Looking for fellow dog owners

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  • lcnelson
    lcnelson Posts: 279 Member
    I have a 1 year old pitt-something-something mix. She is brindle with a black tongue and takes up most of my attention. I try to walk her as much as I can, but she does NOT to well in the heat. On hot days I'm literally dragging her after the first half mile!! (and her tongue is draggin on the ground) Needless to say, I'm looking forward to some cooler fall weather!!!!


    That is one beautiful dog! Your pitt mix is like mine in the fact they don't do well outside in hot temps. They just cannot cool down. I have gone from walking mine for 3+ miles to 15 min maximum.
    Fingers crossed for cooler weather too!
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    Great walk this morning! Rupert and Bella were on fire! Bella so much so, she chose to go back on leash after the first 5min for not listening. The steam engine (hahahahahahaha-panting) has finally quieted down. Looks like Bella got her work out in even on leash.
  • mssygayle
    mssygayle Posts: 21 Member
    sounds good i have five dogs and this would help me get my kids into this!!
  • jendra11339
    jendra11339 Posts: 32
    I have two Boston Terriers, but they are not marathon runners and Florida summers can make even they slowest walk challenging. They have a bad tendency to over heat if I'm not careful. I have started taken the younger one, Daisy, for a brisk morning walk since she is a little on the chubby side. That way we both get extra excercise. Our evening walk is slow, because the older one, Tessa, likes to sniff and pee on everything!
  • polar5554
    polar5554 Posts: 576 Member
    I would love to, but my lab is a PITA!!!!!!

    He is such a puller...and HATES his gentle leader...i actually dread walks with him.
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    I forgot to talk about my walk this morning. I actually did do the walk after my work out. I'm going to have to do it this way from now on. I use the walk as a cool down, and I feel more in the mood to walk. Well we walked for 34 minutes and the only people we saw were city workers cleaning up an empty field, mowing the grass and weed wacking.
  • fbuschur
    fbuschur Posts: 57
    My rat terrier is my very best training partner! Scooby and I have 18 miles in together so far this week!
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    My rat terrier is my very best training partner! Scooby and I have 18 miles in together so far this week!
    that's great! I'm not sure how many miles I have with Sparky, guess I could download an app to see how far we walk.
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    We walked this morning, and it was definetly busy. School buses, kids walking to school. Sparky was soo excited to see the kids. I don't know wher these kids were during the summer. They weren't around or outside. Maybe they were all at camps. Well anyhow, we had a nice walk this morning. Everyone have a nice weekend!
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    Fun times this morning. Turns out Bella (our dobi) is no longer afraid of the water. There's ditch/canal along our walking route and since we've had a little rain it's got about a foot of water in the bottom. She was galavanting like a fool down there this morning! She had to get hosed down when we got back but she told me it was totally worth it.
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    Fun times this morning. Turns out Bella (our dobi) is no longer afraid of the water. There's ditch/canal along our walking route and since we've had a little rain it's got about a foot of water in the bottom. She was galavanting like a fool down there this morning! She had to get hosed down when we got back but she told me it was totally worth it.

    Wow that sounds like she had a lot of fun! :)
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    Well me and Sparky had a nice walk this mornig. I found an app that uses GPS and it measures how long we've walked, calories burned, my speed, and the distance. So, now I know we walk 2.2 miles a day, and my average speed is 3.4 miles per hour. We walked for 37:31 minutes this morning. We saw a some people, but nothing like yesterday. Now Sparky is trying to find a place to lay down and take a much deserved nap. :smile:
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    We have two jack russels. Gorgeous, they are. Walk them every day. We're trying to up their fitness as the boy in particular was starting to get jr spread. . .
  • porffor
    porffor Posts: 1,210 Member
    I've got 2 terriers (one jack, one norfolk), they're walked daily for more than half an hour. :) I only log the walks if I'm not riding as not sure on calorie count etc. :)
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    If you log your walks by distance that should give you a reasonable calorie estimate. I have a phone app (mapmyrun) that tracks distance using gps.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
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    Hope the picture link works. These are my two. Heading off for a nice 4 mile walk with them now. Going to try to maintain a 4mph speed today. Hope all you doggy types have a lovely day too. x
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    Whew, that has a hot walk but we didn't go this morning and they were definately ready. Glad we made it out if only for 20min. NTS: 5pm is the hottest part of the day and worst time to walk dogs.
  • meliturtlee
    meliturtlee Posts: 81
    I have a Belgian Malinios who is literally on crack!! He's a year 9 months and boy have we had our moments. My local police dept knows him (he was arrested). But he is a great dog, always random, he's such a character. He gets so excited for his walks and just goes crazy when I get near his drawer of toys and leash. I want to train for a 5k with him, he def needs the workout as much as I do, he's has too much energy.

