I apoted a mixed breed big 30kg fit dog. His history is that he lived near a highway with other stray dogs for unknown period of time and was rescued. 3 weeks ago he was flown to my country to search for a forever home.
My issue is that he doesnt seem to want to run around or be high energy given that he's big and is estimated to be around 2 yo. We go on a walk in the morning and after work I take him to dog park or to an open but gated field outside of town (he seems to prefer this over dog parks: more running around, seems more excited, wants to play). When he's outside he doesn't want to play or run around if I'm not moving also. If I sit on a bench he just walks to me and mostly sits next to me. He's not interested in toys unless it's a rope or a treat associated toy. Tho he doesn't play alone only when I encourage or annoy him. At home he just lays around or walks around mostly looking for pets.
Can a big young dog just be lazy or do I encourage him to move around more than he's used to?
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