I bought a 15" indestructo ball.
Throwing it uphill and letting the dog push it around until he gets back to me gives a really good workout. I do this for 20-30 min every other day. My dog seems to enjoy it much more than jogging or treadmill work.
Speaking of Treadmills... I thought I heard that it limits the range of motion.
Can anyone tell me more about this. I've never tried it because I take my dogs swimming frequently and it's worked out wonderful.
I have not had that problem. I think that you just have to make sure that the mill is the right size for your dog. Start them out slowly, as some dogs get really scared the first times that they are put on the mill. Sometimes you have to keep it from turning, and let the dog stand there until he's comfortable. I am lucky, as my dogs are "treadmill psychos" and will jump up and try to run before I can get them fastened in! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Ted
I have discovered swimming to be wonderful. Dogs love it. I take them to an equine swim center 3 times aweek. each one swims a straight 20 mins. and get 10 mins. of ball play in the water. Their muscle tone has doubled in 1 month. They just want to keep going in protection on a hot day.
Cindy
I do think genetics plays a roll too in the stamina of your dog just like it does humans. My old dog had super drives but no staying power no matter what I did. The dogs that I have now (both out of the same mother) could go all day and then some. That is the way their mother is. It's like humans some are sprinters and some are mile runners. But conditioning a dog is very important and I believe swimming is one of the best but also doing the thing you are trying to improve stamina in. For example if I want my dog to have better stamina for tracking I not only swim them but track them a lot as well and lengthen the tracks as the dog gets into better shape. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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