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. 2021 Nov 19;11(11):3302. doi: 10.3390/ani11113302

Table 3.

The reported daily activity for 1713 adult dogs reported in the survey, compared to the UK Kennel Club recommended daily activity levels by breed. Where the recommendation is more than 120 min per day, the “exceeded” recommendation response is not applicable (N/A).

Reported Daily Activity Compared to Recommendation (% of Responses)
Breed UK Kennel Club Recommendation for Daily Activity (Minutes) Not Achieved Achieved Exceeded
Australian Shepherd Dog More than 120 76.9 23.1 N/A
Beagle 60 0.0 27.3 72.7
Belgian Malinois Shepherd Dog More than 120 70.0 30.0 N/A
Border Terrier 60 17.4 17.4 65.2
Boxer More than 120 81.0 19.0 N/A
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 60 33.3 33.3 33.3
Chihuahua 30 21.4 50.0 28.6
Cocker Spaniel 60 7.9 30.3 61.8
Collie More than 120 77.5 22.5 N/A
Dachshund 60 22.2 22.2 55.6
Dalmatian More than 120 57.1 42.9 N/A
Flat-Coated Retriever More than 120 84.6 15.4 N/A
French Bulldog 60 21.4 50.0 28.6
German Shepherd Dog More than 120 79.7 20.3 N/A
German Short-Haired Pointer More than 120 61.7 38.3 N/A
Golden Retriever More than 120 94.2 5.8 N/A
Greyhound 60 10.5 36.8 52.6
Jack Russell Terrier 60 21.6 33.3 45.1
Labrador Retriever More than 120 83.6 16.4 N/A
Papillon 30 0.0 26.1 73.9
Pointer (English) More than 120 63.6 36.4 N/A
Pug 60 28.6 28.6 42.9
Rottweiler More than 120 100 0.0 N/A
Shetland Sheepdog 60 18.2 27.3 54.5
Shih-Tzu 60 14.3 35.7 50.0
Siberian Husky More than 120 77.8 22.2 N/A
Springer Spaniel More than 120 79.9 20.1 N/A
Staffordshire Bull Terrier 60 20.6 34.8 44.7
Standard Doberman Pinscher More than 120 81.8 18.2 N/A
Weimaraner More than 120 69.6 30.4 N/A
West Highland White Terrier 60 10.0 60.0 30.0
Whippet 60 6.7 73.3 20.0
Yorkshire Terrier 30 6.7 46.7 46.7