Dog fitness buddies

alsarve
alsarve Posts: 34 Member
edited November 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone trying to get healthy w the help if their pooches? Or maybe getting our dogs healthy along w us? Would love to have some dog enthusiasts as MFP friends. I have 2 short leggers, a Bassett Hound and a Corgi. Just started 1 mile walks w them, 3x a week. They love it for sure. Feel free to add me.
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  • JeriMckibben
    JeriMckibben Posts: 7 Member
    I have a little weiner dog, she's about 10 years old. Her little 4 inch legs can't keep up at the pace I want to walk or the distance, so my friend is giving me a baby stroller she no longer needs tomorrow. I'm excited! I just started mfp and exercising, so being able to take my dog with me on walks is going to make it more fun than walking alone. And I can't wait to see people's faces while we're out. lol
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    edited September 2015
    I have a 2 year old Shiba Inu (in my profile pic). I walk with her and recently started C25K with her (and a human friend :smile: )
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    I have a pit bull mix and a mutt (maybe border collie/corgi mix?) - I've recently been exercising them more lately, but unfortunately they slow me down so I don't go jogging with them. They love the exercise though, and I enjoy them being worn out afterwards!
  • alsarve
    alsarve Posts: 34 Member
    I love the stroller idea! I take Sadie and Daisy to the bike trail w me. We just walk which is fine for me right now. We are doing a mile and a half, my corgi is 9 so I don't know if we will increase it alot. But yeah, tired dogs are good dogs at our house!! Hoping by next spring to hit the bike trails w actual bikes and I would love to get one over those pull along enclosed things for little kids to put the dogs in. That might be a little heavy w like 100 lbs in it tho lol
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    I run with my only dog that isn't very old. I just putter-walk the other two as they like, the cuties.

    We don't run long, but we try to go fast because that's her thing! Today she faked me out bigtime, and I tripped on her lead and got a bit hurt. That's the only problem with her! She's crazy :grin: She's a Catahoula and really my Dad's dog, but I run her for exercise for us both.
  • juliebowling1
    juliebowling1 Posts: 36 Member
    I take my lab/ collie mix and lab out walking everyday. I'm have access to a great area where I can let them off leash on a dirt trail. I'm working my way up from walking to a slow-as-a-turtle jog. We love it!
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    I have a springer/whippet cross. He's only just over a year so he's completely crazy. I take him running on and off the lead depending how busy it is.
    He keeps me on my feet though. I always feel bad only taking him one walk so it's usually 2 or three a day when I'm off.
  • ECTexan
    ECTexan Posts: 195 Member
    I have a Boxer/GSD x and a Great Dane/Dalmatian x. One is 6, the other about 2. But they are so lazy! 15 minutes worth of walking and they're done, I am dragging them to keep up.
  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
    We just adopted two pups, not sure exactly what they are, but I'm guessing a whippet/shepherd mix.
    I try to run with them but they are too fast, and seem annoyed that I'm holding them back. LOL
    Now I let my husband try and keep up with them in the lead, I run behind at my own pace.
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    alsarve wrote: »
    Anyone trying to get healthy w the help if their pooches? Or maybe getting our dogs healthy along w us? Would love to have some dog enthusiasts as MFP friends. I have 2 short leggers, a Bassett Hound and a Corgi. Just started 1 mile walks w them, 3x a week. They love it for sure. Feel free to add me.

    I have a Corgi mix (probably Cardigan Welsh corgi and heeler plus whatever....she's a pound pup), and we walk between 3 - 5 miles every morning. I live in the forest, and we generally trot on down our road, hop a fence, and we're in the woods. She has a ball. I actually have to go get ready for my walk right now; she's looking at me like "come on, Mom!" so friend me!!! Corgis are the BEST!!! Walking with one and a Basset Hound must be a total hoot.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    I wandered in here hoping for adorable pictures of people's dogs...
  • juliebowling1
    juliebowling1 Posts: 36 Member
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    My fur babies.❤️
  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
    edited October 2015
    Anyone care to guess what they are?
    They've grown very long and lean, very long back legs, and they usually have their ears curled backwards against their head (very cute)..

