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[Re: Sandra Vernlund ]
#185341 - 03/11/2008 10:37 AM |
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I heard that letting them run free reduces stress in a dog and they are more relaxed over all. Is that true?
Yes.
I don't think it is necessarily running "free" but the running exercise. I think the same thing could be accomplished on a bike with a Springer, for instance. But dogs that get enough good running exercise are defintely less anxious and more relaxed. (A tired dog is a good dog, and a calmer dog). I have two fearful anxious dogs so I would say good exercise definitely helps. (doesn't cure it, but definitely helps).
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Re: Running Free
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#185368 - 03/11/2008 11:40 AM |
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I just play fetch. Keeps em running.
Lyka's favorite game is where I throw a ball, then when she is 8ft away from me I tell her to out and throw the 2nd ball in the opposite direction of the first. The ball she outed while running then rolls pretty close to my feet, I pick it up and then repeat in the opposite direction. So she is basically running twice the distance that I can throw and is constantly moving, no "waiting for daddy to throw the ball" because she doesn't stop to give me the ball.
Doing this 15 or so times and I have a happy exhausted dog. For about 20 minutes 
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Re: Running Free
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#185380 - 03/11/2008 12:09 PM |
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Well Mike, once again, I agree. When you have "high drive, need to be busy" dogs like we do, it is best to keep their little minds busy as well as the physical exercise....I cannot imagine what Lyka would come up with (let alone my dogs) if you just let her out to run and think for herself (no matter if you were there or not). She may drag home a new friend or something.....hee hee  
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Re: Running Free
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#185381 - 03/11/2008 12:10 PM |
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Originally Posted By: Sandra Vernlund
"I heard that letting them run free reduces stress in a dog and they are more relaxed over all. Is that true?"
I think that its true. Unfortunatly Buster & Gypsy will never be off leash but I take Lady and walk through feilds with her and this seems to strenthen our bond more than anyhting else, training included. Ive found that having her on a leash for excersise & training actually strains our relationship, though I dont know why. She was never onleash for the first couple of years and had the most phenominal obedience, but it wained a little when I had to start working her on a leash all the time.
I take the dogs out (one at a time) to hunt in the local brush for about an hour each a couple of times a week, I have to resort to the bike the rest of the time.
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Re: Running Free
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#185395 - 03/11/2008 01:04 PM |
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Lol... I was wondering what did running free have to do with the AKC CD haha.
The only time my dog is off-leash is when we walked to a fenced in school yard. Or also after SchH training when everyone leaves. I throw the ball with her for about 15-20 mins and she gets good exercise. I can really tell she loves to run around at the speed she prefers.
I had a recall mishap last week, so she's dragging her long line again. I'd really love to be able to trust her off-leash with more distractions around, but we're not there yet.
My cousin lives in AK and almost daily goes on hikes with his dog off-leash. His dog just stays right by his side no matter what, unless he tells him to run off. I envy him.
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Re: Running Free
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#185401 - 03/11/2008 01:19 PM |
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Oops! Thanks Alex for moving it... I was looking at AKC stuff this morning and must have posted from there. Also thanks everyone for replying.
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[Re: Sandra Vernlund ]
#185405 - 03/11/2008 01:40 PM |
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Sandra,
I moved the post to the proper location ( only Mods and ADMIN can do this )
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Re: Running Free
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#185406 - 03/11/2008 01:47 PM |
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Re: Running Free
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#185408 - 03/11/2008 02:00 PM |
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I exersize my dogs off leash once a week at a state game area. The land has been set aside for wildlife habitat. There are dikes(strips of land) with water on both sides which keeps my dogs moving staight,not running in all directions. There is several hundred acres,with a river and wetlands.
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Re: Running Free
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#185419 - 03/11/2008 02:52 PM |
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Lucky for me our backyard backs right onto some natural greenspace (which is considered part out our property) so Im never at a loss for finding somewhere to let Tucker run freely. He is allowed off leash after we do about 5 minutes of recall on a long line, just to keep him on his toes that "come" means "come". Don't get me wrong, he has it down, but i always feel better safe than sorry. After a romp in the forrest, we go to the big unused field behind the forrest for fetch. In the spring I will keep him on a long line in the forrest because there is ALWAYS a tonne of little rabbits running around and although he has never gotten actually caught one, I know that if by chance he did manage to get it, it would only have to squeak once and that would be the end of it. Plus I worry about skunks...had that experience once and don't want to do it again!
So I guess you would say it's everyday for me.
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