How do you all get your dogs fit

[danby825 11]

Right guys how do we all go about getting a young dog "fit ready for the season to come"

 

I'm asking as mine is now 12months and the first year has been spent training, stock breaking and generally letting the pup be a pup when and how do you start getting them fit for there season?

 

I know that everyone has there own way and im sure its been asked before but I just thought it would make a good post alb Lew

[northern lad 2,292]

my terriers get 3-5 miles a day roadwork every day,all year round keeps em fit ,plus bushing etc.atb dave

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

I run them a whole lot all summer long. Road them, let them hunt up at night and just keep them movin any time I aint drunk and disorderly..........and even sometimes when I am.

[northern lad 2,292]

just realised i am a mega hunter,all bow to my superiority

[danby825 11]

I take him out running along side the bike at the mo only a few miles a day is it just a case of increasing the distance over so many weeks?

[billy whizz 141]

4 miles a day walks that includes time in the woods chasing whatever they see plenty of sprints after sticks ect.

[ferret features 289]

mines follows the bin lorry all round the estate fit as fxxk.

[Millet 4,497]

This time of the year up untill the hunting season mainly the beach for me with a tennis ball or golf ball..plenty of cool water to cool of in and the sand is not baked hard like the crop and grass field's..

[UphillDoc 278]

Dont let em get out of shape...take em huntin!

 

Take care.

[Kye 77]

I take a few terriers with me on my AM run,...running dogs i dont tale out during the daylight hours in the heat, no point, to easy to loose a dog to heat over here...i'll just walk them up the lane now and then in the dark this time of year, couple miles tops....they will all get swam in the pond now and then as well...

 

As for the start of the season, thats a whole other story,...im sure there ready for the summer months once we get going!..lol.

[Bobba_fett 117]

I'v got a young pointer x bitch i'v been running at the back of the quad ever other day when im going round my traps/cages

[bird 9,872]

mines follows the bin lorry all round the estate fit as fxxk.

 

, just let'um chill nice steady walks, then august month with the bike, and steady lamping that getts them ready for harder nights in the season

[ROB ROY 7]

same as all the above but also if you can get your dog to go into water swimming works almost all muscles in a dog.

[neilsherlock 226]

I love the road work on the bike. 3/4 Pace for 3-4 miles. I add the odd fartleck training. Great for the feet and tendons, and gets the wind right. Stamina is what i aim for with this type of work as i dont think you can effect the top speed of your dog but you can effect how long he stays there, and how many times he runs at top pace.

 

Best of luck

[whisperingeye 27]

i walk every where,and when iam not walking iam runing and the dogs come with me