Zoomies,Leaps and bounds of the Jack Russell

Life with Rosie now she is 4mths.
Rosie comes on leaps and bounds, literally. 
She leaps from chair too sofa too zoom and bounce around the house.
She gets a long walk every afternoon too our local beach.
I do not encourage her to stop and dig.
I keep her walking non stop for 3hours.
She wears a muzzle to stop her eating stones and anything else she can see.
This maybe an avoidance strategy, I can't afford to put her health at risk, if it means she must wear one each time she goes outside for a walk, then so be it.
I tried numerous ways to stop this habit with no success. 
Once she is walking she forgets she has it on and really enjoys her day out.
I play with her, her favourite game, football.
She plays goalie, she darts back and forth like one.
She still use's her mouth to grab the ball, I am teaching her to nose it towards me.
This she is doing slowly.
She is kept busy with a daily routine of exercising, walks and meals.
She is often outside doing her business than indoors but happens on occasions on her training pad. 
If I forget to renew it with a clean one, even if there is the tiniest drop of pee on it, she shall by pass it and pee on floor.
I remove the training pad through the day to encourage her to hold it in until she gets outside. 
She is often seconds to late.
She has grown double her size from when I became her owner when she was 7wks.
Time just flies past, in such a short time, Rosie sleeps from 8pm until 7.30am
I try to give her timeout through out her day for to many walks for now makes life overwhelming for her.
This is also bad for her joints as they are not fully developed until she is 2yrs old.
Two walks a day one long one shorter is enough until she is over 2yrs of age.
Affection she cannot get enough of, she loves more than anything cuddles and tickles.
Although having a puppy is hard work, it is worth the efforts.
The more effort you put into training your puppy the better their life and yours shall become. 
My bed proof barrier haha

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