    Trying to find a pic with the ear curl, here's Whiskey with one....

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  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
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    He's not much use for exercising, but he sure is cute! ;)
  • Azuriaz
    Azuriaz Posts: 785 Member
    alsarve wrote: »
    Anyone trying to get healthy w the help if their pooches? Or maybe getting our dogs healthy along w us? Would love to have some dog enthusiasts as MFP friends. I have 2 short leggers, a Bassett Hound and a Corgi. Just started 1 mile walks w them, 3x a week. They love it for sure. Feel free to add me.

    I have a Corgi mix (probably Cardigan Welsh corgi and heeler plus whatever....she's a pound pup), and we walk between 3 - 5 miles every morning. I live in the forest, and we generally trot on down our road, hop a fence, and we're in the woods. She has a ball. I actually have to go get ready for my walk right now; she's looking at me like "come on, Mom!" so friend me!!! Corgis are the BEST!!! Walking with one and a Basset Hound must be a total hoot.

    Yes they are! Can't have a dog of my own, but I pet sit a little corgi mix. Now I know why people love them so much. And those short legs never seem to get tired. A corgi mix is the best dog to adopt for someone who wants to walk or run with a dog and doesn't want a large breed. Not only can I not outrun or tire out this pup, his medium-tall, athletic male owner can't, either.
  • PeiDub
    PeiDub Posts: 77 Member
    I have a chihuahua/corgi mix that I take on walks and hikes with whenever I can. He's great, despite his size he can still keep ahead of me for miles.

    I'd love to try to run him, but he gets too distracted, so it would he a hassle.
  • ActiveApril
    ActiveApril Posts: 73 Member
    My favorite running buddy... She tolerates a couple miles 'easy', but her favorite runs are when I go fast! (Sorry the pic is so big, not sure how to make it smaller.)

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  • ActiveApril
    ActiveApril Posts: 73 Member
    I wandered in here hoping for adorable pictures of people's dogs...

    Me too, so cute!

  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    edited October 2015
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    My Corgi-Heeler-whatever mix. Those little legs can go for miles! Sorry the pic turned out so big!!!

    Keep the dog pics coming!
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    This is Kady, a rescue dog from a small village about 14 hours north of us here in Vancouver BC. She's a husky-something-something-something mix. I like to say she helped save my life.

    Since we started regular running together last September (she was three years old at the time) she has run with me 95% of the 1,906 kilometers I've run to date, missing out on a couple of races and any run > 20km (or even less in the heat). Now that it's cool again here I doubt she'll miss out on any run shorter than 25km.

    I definitely noticed an improvement in her own fitness (weight was never a problem... for her!) as we started to ramp up our running. I definitely experienced an improvement in my own fitness! :smile:

    Her and my favourite place to run is in the mountains; this image was taken along one of our regular routes to Norvan Falls just north of Vancouver, a 14 - 19km hilly out and back depending on the route we take:
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  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member

    My Corgi-Heeler-whatever mix. Those little legs can go for miles! Sorry the pic turned out so big!!!

    Keep the dog pics coming!

    Oh my goodness she is cute!
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    I have the picture of my girl as my profile pic, but here's another one (I never pass up an opportunity to share pictures of her!)

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  • alsarve
    alsarve Posts: 34 Member
    How adorable! Everyone has such cute 4 legged coaches.....
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
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    What she does best, carrying really big sticks.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    I'd love to hike or run with all of these cuties!

    This may as well be pictures of my catahoula, so that's funny :) She's the crazy fast one.
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    My fur babies.❤️


  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    I got an English bulldog that pulls me on the bike,, and kids when they are on skateboard or scooter

  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
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    What she does best, carrying really big sticks.

    This is the cutest.

    Everyone's fur babies are darling!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    I TRIED taking my dog on a bike ride. I don't bike and dog at the same time.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    I TRIED taking my dog on a bike ride. I don't bike and dog at the same time.

    On my bike, I'm teaching my dog left and right. Quite comical.
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