what age

[Guest ryan161]

alryt lads what is the youngest age you would start runing pup on a treadmill

thanks ryan161

Edited May 29, 2011 by ryan161

[riohog 5,701]

alryt lads what is the youngest age to run pup on a treadmill

thanks ryan161

but why would you want to put a pup on a treadmill?

[Guest ryan161]

alryt lads what is the youngest age to run pup on a treadmill

thanks ryan161

but why would you want to put a pup on a treadmill?

well why not??? :hmm:

[skycat 6,173]

Reasons why NOT to run a lurcher on a treadmill:

 

Running in a straight line on the same surface all the time doesn't build agility, suppleness, nor does it toughen the feet and pads like regular exercise on roads and varied terrain would.

 

Running on a treadmill might build big muscles which are OK if you just want your dog to look like a body builder, but bulging muscles can actually be a disadvantage when the dog is trying to catch an animal which has adapted to run and survive without having those bulging muscles. Imagine a 100 metre sprint runner trying to run cross country for miles: they'd be knackered in a very short space of time.

 

Running on a treadmill also does nothing for the dog's state of mind. Exercise should be all about stimulating the mental side of the dog as well as its body. Varied walks in different places at different speeds is what pups need. Playing with a flirt pole, or dummy or ball: all those things will build up quick reactions, quick brain, agility, toughness and stamina, far better than trotting or cantering along on a tread mill, which has to be the most boring thing for a dog imaginable. Humans might want to run on the same spot for miles, but I wouldn't inflict it on a dog in a million years.

 

The only place for a tread mill IMO, is if the weather is so bad outside and the dog recovering from an injury, that 20 minutes gentle trotting on a mill would at least get the blood moving round the body in very regulated environment.

[bite back 95 4]

when it's six feet under mate

[browny290880 0]

if u ask me pups dont need running on a tread mill apup needs walking fit plenty of road work 2 tone it up in till its about 10 months old thn start giving him a few runs on the lamp 2 start then gradully increase the amount of runs your dog will soon be fit ? good luck with your pup

[Mrs A.R.D 53]

Reasons why NOT to run a lurcher on a treadmill:

 

Running in a straight line on the same surface all the time doesn't build agility, suppleness, nor does it toughen the feet and pads like regular exercise on roads and varied terrain would.

 

Running on a treadmill might build big muscles which are OK if you just want your dog to look like a body builder, but bulging muscles can actually be a disadvantage when the dog is trying to catch an animal which has adapted to run and survive without having those bulging muscles. Imagine a 100 metre sprint runner trying to run cross country for miles: they'd be knackered in a very short space of time.

 

Running on a treadmill also does nothing for the dog's state of mind. Exercise should be all about stimulating the mental side of the dog as well as its body. Varied walks in different places at different speeds is what pups need. Playing with a flirt pole, or dummy or ball: all those things will build up quick reactions, quick brain, agility, toughness and stamina, far better than trotting or cantering along on a tread mill, which has to be the most boring thing for a dog imaginable. Humans might want to run on the same spot for miles, but I wouldn't inflict it on a dog in a million years.

 

The only place for a tread mill IMO, is if the weather is so bad outside and the dog recovering from an injury, that 20 minutes gentle trotting on a mill would at least get the blood moving round the body in very regulated environment.

well said, i couldnt agree more

[fert 0]

Reasons why NOT to run a lurcher on a treadmill:

 

Running in a straight line on the same surface all the time doesn't build agility, suppleness, nor does it toughen the feet and pads like regular exercise on roads and varied terrain would.

 

Running on a treadmill might build big muscles which are OK if you just want your dog to look like a body builder, but bulging muscles can actually be a disadvantage when the dog is trying to catch an animal which has adapted to run and survive without having those bulging muscles. Imagine a 100 metre sprint runner trying to run cross country for miles: they'd be knackered in a very short space of time.

 

Running on a treadmill also does nothing for the dog's state of mind. Exercise should be all about stimulating the mental side of the dog as well as its body. Varied walks in different places at different speeds is what pups need. Playing with a flirt pole, or dummy or ball: all those things will build up quick reactions, quick brain, agility, toughness and stamina, far better than trotting or cantering along on a tread mill, which has to be the most boring thing for a dog imaginable. Humans might want to run on the same spot for miles, but I wouldn't inflict it on a dog in a million years.

 

The only place for a tread mill IMO, is if the weather is so bad outside and the dog recovering from an injury, that 20 minutes gentle trotting on a mill would at least get the blood moving round the body in very regulated environment.

well said sc

thank god a bit of sence on the forum

[Guest ryan161]

when it's six feet under mate

what you mean by that ?

[furgle 14]

Reasons why NOT to run a lurcher on a treadmill:

 

Running in a straight line on the same surface all the time doesn't build agility, suppleness, nor does it toughen the feet and pads like regular exercise on roads and varied terrain would.

 

Running on a treadmill might build big muscles which are OK if you just want your dog to look like a body builder, but bulging muscles can actually be a disadvantage when the dog is trying to catch an animal which has adapted to run and survive without having those bulging muscles. Imagine a 100 metre sprint runner trying to run cross country for miles: they'd be knackered in a very short space of time.

 

Running on a treadmill also does nothing for the dog's state of mind. Exercise should be all about stimulating the mental side of the dog as well as its body. Varied walks in different places at different speeds is what pups need. Playing with a flirt pole, or dummy or ball: all those things will build up quick reactions, quick brain, agility, toughness and stamina, far better than trotting or cantering along on a tread mill, which has to be the most boring thing for a dog imaginable. Humans might want to run on the same spot for miles, but I wouldn't inflict it on a dog in a million years.

 

The only place for a tread mill IMO, is if the weather is so bad outside and the dog recovering from an injury, that 20 minutes gentle trotting on a mill would at least get the blood moving round the body in very regulated environment.

 

couldn't agree with you more sp for you bud

[Guest ryan161]

you cant ask a simple question on this with out people being wankers

[philkemp 50]

Get rid of [bANNED TEXT] treadmill n get out n exercise ur dog the reyt way, absouloutly pointless runnin ur dog on a treadmill [bANNED TEXT] u cn jst go 4 a walk we it!

[Top Lamper 2k10 169]

If treadmills are that shite why do match men use then for them explaine that

[Guest ryan161]

If treadmills are that shite why do match men use then for them explaine that

[Mrs A.R.D 53]

If treadmills are that shite why do match men use then for them explaine that

nobody said they where shite there just no substitute for proper physical and mental excersize that a pup would get by going for a walk, they can be a aid to fitness but dont you think a pup would be better off burning its energy through training and play?