Run 1 mile a day with your dog!
beachsun36
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Run 1 mile a day with your dog for 30 days and you will both benefit! My dog pulls me and has me running faster. Let's take a picture of our dogs and get running!
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I have 5 dogs, should I try this?7
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Lmao..I would suggest just 1 at a time. Haha0
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My dog was crisscrossing in front of me all the way. I was thankful she didn't see a squirrel.1
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You can take turns running with them. What kind of dogs do you have?0
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I have a Samoyed who is well trained and runs with me regularly...he knows that I set the pace and he runs beside me without chasing or stopping to visit. He gets his bathroom time about halfway through and we're good to go.3
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That's great! Yeah, mine is out of practice because we stopped for a month or so. She's still in puppy mode too. She's a 1 year old black lab.0
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I tried this with my cat, but she just wanted to watch birds.9
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Haha..yeah my cats more into squirrels lately.1
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My cat goes every day1
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Hey, Caesar Milan does it so it can be done!2
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I love to run, and I love my dogs......I HATE running with my dogs! We stay better friends if we just don't, Lol! More power to those that can run with their dogs!1
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I love my dog! But he’s a “he” and has to mark his scent on everything. I think he thinks he’s checking and leaving his messages to his other friend dogs in the neighborhood. I’d rather take him on his walk and let him enjoy it and workout alone.1
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My dog is old and small. Even on walks if we go too far, she just sits down on the sidewalk. I've had to carry her home the few times I took her too far.
Now we have a treadmill and everyone is happy!0 -
februaryice wrote: »I love my dog! But he’s a “he” and has to mark his scent on everything. I think he thinks he’s checking and leaving his messages to his other friend dogs in the neighborhood. I’d rather take him on his walk and let him enjoy it and workout alone.
both my boys are like this and one is a hunting dog although he is not trained to hunt if he gets on the scent of something he can take off the other way quite fast and spin me around 180 degrees. so running with him would be an accident waiting to happen. my pittie is a senior so he couldnt run far but he is fast enough I cant keep up so another accident waiting to happen.
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Yes, if your dog is older or stops alot it's better to take them for a walk. My dog is young,big and full of energy so after a few runs she will be trained where she doesn't run in front of me anymore. It's because we stopped running for awhile.0
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She has endless energy!0
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My little corgi only makes it about a block or two before needing a break. Poor baby and her teeny legs.2
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ijsantos2005 wrote: »I have 5 dogs, should I try this?
me too.
im pretty sure they would be dead or i would be dead.
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I ran 3x 5mins which added up to 1mile (eek, first time!) but the dog just slowly trotted beside me, unimpressed, waiting for her chance to go for a decent leg stretch!1
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I have 3 dogs, 2 of which run. Some days you have to let them sniff. Try starting off by walking and sniffing for half a mile. It's a warm up for both of you. Then move onto running. Make sure the dog knows commands such as leave it, slow, walk and ok let's go. I am 115 pounds and run with the combination of 93 pound, 71 pounds or 164 pounds. If you are a new runner or your dog is a new runner do not expect a full mile at running pace. Be able to speak comfortably with the dog without gasping for air. If you are gasping you are running too hard.
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It's takes a lot of time, patience and training to turn a dog into a good running partner. Kody, a 9 year old lab, has been running with me for 3 years now and is a fantastic running partner. He runs right by my side unless he had to stop to poop (which running makes him do). Our town doesn't require a leash if the dog is under control so most of the time I run him off leash. If we're in a park or on a busy trail, I put a leash on him but more for others comfort than for any need to control the him. He doesn't chase squirrels, rabbits, deer or interact with runners, bikers, or other dogs. I will send him off to chase geese though. Geese are evil.
In the summer when it's over 70F I won't take him out because he has such a thick coat. He gets crazy excited when he sees me put on my running shoes, but then such a sad look on his face when I leave without him. It breaks my heart.
Two weeks ago he ran his first 5K and we finished in 25:49, in spite of stopping twice to poop and once to pee. As we crossed the finish line the race director said, "Oh my God, he's actually smiling!".
His longest run so far is 14 miles. At his age and his size, that's as far as I'll take him. He's currently going up to 8 miles at a time and I'll slowly increase that over the winter as he gets in better condition from the summer layoff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv7EXESZSfY
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I am envious of folks with well-trained running dogs! I started jogging parts of my walks earlier this summer, but after a month or so realized that my dogs were holding me back, and I was risking injury to myself or them because they simply aren't well-trained enough to be running buddies. I still credit them with getting me to the point where walking alone wasn't cutting it for me, but my morning pattern now is to walk them around the block, then leave them at home and jog another 1-2 miles alone.0
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My little corgi only makes it about a block or two before needing a break. Poor baby and her teeny legs.
Oh My gosh I have a corgi too! @Cbean08
Kiki and I tried to run. She wound up stopping hard, randomly causing me to fall, the other half of the walk she decided to try and herd me like cattle. We go on walks now instead of runs0 -
This is how we get to the woods when I feell like cycling - she can get out once there and run along side and she's only run in front of the bike a few heartstopping times!
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@spiderpug- That is awesome!0
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I'd love to participate!
My Duke is a bit on the chubby side like his mama and needs this!
Can't promise we'll run every day, but we'll pop in!
Here's my handsome boy!
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My dog would have me broken. All of me, broken. God love him.1
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Here are my 4 running buddies... and believe it or not the Irish Wolfhound is 150lbs:)1
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Been taking Duke out almost every day. Had a great walk/run with him yesterday, despite the crappy weather. He's getting accustomed to going every day. He's a biiiiig boy and needs it, too.
Hope y'all are enjoying getting out there with your pups!0
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