    I also have a rat..sorry I meant toy chi or better terms a little runt. She sneaks out to join us on our long walks but I always end up carrying her because her little legs and body just can't last.
  • zapatasbloodjv
    zapatasbloodjv Posts: 50
    I own a poodle. 6 months old and never seems to get tired. He loves to play fetch and go for walks.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Oh I love Belgian Malinios - gorgeous dogs. Our two are permanently on speed today. Took them out for a walk this morning, and two miles in, when we let them off their leashes, they were literally jumping to shoulder height, they were so overexcited. They have no known energy limits!
  • canadasaurus
    canadasaurus Posts: 30 Member
    My Moose finally went in water... Kinda!

    As I mentioned previously, she is TERRIBLE with heat, but what makes it worse is that she is terrified of water (even kiddie pools). But this weekend she sat by the lake, right on the edge, for a couple of minutes. THEN, she walked across a man-made stream. Greanted it didn't even go up to her belly, but this was a huge step, as previously she would jet in the opposite direction with her tail between her legs and ears down.
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    Well took a fast walk this morning. We walked for 29 mins, at a pace of 4.1 mph. I was pratcially running. Well gotta go now. Bye for now.
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    When not raining, I walk my puppy through one of two nearby trails in the woods. One is about a mile and takes 30 minutes and is a great way to start the morning. The other is 2.5 miles and really tires him out
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    Well I actually walked my dog this morning, and didn't allow him to pull. We did a little over 2 miles in 40 mins. It's drizzeling out, so the walk was a little wet (for him). Now that school is in session, we see lots of kids walking to school, and the buses. He doesn't like the buses cause of the air brakes. The drivers seem to release them just as we are along side, and the noise starles him. I'm thinking in time he'll get used to the noise again. Well time for the rest of my workouts.
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
    Not much walking for us the last few days because of downpours. Hopefully the sun will be back soon.
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    Awesome family walk today. The weather is lovely so we thought we might go further than usual. When we were out in that empty 1/4 section, Bella spotted a Jack Rabit and THE RACE WAS ON! Husband said dobi's can run at a top speed of 45mph and I believe it. She easily went 0.5miles in about 30sec. My poor old Rupert was into the fun too but seriously lagging behind. Labradanes are not known for their speed. Bella was so pooped! I've never seen her breathing so hard; tongue, gums, even her eyes were red and we had to take several breaks on the way back. She will have sweet doggy dreams tonight.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    Cooler weather has allowed for more walkies this week! Unfortunately, one walk ended in an almost-disaster when a neighborhood canine (and good friend of my three) decided to bolt through the darkness at 10pm, causeing hy huskies, Harley Quinn and Parker (my fiance had our pitty, Rogue) to dash at 90 degrees in front of me in an attempt to say hello.

    Harley tripped me, but only by putting her foot directly under mine; somehow managing to wrap her leash around my left bicep and around my waist, and Parker dragged us both until SHE managed to get up and help him in changing our direction.

    Apparently i got dragged something like 15 feet on my right calf. My fiance got to us, grabbing collars and smacking rear ends. I said, "Wow, in six years i haven't seen you move that fast! Thank you for rushing over to help!' to which he replied, "Oh, i wasn't running-Rogue wanted to come see you." Meaning my pitbull is a better companion and more concerned with my safety than the man i''m marrying. Doy.

    Now? Harley is missing fur on the inside of her foot where she was stepped on and dragged, and i'm missing skin on my calf. al lot of skin.

    And yes, they DID get to say hi to their buddy while i unbraided the leashes.

    My point? Walking your dogs for exercise, be it yours or theirs, is to be done ONLY IN GRIPPY SHOES. Don't be a dummy like me and wear the oldest, least supportive sneakers you happen to own whilst walking your badly-leash-trained goobers ON GRAVEL.

    The end!

    (PS, we are still logging many, many miles-they just take a little longer)
  • Roxanne003
    Roxanne003 Posts: 50
    Well lets try this again. We walked for 40 mins this morning, and went a little over 2 miles. Didn't see to much this morning. Lots of kids at the school, playing while waiting for the school bell to ring. Other than that, it was a nice quite walk.
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    @Troll - Oh My! Lesson learned. I also had to learn the hard way not to walk the dogs in flip flops no matter how hot it is. Always, always, always where "grippy" shoes. I'm secretly glad I'm not the only one that has been injured my their totally good-natured and well meaning pups. :) I hope your calf heals quick.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    thank you! I actually said out loud,"i am probably the only idiot to get dragged by my dogs in the world" sad, but good to know im not. todays walk was about 2 miles in 40 minutes. It took so long because Harley decided to flop onto the ground to roll in wet grass, and dig holes with Rogue. Parker finally let a small dog sniff him without getting annoyed. (after my cousins weenie dog bit him he dislikes dogs smaller than 30 lbs). We will be going for another at noon, but for now they have had breakfast, as have i, and they are napping while i do laundry.
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