20 Exercises That Help Your Dog Live Longer: Start Today! #317

Visit us at shapedbydog.com Your dog's movement can reveal a lot about their long-term comfort and health. That's why I'm sharing more than 20 simple fitness exercises to help support your dog at every stage of their life, so they can move better, stay strong, and age with confidence. You'll discover the four key categories of canine fitness and how each one builds strength, balance, flexibility, and awareness in ways that support your dog's lifelong mobility. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why your dog's movement reveals so much about their long-term health. • The 20 simple exercises I use with all my dogs from puppyhood to senior years. • The prerequisites that make fitness exercises easier and safer (Nail Trims, ItsYerChoice, Crate Games). • The four key categories of canine fitness (Proprioception, Strength and Stability, Flexibility, and Conditioning) and why each one matters. • The importance of a vet check and establishing a baseline before starting any fitness plan. • A special opportunity to join Home School the Dog and Wag Nation for more step-by-step support. Join Wag Nation + Home School the Dog: Write to us at wag@dogsthat.com with the subject line " Home School and Wag Bundle Please " for a very special opportunity to join us in Wag Nation and Home School the Dog. ItsYerChoice Summit: Learn How to Play ItsYerChoice - Get Crate Games Online: Crate Games Online - Resources: 1. Susan Garrett's Dog Training Blog: Cutting Your Dog's Nails: How Important Is It Really? - 2. Podcast Episode 266: Hot Zone And Stays – How One Dog Training Nuance Can Fix Anxiety And Duration - 3. YouTube Playlist: Target Training for Dogs with Susan Garrett - 4. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett's Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - 5. Susan Garrett's Dog Training Blog: How to Train Your Dog to Stand on Cue - 6. Dogs That YouTube Channel - 7. YouTube Playlist: Sit, Down, Stand, Stay! Dog Training Duration Behaviors with Susan Garrett - 8. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube -

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20 Exercises That Help Your Dog Live Longer: Start Today! #317 is an episode from Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett by DogsThat.

This episode is 16:06 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2025.

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