tredmills

[bolio 49]

Well CBC they're certainly fitter than they would be without the mill, given the hours I'm working at the moment, but I'll take some pix tomorrow when I get home for you. At the age of 53 I just wouldn't be able to give them 12 miles roadwork a day plus the free running they need. The bike only works one at a time, but has the advantage of enabling wind sprint type interval training.

You're right about keeping an open mind though.......a closed mind learns nothing!

Edited June 2, 2007 by bolio

[Guest COMPUTER HUNTER]

iv got nothing against mills i know a mate that is very high up in the pitbull world and he uses 1 everyday butt he also givs them road work i suppose its a good thing if your getting home late in the nights as someone said and you aint got much time to do stuff just pop them on the mill for a bit butt i dont think you will beat the old traditional way (road work) keeps them fit you fit and it also keeps their pads hard and keeps their nails down, just my opinion

[Guest ceredigion bull cross]

Well CBC they're certainly fitter than they would be without the mill, given the hours I'm working at the moment, but I'll take some pix tomorrow when I get home for you. At the age of 53 I just wouldn't be able to give them 12 miles roadwork a day plus the free running they need. The bike only works one at a time, but has the advantage of enabling wind sprint type interval training.

You're right about keeping an open mind though.......a closed mind learns nothing!

nice one bolio , i would be glad of a peep at a tred mill simply because i'm handy with the d.i.y and might be able to make myself one of them trotting devices .. .......... might be helpfull to a man with 10 dogs

[bolio 49]

nice one bolio , i would be glad of a peep at a tred mill simply because i'm handy with the d.i.y and might be able to make myself one of them trotting devices .. .......... might be helpfull to a man with 10 dogs

 

I'm not sure these pix will be of much use to you CBC, ( pardon the abbreviation mate) as it's a heavy old thing and theres not much room for taking pix around it.

 

[bolio 49]

This is the control panel thats on the far side facing the wall. It's basically a timer that winds down every 30 minutes so if you get an offer you cant refuse (I wish), the dogs cant be left on and forgotten about. It would be better had it a speed adjuster like the old human one I had. That one went up to 8 miles per hour, just about on the limit before the dogs gait would break from a trot to a canter. You were able to give them a few minutes at the higher speed every so often.

 

[Guest Frank]

That looks impressive bolio.

Thanks for putting the pic up, well worth considering in the future.

 

Frank.

[bolio 49]

This is a closer shot of the motor with the driving mechanism encased in that housing behind.

 

 

 

The wife gives the dogs a few hours every morning through the week while I'm at work and when I get home I take them to the local playing fields for free running, but if It's a gym night for me or there's frozen snow in the winter, all isn't lost as they've had their mileage.

Ownership of a mill doesn't mean a shortage of free running any more than ownership of a lead does.

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,738]

Bolio how do you find the dogs conditioning on the treadmill? do you not think that it leads to building up the wrong muscle??

myself I run most nights but also do a bit on the mill, In all honesty i find it very false economy as you are training out of your natural posture!!!

[bolio 49]

During the season any conditioning is done in the field. The mill is just an extra help, not the be all and end all of conditioning. Walking on the mill involves exactly the same muscles as walking on the road. The dogs posture is exactly the same as walking on any other surface, except you can stand along side and note any injury induced lameness which, believe me, is more difficult to eyeball if you're on a bike or in a motor.

For those who like road walking, the mill is just a more convenient way to do it. And it can be done while you're at work, allowing more time for free running.

I have honestly found that the only criticism of mill work comes from those with no experience of it.

At the end of the day, this is reminiscent of the late fifties, when on the one hand people were asking the american coaches how their atheletes were winning everything and, on the other hand were saying that weight training made you slow and "muscle bound". Now everyone uses weights!

[Guest ceredigion bull cross]

This is a closer shot of the motor with the driving mechanism encased in that housing behind.

 

 

 

 

The wife gives the dogs a few hours every morning through the week while I'm at work and when I get home I take them to the local playing fields for free running, but if It's a gym night for me or there's frozen snow in the winter, all isn't lost as they've had their mileage.

Ownership of a mill doesn't mean a shortage of free running any more than ownership of a lead does.

is the belt that the dogs are running on made of carpet ?

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,738]

thank you for your reply mate..good to see an honest dog mans perspective on something i am interested in!!

 

thank you for your reply mate..good to see an honest dog mans perspective on something i am interested in!!

[Guest Lurchers2006]

How much would you be expected to pay for one?