lurcher fittness

[suffolkpoacher 219]

whats your opinion on using a push bike to keep ur dogs fit,biking on the road beside you .what are the pros and cons of it.and would a walk aswell be nesecery.

[watchman 256]

i do it regular mate,but don't just hit the road and go for it you can end up doing to much and f*****g its pads up so ideally build up the distance over time,jmo

[scotty2306 37]

i do it regular mate,but don't just hit the road and go for it you can end up doing to much and f*****g its pads up so ideally build up the distance over time,jmo

ive just started doing it,i do 1.8mile to the pond dogs have a good swim and mess in the water and then back home they love it and get a decent work out

[spindolero 1,111]

i do it regular mate,but don't just hit the road and go for it you can end up doing to much and f*****g its pads up so ideally build up the distance over time,jmo

ive just started doing it,i do 1.8mile to the pond dogs have a good swim and mess in the water and then back home they love it and get a decent work out

have been doin similar till i got a f@ckin puncture this morning.

[watchman 256]

i do it regular mate,but don't just hit the road and go for it you can end up doing to much and f*****g its pads up so ideally build up the distance over time,jmo

ive just started doing it,i do 1.8mile to the pond dogs have a good swim and mess in the water and then back home they love it and get a decent work out

have been doin similar till i got a f@ckin puncture this morning.

i always carry spare tube,simples really lol

[Huwidge 69]

I do it a lot mate, dog just follows all the way. good way of keepin the dog and me fit.

[Tiny 7 1,694]

Yip thats all i do it keeps a good baseline of fittness ,

 

I always try to get them doing at least 5/6 mile's a day , Which is easy and only takes 35/40 mins, Plus i think it keep them sharp and jumping a treat over every gate fence you come too,

 

But likes been said take it easy at first,

 

 

Edited to say more or less all the running i do beside the bike is free running, They just run beside me or up infront....

Edited July 5, 2010 by tiny 7

[stabba 10,745]

But remember...free running is always a must for fitness ..helps to strech evey ligament and muscle..nowt worse than a pulled muscle or ligament on the first night out...atb stabba

[nighteyes 275]

just go nice and easy this time of year soon overheat a dog, still very warm even at night

[stanley 5]

nowt wrong with a bike mate quad bike is even easier!!!! like already said free running the best if they will follow

[Trigger 26]

i go running and take my dog with me mate, we do a mixture of both road running and cross country keeps us both in resonable condition.

[the pikey poacher 1,157]

yea its good if the dog will stay at the side of you but if you have to hold the dog on a lead be very carefull that the dog dont spot a cat years ago my dads mate got killed when his dog pulled after a cat and dads mate (jimmy hill) from ludlow ended up under a lorry R.I.P. JIM

[Guest deerhound hunter]

thats all i do with my dogs twice aday up the allottmant which it works out about 8 mile ,4 mile their and back ,then on wednesday me and pal and the kids get on the cycle paths and do 20/25 mile over a space of few hours ,we normally repeat on a weekend the cycle paths round my way are endless and they normally get few bunnys on the way,this way of fitting up your dog is very benificial it works all muscle,ligaments,tendings it also will improve your dogs stamiana which it will need when running hardy quarry.....atb..dh

Edited July 5, 2010 by deerhound hunter

[the pikey poacher 1,157]

DH i reckon your dogs will be muscle bound come the season doing 25 miles my dad had a whippet of someone a few years back and it looked the part but could not run to save her life used to gramp up

[border lad 1,047]

in the past month I have been doing, 6 and half miles each morning, the dog is on the lead, and he took to this type of exercise very quickly, and also it helped to build this dogs confidence, as he got stronger, his confidence grew, and his recall, is improving, aswell

I started from a couple of miles onto 4 miles then to 6 and half, at a nice steady trot, and barely a puff out of his head, ((( a great

way to exercise, for man and dog,