Road work

[wezza 396]

lads when you give the dogs road work what kind of places do you go, like quiet roads, un-used roads etc? every where round me is busy as hell

[R.A.W 1,987]

tow paths on canal, a country lane or a railway line turned into a cycle path work for me

[R.A.W 1,987]

I do road walk my dogs and take them on walks round the field but how ever many miles u can do it's never gonna get them 100% work fit 20 miles is just stupid

 

i agree thats marathon training imo. a sprinter doesn't need that much stamina. it's all about the fast twitch muscle fibres.

 

if your a coursing man you may disagree but what is the longest course you have witnessed

 

even if you slip a dog 5 times thats 4 miles a run. over conditioning i think

[BIGLURKS 874]

lads when you give the dogs road work what kind of places do you go, like quiet roads, un-used roads etc? every where round me is busy as hell

 

Farm roads that u know no one is going too be driving on and forest block roads my preferred places any way

[blackstaff 488]

Rest is as important as working If you work a dog 7 days a week it has no time to rebuild damaged muscle tissue.

 

For me road work is a brisk walk with dogs on the lead for around 5 miles or so about twice a week if not more. I personally put my dogs in a walking harness so they pull me ( not everyone's cup of T ) It keeps their claws short, feet tight and works their front end, plus gives you time ' connected ' to your dog. I'm lucky in the fact that live 5 mins from the seafront so walk there but would look for quiet roads if not. Not only is it a safer walk but also a lot quieter ! I also feed about half an hour after getting back.

[fitchet 788]

Rest is as important as working If you work a dog 7 days a week it has no time to rebuild damaged muscle tissue.

 

For me road work is a brisk walk with dogs on the lead for around 5 miles or so about twice a week if not more. I personally put my dogs in a walking harness so they pull me ( not everyone's cup of T ) It keeps their claws short, feet tight and works their front end, plus gives you time ' connected ' to your dog. I'm lucky in the fact that live 5 mins from the seafront so walk there but would look for quiet roads if not. Not only is it a safer walk but also a lot quieter ! I also feed about half an hour after getting back.

 

Exactly dogs need rest just as much as they need work. Muscle fibres tear and joints need time to recover. Alot of people talk about keeping a dog fit and conditioned constantley. This just aint good for the dog. In the summer my dogs get double the food they get through the season. Most people keep there dogs fit and feed down all year round ....

[Giro 2,648]

Dogs can take it 7 days a week..

 

Trotting next to a bike is fook all. Running rabbits in big numbers is asking to much but a five miler next to the bike is a warm up..

 

"Connected" so thats what getting dragged along by a bull cross is :laugh:

 

Being "connected" is over rated, should try given them more road work, so the dog dont pull or even bother your arse to get some basic training in

[Lampalurcher 47]

I gave up on push biking kept falling off every time sumet ran on front just buy an os map an walk the footpaths in the middle off knowere I do ten to twealve miles 2 or 3 times a week an an added advantage is there's usually sumet to catch an my dogs are loose around the farm all day