City Hike in Old Quebec

Can exploring a hilly city count as exercise? I recently planned a family trip to Quebec City that included my husband and I, our three adultish kids, one of their friends, a goldendoodle and two different vehicles. To be honest I had pre-trip jitters thinking about all the variables that could go wrong. Someone was bound to forget their passport. How was the goldendoodle going to do in the city? …