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[skycat 6,174]

Does the swimming do the trick bill ? Just asking because I had a friend who swam for Wales at the Commonwealth Games and he said he was fit for swimming but couldn't run if his life depended on it - if he was being chased he'd just have to run to some water and swim away Maybe it's different for dogs though? Just wondering because I think one of mine would swim but I haven't particularly focussed on it as a fitness technique.

 

Very nice dog too snoop. Look forward to seeing his progress.

 

I think it's a good way of keeping them active and happy during the summer, but obviously it doesn't do anything for their feet regards toughening them up: couple swimming with trotting by a bike for example and you've probably got a good all round body work out: though of course nothing beats galloping for getting galloping fit.

[roystoncrankted 1]

that dog looks well snoop

[Guest Frank]

Not long now Snoop, the best of luck.

[snoopdog 1,256]

CHEERS FOLKS ITS THE STAMINA I WILL BE WORKING ON MOSTLY HE SEMI FIT ALL YEAR ROUND REALLY ....I DID A BIT LAST NIGHT ON THE LAMP WITH RUNNING DOG OF THIS SITE AND WE TOOK HIS OLDEST LAD ....IVE BEEN FEEDING HIM UP A BIT SO HE WAS RUNNING HEAVY LAST NIGHT WHICH I COULD TELL HE WAS NOT AS QUICK BUT HE STILL HAD PLENTY IN THE TANK FOR A FEW MORE IT WAS US THE CALLED IT A NIGHT THE DOGS WERE KEEN FOR A LOT MORE .. WE GOT ABOUT TWENTY ODD LAST NIGHT .IT WAS NICE AND STEADY AND GAVE THEM A JOG OUT ...

[Guest FOXDOG]

Well done snoopdog I know hes only a young dog but what his best tally at the bunnys so far? I will get a pic up of my young dog too and I will be getting him fit soon,

[rusty 0]

it looks like a good few of us live in the pendle area. you sound as if you were walking very near to my parish H was it walverden nature reserve?

[snoopdog 1,256]

it looks like a good few of us live in the pendle area. you sound as if you were walking very near to my parish H was it walverden nature reserve?

NOPE AND ITS MY PARISH

[rusty 0]

i know you,re parish snoops it was higgens i was asking if he was in walverden.

[snoopdog 1,256]

MY PARISH EXTENDS FROM LANDS END TO JHONO GROTES SPELL BUT YOU KNOW WHERE I MEAN AND EVEYBODY IS WELLCOME TO HUNT IT AND IF ANY STOPS YOU JUST SAY SNOOPDOG SAID I CAN

[rusty 0]

your name works i got collered i said it was ok by you they said sorry god i didnt know you knew jesus.

[snoopdog 1,256]

your name works i got collered i said it was ok by you they said sorry god i didnt know you knew jesus.

WE ARE ALL SPECIAL IN OUR OWN LITTLE WAYS I JUST HAVE THE RUN OFF THE COUNTRY AND CAN HUNT WHERE I LIKE . SO LIKE I SAY ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ME CAN DO THE SAME

[Guest MOLLY]

Snoop, do you alter his diet when you start his fitness/work him?

MOLL.

[snoopdog 1,256]

YES MOL I GIVE HIM MORE RED MEAT AND PASTA I TRY TO KEEP A VARIED DIET ALL THE WAY THREW THE YEAR ..FISH GRANARY BREAD CHICKEN BEEF ..IT ALL DEPENDS REALLY SOME TIMES HE MIGHT DROP MORE WEIGHT WHEN HE HAS BEEN WORKING THEN I WILL ADD MORE CHICKEN AS A WEIGHT GAIN ...I ALSO ADD JUST A HAND FULL OF EUKANUBA HIGH ACTIVTY ITS EXSPENSIVE BUT I KNOW A FEW LADS WHAT USE JUST EUKANUBA AND THEY SWEAR BY IT ..BUT I LIKE TO FEED RAW AND VARIED DIET I GIVE THE ODD GREEN LEAFED VEG BUT NOT THAT OFTEN ....I JUST FEED HIM BY EYE IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN BUT I ADD THINGS LIKE PASTA WHEN I GETTING HIM FIT I ALSO ADD A BIT OF OIL WETHER ITS FISH OIL OR OLIVE OIL ...DEPENDS WHAT IVE GOT IN .....ALL THE BEST SNOOP..

[Guest MOLLY]

I do exactly the same Mine get raw with a handfull of eukanuba hight performance and i feed by eye.

But i never feed bread and pasta very rarely, they only get pasta the rare time i cook their meat, thrown in with a thick gravy.

I enquired with a greyhound man about pasta once as i could remember something not right about feeding it to working dogs and this was the reply...

 

its best not to feed large ammounts of it because it increases the chances of the dog cramping up & it also increases a substance that calm's the brain. A handful in their diet is ok but in the last feed before taking them out(6-8 hours at least) i would cut the carbs right down.

Far too many people think you can 'carbo-load' as humans do but its something to do with the way its stored or converted within the body that makes it ineffective for dogs.

To try & increase stamina (along with training) you can add a tbsp of glucose to their feed each day, but just withdraw it as above. A blood saturation dose of VitC will also help delay fatigue.

MOLL.

[snoopdog 1,256]

THE MAN IS RIGHT IN ONE RESPECT ABOUT THE CARBS MOLL AND MINE GET FED AT NIGHT SO ITS AT LEAST 10 HOURS BEFORE THEY WORK AGAIN ... CARBS TAKE LONGER TO DIGEST I.E.PASTA BUT LURCHERS ARNT GREYHOUNDS AND ARE TRAINED IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY .. AND IF YOU ARE DOING STEADY ROAD WORK IMO PASTA HELPS ..I ONLY FEED IT TWICE A WEEK WHEN TRAINING THEM ANYWAY. BUT THEY GET A FULL MEAL WHICH USALLY CONCISTS OF TUNA WITH EITHER MACKREL OR SARDINES AND PASTA .......IAM NOT SAYING IAM RIGHT BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR ME SO I SHALL CARRY ON ...

 

ALL THE BEST SNOOP ..