limited exercise for puppies

With GSDs is as above, no overdoing things on concrete, bouncing up and down stairs, in and out of car, on and off sofa etc.
Ball drive is very important to me but I never throw a ball far or in the air anyway, but along the ground. It's more reminiscent of prey movement that way anyway, I don't want the dog to chase birds lol.

People generally don't do anything too high impact until the x-rays are taken at 12 months or later. However within reason, good hips and elbows are genetic and pups still need to be exposed to things like elevated and slippery surfaces in terms of their socialisation.

I'm not long back from the German federal championships and the world championships (in the latter they require passing hips and elbows to compete) and didn't see any dogs with bad pasterns and a lot less dogs seemed to have a problem with the hurdle since they tightened up on health requirements.
 
As I think many others have said - walking on lead on hard surface is what you're limiting. Not play time as such. No stairs, and sure play in the garden but repetitive type actions like chasing a ball over and over again puts impact on joints. But don't restrict the play as such.
 
thanks to everyone who contributed. I think I had problems working out what was exercise and what was play, running around ie normal living.
 
I have always stuck very strictly to the 5 min/month of age rule with my German Shorthaired Pointers as guided by my vet and equine/canine physio and KC and breeders!

Never had any problems with their energy levels and they aren't a dopey breed. I very rarely do any lead or road walking anyway, my youngest didn't do any lead walking at all until about 5 months (but thats because I train heal off lead before on lead).

Alongside their timed off lead walk they get play and training at home and have always been quiet and content. Training a dog to chill out in the house is something I find a lot of people don't do and just think if they walk the legs off them thats easier. lol
 
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