Table 4.
Frequency (and percentage) of dogs undertaking different types of activity.
| Activity Type | More than Once Daily (%) | Daily (%) | Every Few Days (%) | Weekly (%) | Every Few Weeks (%) | Monthly (%) | Less than Monthly (%) | Never (%) | No Response (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High intensity exercise | 371 (11.8) | 1270 (40.3) | 682 (21.6) | 254 (8.1) | 127 (4.0) | 45 (1.4) | 137 (4.3) | 267 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Walking on lead | 527 (16.7) | 976 (31.0) | 351 (11.1) | 211 (6.7) | 143 (4.5) | 77 (2.4) | 350 (11.1) | 423 (13.4) | 95 (3.0) |
| Walking off lead | 768 (24.4) | 1262 (40.0) | 368 (11.7) | 163 (5.2) | 76 (2.4) | 50 (1.6) | 111 (3.5) | 307 (9.7) | 48 (1.5) |
| Running on lead | 43 (1.4) | 219 (6.9) | 267 (8.5) | 175 (5.6) | 161 (5.1) | 83 (2.6) | 333 (10.6) | 1693 (53.7) | 179 (5.7) |
| Running off lead | 686 (21.8) | 1202 (38.1) | 383 (12.1) | 186 (5.9) | 108 (3.4) | 59 (1.9) | 112 (3.6) | 352 (11.2) | 65 (2.1) |
| Playing fetch/retrieving | 414 (13.1) | 924 (29.3) | 609 (19.3) | 213 (6.8) | 152 (4.8) | 71 (2.3) | 168 (5.3) | 518 (16.4) | 84 (2.7) |
| Swimming outdoors | 26 (0.8) | 115 (3.6) | 315 (10.0) | 293 (9.3) | 287 (9.1) | 167 (5.3) | 494 (15.7) | 1335 (42.3) | 121 (3.8) |
| Swimming indoors/hydrotherapy | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 53 (1.7) | 40 (1.3) | 46 (1.5) | 144 (4.6) | 2708 (85.9) | 154 (4.9) |
| Other sport participation | 23 (0.7) | 73 (2.3) | 221 (7.0) | 338 (10.7) | 82 (2.6) | 51 (1.6) | 85 (2.7) | 2010 (63.7) | 270 (8.6) |