Condition, Food.

[reddawn 2,173]

only one way to to get a dog fit and thats to run it fit

Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner.

 

 

 

 

[Taz-n-Lily 62]

only one way to to get a dog fit and thats to run it fit

Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner.

if you take a top class greyhound on average it will get 2 20 minute road walks a day and maybe a gallop once or twice a week, it will also race on average once a fortnight. as for lurchers running a dog fit will get it far fitter than any road work ever will. the mistake your making is thinking the dog has to be behind quarry to be run fit

[morton 5,368]

only one way to to get a dog fit and thats to run it fit

Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner.

if you take a top class greyhound on average it will get 2 20 minute road walks a day and maybe a gallop once or twice a week, it will also race on average once a fortnight. as for lurchers running a dog fit will get it far fitter than any road work ever will. the mistake your making is thinking the dog has to be behind quarry to be run fit

A greyhound cannot compete at the same level as the average lurcher,there are comparisons in the type of conditioning a Lurcher owner can learn from the Grey lads,a dog needs conditioning at walking pace first before running pace ever comes into the equation,its the initial exercise that determines the amount of running a dog is later capable of sustaining on a daily,weekly basis,whatever the running duration and commitment from the dog.

[Astanley 11,580]

only one way to to get a dog fit and thats to run it fit

Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner.

if you take a top class greyhound on average it will get 2 20 minute road walks a day and maybe a gallop once or twice a week, it will also race on average once a fortnight. as for lurchers running a dog fit will get it far fitter than any road work ever will. the mistake your making is thinking the dog has to be behind quarry to be run fit

 

 

Golly , wise words Mr P , it,s easy to see how you reached the rank of moderator , with such a sensible no monsense outlook.

Buttercupx

[socks 32,253]

only one way to to get a dog fit and thats to run it fit

Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner.

if you take a top class greyhound on average it will get 2 20 minute road walks a day and maybe a gallop once or twice a week, it will also race on average once a fortnight. as for lurchers running a dog fit will get it far fitter than any road work ever will. the mistake your making is thinking the dog has to be behind quarry to be run fit

 

My greyhounds had way more than that on a weekly basis .... But then that's why they were open class dogs with % win rates and track records under their belts ..........

[DEERMAN 1,020]

To be honest i love to condition a dog almost as much as hunting getting their diet spot on, then from road walking ,to biking,running behind car ,in pool ,on treadmill ,ball work on field ,then on the rabbits and so on so on . ive always liked it since a young lad weather its dogs or me being conditioned

Edited January 5, 2013 by DEERMAN

[moonlighter 1,164]

I carnt stop laughing at buttercups posts! Say something else lol