road work

[pigeonphill 69]

each to there own

[black recking it 730]

what a lot o shite road work is .......... the only benefit is it keeps the dogs nails down . the ground up here has bin hard for weeks so the only thing to do is road work i am doing plenty o miles of walking and the dogs are packing on the pounds , so i am going to have to cut the amount i feed . free running / working is only way to keep them right.

if wee keep getting winters like this it,s pointless keeping running dogs wee just getting them in tip top condition and the frost sets in . by the time it thaws again and you get them right fit again the season is over

agree said the same thing last year its a joke if you have more than one dog to run never mind just having one the now just not happening where i am over 2weeks of bad snow then week of solid ground till now and still ongoing? no good for the running dogs

[lofti 579]

what a lot o shite road work is .......... the only benefit is it keeps the dogs nails down . the ground up here has bin hard for weeks so the only thing to do is road work i am doing plenty o miles of walking and the dogs are packing on the pounds , so i am going to have to cut the amount i feed . free running / working is only way to keep them right.

if wee keep getting winters like this it,s pointless keeping running dogs wee just getting them in tip top condition and the frost sets in . by the time it thaws again and you get them right fit again the season is over

agree said the same thing last year its a joke if you have more than one dog to run never mind just having one the now just not happening where i am over 2weeks of bad snow then week of solid ground till now and still ongoing? no good for the running dogs

 

 

its all part and parcel..

oh the joys....

 

summer hunting is the future....

 

 

 

[brother 10]

Ha you're funny. It depends on the age of the dog but I like it for the same reason stated above but too much can wear down the skin on their pads in my experience

 

and how much is that then,?

my lot get road work nearly everydaybetween 3-6 miles next to quad or van on tarmac, and I have done this for over 25yrs and NEVER seen pads worn away, when I had the bulls at times they would get a lot more than that

[stroller 341]

i dont agree with running a dog next to a car or van on tar mac you way better of using a a bike and get them to run a fast trot to keep at a certain pase doing this gets yah dog fit as fire but dont start your dogs too young i would recommened 10 month old when to start but just in short distances and build it up slowly and get out as much as you can. if you run the dogs too fast that when they can do damage to there pads !!

[optimus 447]

just asking what benefits are to road work,?thanks chaps and crobin

KEEPS NAILS IN GOOD CONDITION & THEIR FEET & PADS ALSO. OWNERS OF SHOW BREEDS HAVE LONG KNOWN WALKING ON A LEVEL SURFACE PROMOTES A STRONG GAIT WHEN FOR WALKING IN THE SHOW RING. WHEN I USED 2 DO A LOT OF RUNNING I,D TAKE MY DOG OUT WITH ME ON THE ROADS MOST NIGHTS, BUT 2 MUCH 2 SOON CAN WEAR AT THE PADS. BETTER 2 LET THEM HARDEN WITH GRADUAL DISTANCES. I USED 2 DO 5/6 MILES REGULAR BUT REALLY ONLY RUNNING WILL GET YOUR DOG FIT, THOUGH ANY EXERCISE IS BETTER THAN NO EXERCISE .

[HiLost 32]

BUT REALLY ONLY RUNNING WILL GET YOUR DOG FIT, THOUGH ANY EXERCISE IS BETTER THAN NO EXERCISE .

 

well said in this weather a bit of road walking is preferable to no exercise at all

[coolbreeze 9]

hi i road walk quite a bit to build up stamina but think free running is the best way to get them fit and keep them ticking over

[sandymere 8,263]

I'd go along with Optimus, road work is better than nothing, I'm lucky as i live near the beach so can always get them galloping. I run with them the mile to the beach then give them free running for a couple then a mile or two road work home. A human jog is around the same as a dog trot so when there've had a gallop they return to my side for some active rest and are always able to cool down in the surf, even in the winter the're take advantage of this. Lamping is better but needs must with the current weather.

[whip x grey 276]

too many miles ,,,walking on tarmac,,,,for some dogs,,,can cause corns on pads

 

always give them best off everything ( IF possible in hard winters ) run at beach / road walking and grass if not too hard frost,,,not easy with the winter,s we are having ,,,,but a mixture off excise surfaces is better,,,,than soloey road walking,,,,corns aint nice,,,and somtimes caused with over road walking,,,good for harding feet,,keeping nails down,,,but too much can be bad

[watchman 256]

as for keeping the dogs nails down...........not strictly true imo,depends on the dogs feet as iv had some where their nails do not touch the ground due to the shape of their feet,unless they are rediculously long but obviously shouldnt be in that kind of state in the first place

[Qbgrey 4,114]

Ha you're funny. It depends on the age of the dog but I like it for the same reason stated above but too much can wear down the skin on their pads in my experience

 

and how much is that then,?

my lot get road work nearly everydaybetween 3-6 miles next to quad or van on tarmac, and I have done this for over 25yrs and NEVER seen pads worn away, when I had the bulls at times they would get a lot more than that

mine also gets a bit in front of truck or quad ,not much about 3/4 mile,slow pace then a blast,its not really tarmac as a dog naturally will run on verge.i allways free run walking them first so they nice and warmed up.as for keeping nails down i find cuuting em easier.

[robo-christ 40]

and how much is that then,?

my lot get road work nearly everydaybetween 3-6 miles next to quad or van on tarmac, and I have done this for over 25yrs and NEVER seen pads worn away, when I had the bulls at times they would get a lot more than that

 

did you ever have any problems with their joint's?

people who run solely on tarmac quite often get bad knees or ankles because of the repetitive movement wearing down the exact same spot of cartilage,but then again a dog's weight is more distributed over 4 legs than our 2.

Ideally i like to run them on hilly uneven grass,or at very least like was said get a good mix of surfaces.

[chester 147]

and how much is that then,?

my lot get road work nearly everydaybetween 3-6 miles next to quad or van on tarmac, and I have done this for over 25yrs and NEVER seen pads worn away, when I had the bulls at times they would get a lot more than that

 

did you ever have any problems with their joint's?

people who run solely on tarmac quite often get bad knees or ankles because of the repetitive movement wearing down the exact same spot of cartilage,but then again a dog's weight is more distributed over 4 legs than our 2.

Ideally i like to run them on hilly uneven grass,or at very least like was said get a good mix of surfaces.

dont no about the dogs but its killing my feet lol

[brother 10]

and how much is that then,?

my lot get road work nearly everydaybetween 3-6 miles next to quad or van on tarmac, and I have done this for over 25yrs and NEVER seen pads worn away, when I had the bulls at times they would get a lot more than that

 

did you ever have any problems with their joint's?

people who run solely on tarmac quite often get bad knees or ankles because of the repetitive movement wearing down the exact same spot of cartilage,but then again a dog's weight is more distributed over 4 legs than our 2.

Ideally i like to run them on hilly uneven grass,or at very least like was said get a good mix of surfaces.

 

nope , both these whippets get exercised as I described and suffer no problems