MYTH A tired dog is a happy dog Continual ball throwing, only taking them for walks to exhaust them, or dog park romps to ‘tire out’ our pooch is not enriching and is not meeting the needs of dogs. Problems such as over arousal, dysregulation, learned helplessness, musculoskeletal problems, behavioural issues presenting, undesired behaviours such as destructiveness, compulsive behaviours, reactivity, resource guarding, fixation, can be a result of us trying to exhaust our dog