Running with the dogs! (Page 3)

JC5066 - 2009-11-07 1:38 PM

One example of this dog you discredit the whole breed as a viable dog to run with?

I have a Border Collie, still a pup, but it's learning to run very well.  He's just getting to the age where you can really start to run them.  You shouldn't run little guys because they need to develop their muscles.

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). 

Batlou - 2009-11-09 12:58 PM 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.

ATLrunr - 2009-11-09 5:00 PM

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?

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.

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

ATLrunr - 2009-11-09 5:00 PM

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?

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.