What does everyone think about exercising you dog on the beach w/ lots of loose sand. I currently play fetch w/ my 1 yr gsd in the sand dunes occassionally throwing the kong towards the top of the sand dune. He has to run up and down the sand dune to fetch the kong/ball. I would imagine its probably much harder to run on loose sand vs pavement.
It will strengthen the dogs muscles if done properly. If done too much or too fast it will blow tendons.
Since you are already at the beach, why not swim the dog? It is great excercise and virtually stress free on the joints.
Not to mention it cools them off (especially since up here the ocean stays like 39 degrees year round) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
The dunes are not large so the tendons should be safe (some are just small sand hills made by bulldozers). I mostly allow my dog to swim at lakes only because most of the beaches around here has strong undertow. I would hate my dog to get swept out to sea.
I would like my dog to do more lake swimming but most of the lakes near me are not the cleanest (the ones that are clean are usually full of dogs with owners who have little control over them)
it really has nothing to do with the size of the dunes... more the looseness of the sand. Try running on the sand close to the water... then go run up the dune, you will see what I mean. The sand next to the water is the ideal place to walk or jog for a reason...
I hear you about clean water to swim in. Sometimes it is near impossible to find a place.
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