jogging/running with your dog...a bit different but HELP!

My English bull terrier can keep up with rollerblades, but he tires out easily, and he can't be out if it's too hot or too cold. My 14 year old mutt (Shar-pei, hound mix) can run all day long. I'm guessing it's the hound part, but she is FAST, and has crazy endurance. My corgi can barely make it around the block (he's epileptic and on pills that make him teh fattz0rs).

Look at Rescues definitely..

we have a foster dog in our program who has so much energy he can run 10k no problem.
But then you have to realize high energy dogs need constant outlets for energy.. not just when you feel like a run...
Its a commitment you need to seriously consider..and think about what happens when you are too busy to run but the dog still needs exercise..


Foster programs are also not meant to be a "trial adoption" Speaking as a foster coordinator for a rescue..
Foster parents still have to go through the application process, and there is no guarantee you can keep the dog you foster..

This is probably obvious, but just keep in mind that even if you get a breed of dog that usually likes to run you could wind up with a dog that just doesn't want to do it. I have a miniature schnauzer, and other dogs of this breed that I've known love to play fetch. Mine couldn't be less interested. Dogs do have their own personality on top of the general characteristics of the breed.

All that said, my little schnauzer hates to run (besides short bursts at the park) but my sister runs with her labradoodle all the time. I would imagine lots of bigger, retriever type dogs would make a good running partner.

I think one of the most important things for running with your dog is getting them trained right. Make sure they aren't going to try pulling you along when they see another dog, or stop dead in their tracks to smell that tree you're passing. While not entirely related to your question, getting them into one of the 'doggy sports' would be a good idea, too. It would give you something else to do if you felt like changing it up a bit while keeping them mentally engaged. My dog -loved- agility things before we had to have his back legs fixed.

E: Also please keep your climate in mind when you're thinking about getting a dog! A heavy coated dog will probably not do real well running in the heat, but shorter haired dogs may have issues in too much sun. (That can also be a problem with a dog you shave - just be careful!)

Weims - nice short coat, easy to groom, but daft as a brush and inclined to be skittish.

My grandparents bred Weimaraners and I grew up with 2. I truly believe this to be the reason that I never want to own a dog. They are dumb, hard to train and hyper! I swear, the one my parents still have eats like a billy goat. Metal, candy, chocolate, drywall, paper, plastic, cotton. She will eat anything and everything. Scarred me for life.

My English bulldog is ore of a walker than a runner but he walks at a fairly decent pace most of the time and we usually go about 1.5 miles per walk.

Labs are great dogs but do take a lot of time and energy in their younger years to train. Once trained they are amazing!! Definitely chewers as pups!! I have a lab/rhodesian mix and she just trots a long. She does like to stop and pee on everything but I just keep going and she figures out really fast she better keep moving.

She was two when I got her and I lived in an apartment. She was originally trained to pee on the walks while she was on the leash so hence the need for her to pee on everything during a walk.

Now if you get a puppy and have a house, my other dog a pit, never goes to the bathroom on the leash. She just wasn't trained that way at a young age. I think if you start them young and train them how you want them you'll be fine. I don't take the pit for a run because she is still a little to fast paced for a run. Maybe in a couple years she won't think it means to sprint and take off when i start running. I am sure if I worked with her more she would be great.

Weimereiners are amazing dogs also. Typically high energy which would be good for the run and REALLY loving and obediant dogs. They are simply there to make you happy, just like a pit only not quite as wild!

Probably not a rottweiler as they can have a lot of hip problems or a great dane, they like to walk. Any kind of hunting dog can be good with a lot of training but they can get easily distracted with squirrels an birds...etc

my family has a 1.5 y/o dalmatian. she loves to run. my hubby takes her on 3 mile runs that she does easily. i more run/walk or just walk with her. she does like to sniff but you just need to train your dog to heal or at least that there is a difference when you are running and she can not stop. she'd go out every day for a run and love doing it if we could get her out that often but with 3 kids ages 3 and under things do not always go as planned.

she is a good family pet. her main duty is protection as we acquired her after a break in while i was home with the kids at night. (i had had a dalmatian previously but was so heartbroken when she died it took me 2 years before i could even consider getting another dog). she really acts like the kids do not exist unless they have her toys or are trying to play with her. dal's do have health problems such as deafness and kidney stones and skin issues. and some are known to be aggressive. my first was very protective of her family and very aggressive towards strangers but i did not acquire her till she was 3 so i have no clue how her upbringing was. Lexi the one i have now, i got when she was 3 months and she has been raised with my kids and although she does tolerate strangers when we are out on walks she is not an overly friendly dog towards them. oh and at 35-40 lbs perfect size for me. not to small (i can't stand ankle bitters) and not to huge.

as much as i love the breed. i would say labs are nice first time dogs. pretty mild mannered but can still do a lot with them. or you can go to the animal shelter they have a lot of nice dogs there. and the dogs at the shelter will have been evaluated and the staff can help match you with a dog that will be best suited to your family (kids, other pets etc)....

When I had my husky she ran with me until arthritis got to her. (hence my name Cinnamonhuskies) She was always out front of me...the leader of the pack! Now I don't run as much.

I have a one year old cocker spaniel and she went throught the C25K app with me. She loves to run. I am at the 5K level and I think she could do a marathon. We come in the house after 4 miles I take off her leash and she is running up and down the hallway. I wanted a small-medium size dog that was active to get me off my lazy butt and that is what I got.