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Exercising a young dog
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01/26/15 06:40 PM
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Hi. So, I goofed up today. I ordered a couple walky dog bike leashes so we could bike our dogs and they came in a few days ago. Today we got them out on them. They are pretty sweet and the dogs loved them! This is where I may have messed up though. My lab is only 6 months old. We didn't have a plan but we were doing an out and back. We were resting at mile 3 when it dawned on me that when my vizsla was a puppy I read or heard somewhere that you should not run a dog before it's about a year old at least. It was sort of an oh crap moment but we were still 3 miles from the truck so we just took it easy on the way back. We took water breaks at 1.5, 3, and 4.5 miles. Did 6 miles total. Obviously I won't go that far with her again for a while, but my question is can I road her on the bike for a mile or two every couple days? She likes it and I know it will keep her in shape/tired. Is this still too much pure running for a young dog? What are your opinions on hard exercise for pups? Thanks A few pics:
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Re: Exercising a young dog
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01/26/15 07:17 PM
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Yeah that's what I had heard and remembered once we were down the road three miles lol.
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Re: Exercising a young dog
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01/26/15 07:22 PM
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Thanks for the article btw. No running her for a while.
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01/26/15 09:50 PM
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I didn't read the article, so apologies if its already been stated: but even when you run them when older, it is better to run them on soft ground like grass, etc.
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Re: Exercising a young dog
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01/27/15 06:01 AM
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Very good article. Thank you!
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Re: Exercising a young dog
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02/04/15 02:22 AM
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I disagree with the soft ground. Very common to condition dogs pads on gravel, rocks. Let alone hunt them there too
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Re: Exercising a young dog
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02/04/15 02:35 AM
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I was thinking the same. I like my dogs to exercise on a variety of grounds including pavement at times to keep their pads hard.
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02/04/15 03:12 AM
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I used to keep my dogs on chat. Never slipped a pad. Concrete seemed to sand their pads and make them thin. I always ran them on pasture land. Just my opinion.
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