Is it okay to walk a Daschund 5 miles?

My little dog always wants to go on my walks with me. I have been working on weight loss and taking him along. I used to walk a mile and then two. Finally i did 5k and then yesterday i walked 5 miles. I use a tracking app with gps. We walk 3 mph for 5 miles. He seems worn down but i never have to force him, he just slows us way down. I take snack and water for us both and he is only 2. Soooooo am i walking my little doxie too far or is he just dragging tail because the longer walks are new?

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You can walk your Dachshund 5 miles, if he's fit and can handle it.BTW, I also use a GPS app to track how far and how fast I walked, with my dogs and without my dogs. Do you make the walk interesting for him? Do you just walk or do you occasionally let him sniff around? What is the weather? Is it hot where you are? What color is he and do you see him affected by the heat? What time of the day are you walking him? Early morning or evening when it's cool or in the middle of the day?If he's slowing down, he's getting tired. Dogs don't think like humans, so he doesn't slow dog to make a walk longer. I personally do a total of 4 miles, but I break it up into 2 different walks and it also depends on the weather, so when it's hot, we won't go as far, won't go as fast and we'll try to stay where the shade is, plus we'll go in very early morn or 7 or 8pm in the evening.I'm glad you take water for him and yourself, plus a snack. Especially for the smaller dogs, as their blood sugar can drop. When we hunt, we always take some kibble or something with us to give the dogs, since they are burning up a lot of energy, especially the small dogs.

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• Hello,I don't think anyone here is qualified (except for a vet) to answer that question. It depends largely on the health and age of your doxie. I would call your vet and see if they can give you a quick answer. Best wishes to you and your doxie.
• NOT AT ALL!!! see daschunds need exercise and the more u give them the better but if u wanna walk 5 miles or more then u need to and i mean HAVE to please take an extra water bottle for the dog that is ONLY if u wanna walk more then 5 miles if u just wanna walk 5 miles then dont take a water bottle IF U WANT TO