➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ I often hear a ' Dogtopia ' commercial on ' Sirius XM ' where a claim is made that 'your dog will walk 8 miles a day' & that is equivalent to 70,000 steps (or thereabouts). That got me curious. I walk at least 8 miles each day (without fail). I know my step count for those 8 miles is around 16,200 to 16,400. Yes, at my height & age, I average around 2,000 (or slightly) more steps per mile. I immediately knew that a dog's step count would depend on its SIZE. I was right. Yes, a very small dog, close to the ground, would walk 70,000 steps to cover 8 miles. But, the steps get less, much less, for bigger dogs. That makes sense. I am sure my Newfie doesn't do 70,000 steps when she walks 8 miles with me. No, she, now 5 years old, doesn't stray far from me. So, the distance she walks is within +/- 10% of mine. Now, I am COOL. I just needed to sort this out in my head. Some of you may h...