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 Silver member  Nutrition | I'll stop dissing on my gsp with this pic:
It's the only one I have of him that isn't from a distance while he's running at high speeds. He was eating the last of the Doritos and got his head stuck in the bag, then got stuck in the hallway because he kept bumping into walls -- hilarious dog. | |
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 Bronze member | ATLrunr - 2009-11-09 5:00 PM bgraboski - 2009-11-09 2:08 PM One of my friends has a Vizsla and the dog goes on 20+ mile bike rides!  Stay away from any bulldog breeds. Thier smooshed faces makes breathing difficult in warm weather and while exercising (even though the americas are less smooshed than the English ). Interesting to know about the 20 plus bike ride. Guess these two aren't getting worn out with 10 measly miles! How fast does he go?
He never said how fast he goes, but I know he is doing it on a mountain bike so I assume not too fast. He said the dog is wiped when she gets home and naps most of the afternoon but is ready to go for a run the next day. | |
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| skarl - 2009-11-09 10:31 PM I'll stop dissing on my gsp with this pic: It's the only one I have of him that isn't from a distance while he's running at high speeds. He was eating the last of the Doritos and got his head stuck in the bag, then got stuck in the hallway because he kept bumping into walls -- hilarious dog.
Oh....this photo is kind of funny but makes my stomach flip-flop. Lots of veterinarians have seen dogs arrive at the clinic DOA after they suffocated with their head in a bag. Yikes! I'm glad this happened when you were home since dogs can die from this. | |
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| mike761 - 2009-11-09 7:58 AM Thank you everyone for the advise. After seeing all these pic's I want to run out now and get a dog! Most of the dogs I'm looking at are mixes, commonly with Pit bull, lab, boxer, and German shepard mixed in. So it looks like most dogs I've looked at could also be good running partners. I'm looking at dogs around 1 to 2 years old, but never thought that I had to wait til that age to run them. I will talk to my vet for recommendations when redy. I know that I will have to spend time ramping the dog up in distance, probably starting with 1 to 2 miles. I have been very successful in training dogs in the past, however I probably will not let it run off the leash just because of the area I am in.
The quote below just added a whole new dimension to triathlons. I only have to work the swim and bike hard, then train a pitbull to run with me after T2 and scare off all the other runners  skarl - 2009-11-07 8:53 AM People see his pit bull head and move off the trail for us
Awesome....All dogs really need to be leashed in non-fenced public areas for their own protection. I can't tell you how many times I've seen major trauma (hit by car, dog fight wounds, stick impalement, etc) at our veterinary clinic when dogs were allowed to run off-leash "just this once". | |
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| ATLrunr - 2009-11-09 5:00 PM bgraboski - 2009-11-09 2:08 PM One of my friends has a Vizsla and the dog goes on 20+ mile bike rides! Stay away from any bulldog breeds. Thier smooshed faces makes breathing difficult in warm weather and while exercising (even though the americas are less smooshed than the English ). Interesting to know about the 20 plus bike ride. Guess these two aren't getting worn out with 10 measly miles! How fast does he go?  My V dog is the same way. 10 miles running is nothing to them. | |
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| Batlou - 2009-11-09 11:58 AM Just a suggestion for how to get ANY dog to walk peacefully on a leash. My brother and I were at a hunting expo a few years ago and there was a trainer there that showed us a simple trick to use to tame even the wildest dog using just your standard leash.
Connect the leash to the collar as normal, run the leash down the spin to just in front of the rear hips. From there make 1 loop around the waist and then back through were leash meets the spine. It will hang loose if the dog is relaxed but cinch-up around their belly if they pull. I had a lab that refused to walk on a leash after several years of training. I was able to hand the leash to my 4 year old daughter on the first walk holding it like this and this is not an exaggeration.
So on a whim last night I tried this on my dog, exactly the way you describe it and...My dog almost killed herself when she got excited by one of her neighborhood friends and wanted to run and see him. I do not think it will work for my dog though I am always willing to try new things. Right now we have a gentle leader for walking and a harness for running which both seem to work well enough. They will work much better once we are able to finish her dog aggression/hyperplayful training work. | |
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| Big X2 on Vizslas.
Wonderful breed. Great house dogs/pets. Love to hunt. Can run all day...stamina is not a problem. BUT....they really do need regular exercise.
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| Have had dogs my entire life - best running partner I ever had was Bear a rottie/lab mix about 90 lbs. He was voiced command trained by me - he loved to run with me... rest of the time he just laid around... he ran trails, roads, sand whatever... he was a rescue and a great dog!!!! I miss Bear!!!! | |
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