk with a 20 minute run at the park every night.  On weekends we go for a walk anywhere between 4 and 8 miles (2-3 hours) with a couple of stops (illegally) at some enclosed parks so they can run.  Funny thing is, they could both run for another 20-45 minutes after those walks.  It's very rare to see either of them out of breath, or even breathing heavy-even after beinig chased for 10-15 minutes. 

If I only had a fenced in yard that was like...oh...5 acres, then I know that they'd at least  be able to run until they dropped each and every day.

Axl is old and has arthritis...he also can't over exert himself because he has a weak heart due to the fact that he nearly died from CHF caused by heartworm several years ago. His exercise is limited to some romps around the yard a few times a day, and *maybe* a quick walk around the block if he's having a good day.
 
Pepito, I don't walk. I have a wooded, 1 acre backyard with a creek and for a dog as small as him, that's plenty of room to be sufficiently exercised. He hates walks, but he's a healthy weight and doesn't have any pent up energy so I don't force them on him.
 
Ogre, I absolutely HAVE to walk at least twice a day. I spend *most* of my day exercising Ogre. We get up, go for a really vigorous walk, play in the yard for a while, do some training, and then repeat that all in the afternoon/evening. Ogre keeps me *exhausted*...I don't know how those of you with more than one or two large, active working dogs do it!

Basil gets one 1-hourish walk every day, 2 active play sessions (usually we play with a ball, or he just runs around like a ninny on his own accord [8|]), and 3 training sessions (five minutes each tops, he can't handle much longer and it keeps it fun) per day. We also go visit his friend down the street whenever we can.

As of now he's content, so I'm happy with the amount.

I live in a townhouse w/ a fenced patio but no yard and Maggie can't be trusted off lead, so during the week she gets at least 45mins, usually an hour or more of fast paced walking (about 18min/mi) - it comes out to about 3 mi/day. We usually have one short training session/day but not always.

In the warmer weather we'll replace one walk w/ the equal amount of time with me rollerblading and her running. On weekends we go hiking, generally about an hour or so each time. Throughout the week, I'll take her to various dog friendly stores for enrichment. One of her meals is fed via treatball, too.

For reactive dogs, I highly recommend state parks w/ lots of trails or similar places that have a lot of space and thus few dogs and people along the trail at any one point.

ORIGINAL: ron2

Walks are good but I've come to realize that any quality exercise can help. One person here has Huskies and she doesn't specifically go for walks but they do go to the park and can run crazy for an hour or so, which is just as good.

Don't know if this is me Ron's talking about but I fit the bill, so I'll chime in.  I don't walk my dogs for exercise.  We go to the park and they run around like crazy in the open fields.  Walking them does not even take the edge off of thier energy, so it is done for socialization and obedience.  Crusher has reactive issues as well, so we use walking time to work on that.  He's fine off leash though so he's ok at the park when other dogs show up.  In the last couple weeks we have all but skipped leash time.  Thats because I am due in 2 days and leash time actually entails me walking.  The park is almost in my back yard so walking there takes about 30 seconds and then I just casually stroll around while they run. 

I really work on getting Crusher to focus on me.  I use the command "On Me" to get him to look at me.  Its helped alot in high stress situations like when we run into other dogs while he's on leash.

I had another thought about what you could do with Cherokee.  I don't know what type of place you live in, but maybe you could go to the dog park at night?  We would take the dogs at night when we first moved here until they got used to the boundries and paying attention in a new place, but that is because they are not really allowed off leash there, as its not a dog park.  I needed to know they would listen to me before I let them off during daytime hours.  But they still needed exercise.

Don't know if this is me Ron's talking about but I fit the bill, so I'll chime in

 
You were the one I was thinking of. I think it was in a training thread recently that the idea came up that, though a walk is good, a dog can vent energy in any type of exercise. And I firmly believe you can get obedience from a dog, even if you don't walk them with a slipknot behind you.
 
There was also an episode of that show that sparks controversy, wherein the owner was advised to and planned on getting her Aussie some time on a sheep ranch, as the walk wasn't mentally challenging enough. The "job" of herding sheep would provide the energy outlet and mental demand to satisfy the dog's need to work.
 
So, good exercise that challenges the dog doesn't necessarily have to be a walk.
 
Though, if I can afford it, I might try and get some of the special rollerblades that are wide and let Shadow truly pull me.

Aww Ron, just move up north where that dog of yours can get his paws in some snow. 

Thats the other thing that Crusher does, he pulls me on skiis when I'm in better shape for it. lol

We got more rain and sleet than snow this last Thursday. But at least the temp is down where he likes it.
 

Ya we actually got snow here this weekend.  Crusher is in his glory, Onyx ... well not so much.  She must be one of them there Texan Huskies.