what is the limit for dogs, exercise-wise, specifically w/running.
i've put together a schedule that will allow me to train for my ultras next year (i had been going to dump them b/c i have to focus on luc, and i didn't think he'd be able to do the training w/me), but i've built up the schedule REALLY SLOWLY so that luc could, conceivably, do the long runs etc with me.
is there a limit for dogs, distance-wise? i'm assuming it's the same with people, that you just have to build up to the distances.
also - i keep an eye on luc's gait and give him massages, particularly around the hips - i've no idea if i need to worry about dysplaysia with him....does this sound like a good course of action w/respect to his elbows/hips?
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I met a man the other day while walking my dog. He had what I think was a Weimaraner. I told him I had seen him jogging with his dog, then I asked how many miles they ran together. He told me they run 6 miles 5 times a week.
I personally think that is WAY too much running, but that dog looked healthy and had no problems according to him.
thanks - luc is over 3.5 yo, so he should be fine from a skeletal maturity standpoint. i run on trails as much as possible, and he'd also have a lot of hiking x-training.
that link is very helpful - and it makes me feel good about the program i've set up for him to participate in - i know how to build programs from a human standpoint, and you've also got to build up slowly.
i may end up swinging by the house at around 30k to drop him off, then continue my runs, but i'll see how he's doing when we get to that point.
If you've read Ceasar Milan's book, his schedule with his dogs if pretty grueling. Makes you wonder how his dogs fare in terms of skeletal health down the road. I'd have to think there's some give and take there. He has to worry more about sedating 40 previously problematic dogs to the degree that they chill out around eachother every single day.
I'm pretty sure he'd feel there's no sense in witholding one of a dog's favorite things in order to add some peice-meal longevity at the expense of daily mental fulfillment. Common sense applying, of course.
A run with the leader is quintessential dog zen. I doubt Luc shares your sensibilities.
My 2.5 Y.O. GSD has been jogging with me for the past year.
We started out with only half a mile. We now do 4 miles in 30 minutes, then walk for 5-10 minutes.
We do this three times a week. She keeps up fine even in the hot and humid Florida summer. When we run in the afternoon I put booties on her so the hot pavement is not an issue.
Always looking for training avenues close to home. Any suggestions?
i lent that book to my friend w/the out-of-control dogs....i should get that back.
but - i took luc on a 10.8k run the morning after i got him (we were visiting the vets later that day, so i wanted to tire him out, and he looked like he was in decent shape) - he did fine. he did a 17.5k hike the next day - not far, but the majority of the hike was bushwhacking and rough, and he handled it great. so yeah, he is pretty good about doing all that physical stuff with me. and with training, there's no reason why he won't be able to run the same distances i do - the difference would be that my body has had exposure to distance previously it might adjust faster than his. but we'll see.
and i was thinking with the hips - with humans at least, running is actually good for the joints (though everyone thinks the opposite) b/c it strengthens the muscles and systems supporting the joint. so the same would likely be true for him, as long as it's done right.
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