Do any of you run with your dog?

No, not my dog, but I do borrow my cousin's dog! The hubby doesn't like me running by myself in the woods so I take my cousin's very scary looking but absolutley wimpy Doberman w/ me - she is great!

....And yes I ALWAYS have her on a leash. I'm sorry I DON'T CARE HOW NICE YOU THINK YOUR DOG IS!!!!!! FYI some people are affraid of dogs - and you do not know how your dog will react in different situations - SO DUHHHH - ALWAYS keep your animal on a leash!!!!!!.....>>>>>>sorry.... rant over 

AND FYI - Scott Jurek runs w/ his Husky.....mmmm...Scott Jurek.......

lol. sounds like several racers....

Yep, Shepherd here. See photo

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We run together for my warmup mile or so then we run toghether for my cool down mile. Leash always. The vet says the exercise is the best for her hips. Too much more and that would not be true.

My Saint Bernard always runs the first mile or two loop with me.  She can run farther on turf, but roads are a little rough on her joints.  But at the pace that I go (8-9 Minute/Miles) she is walking/trotting.

Maggie has a tough time managing her pace to hit her negative splits.

My labs love to run... though I'm not running much these days.  Just make sure you get clearance from your vet to run the pup (you don't want to start too soon), and once you do start, you'll want to gradually add the mileage, just like you  would yourself.

Enjoy the new addition .

I used to run with the dogs on trails.  Now I only have one left (dog, that is, not trails), and he's 9.  I took him with me on an "easy" 3 mile run recently, and had to give him aspirin for the next 2 days.  So I think his running days are behind us now.

When she was 2, I once took my other dog with me for a 10 mile mtn bike ride.  She was good for about 8 of them.  After that, I learned to always bring along their dog booties for hiking/running/biking trips.

I have two labs that I run with me usually once a week or so.  I have a hard time running them both at the same time so I will do laps and switch pooches halfway through.

Good luck with your lab.  They are much better dogs if you spend lots of time with them when they are little.  They are awesome.

105 lb. German Shepherd/Great Dane/Wolf mix. Not on the leash in 2 ft of snow.

He can't run much anymore due to his arthritis but used to do up to 3 miles with me. Since I run very lowly and he has long legs it was really more of a trot for him. Now we only go on 1-hour walks--every morning. At almost 14, he's still in great shape.

With two of his buddies at the dog sitter's:

What a beauty!!! My neighbor has three Great Danes. When they were 80-lb "puppies" I used to climb over the fence and play with them aka roll in the dust and get slobbered all over. Fun! Now that they're 160 lb I just talk to them and pat them on the head across the 6-ft fence...

Think I can run with my hounds???