Pre- Season

[R.A.W 1,987]

Well with only a few weeks (six) to the start of the season I've started to push the dogs a little more on our walks ( and myself for that matter).There well earned rest is coming to an end and Our evening jaunts are becoming a more serious affair with increased pace and distance. I'm having to stay close to water because of the heat and the river beds are doing the dogs feet a world of good.

 

Anyone else made a start yet?

 

I've Been jogging a few times and I've been wetting the dogs done before we set off which I find helps to keep them a little cooler as we go around. The ground is a too hard for me at the moment to ask them to do any sprinting as such but were still a few weeks off that anyway.

 

I'd been interested to hear every ones views and opinions

 

atb RAW

[Ideation 8,216]

Its too hot to do shit. . . . i'm . . . . . melting!

[patterdalejoel 669]

my dog caught 2 unintentional rabbits yesterday afternoon, the course nearly killed the little b*****d in this heat.

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:40, Ideation said:

Its too hot to do shit. . . . i'm . . . . . melting!

[Ideation 8,216]

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:42, patterdalejoel said:

 

my dog caught 2 unintentional rabbits yesterday afternoon, the course nearly killed the little b*****d in this heat.

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:40, Ideation said:

Its too hot to do shit. . . . i'm . . . . . melting!

 

 

Yer I know what its like mate, I took mine out the other evening and walked round the corner of a field and there were about 20 rabbits sat out, he ran a couple all over the place, connecting with one. I had to rush him home and straight into a cold shower. . . . . . . it's fecking murder!

[iworkwhippets 12,835]

cant remember the last day i wasnt out wi dog, early morning, or last thing at night, 3 in the bag today, 3 yesterday

[paulsmithy83 567]

Funny one really the dogs need to start to be conditioned but it is to hot during the day. I been setting alarm for 3 in morning and doing a few hours road walking then. Gotta do what needs to be done It got me thinking after talking to my muka who plays rugby they started pre season 1 July ready for first game first few days in sept. training in 25+ degrees for two hours must be madness lol

[fitchet 788]

My dogs haven't been doing much at all they get an evening walk but it's far too hot and I live in an area where there's too many things sitting out in the hay fields one unitetional run could f**k the dogs so I keep them leashed up anyway. Atb

[R.A.W 1,987]

I'm fortunate there's plenty of shaded paths around by me. I do my best not to let mine run rabbits this time of year not just because of the heat but because the ground is so hard

[R.A.W 1,987]

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:58, paulsmithy83 said:

Funny one really the dogs need to start to be conditioned but it is to hot during the day. I been setting alarm for 3 in morning and doing a few hours road walking then. Gotta do what needs to be done It got me thinking after talking to my muka who plays rugby they started pre season 1 July ready for first game first few days in sept. training in 25+ degrees for two hours must be madness lol

 

Been there and done that.... ...................even the props managed it .

 

fair play getting up so early

[Ideation 8,216]

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:58, paulsmithy83 said:

Funny one really the dogs need to start to be conditioned but it is to hot during the day. I been setting alarm for 3 in morning and doing a few hours road walking then. Gotta do what needs to be done It got me thinking after talking to my muka who plays rugby they started pre season 1 July ready for first game first few days in sept. training in 25+ degrees for two hours must be madness lol

 

AYe, early morning is the way mate, up till about 5/6 am, its still ok to even run them behind the quad

[R.A.W 1,987]

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:47, Ideation said:

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:42, patterdalejoel said:

 

my dog caught 2 unintentional rabbits yesterday afternoon, the course nearly killed the little b*****d in this heat.

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:40, Ideation said:

Its too hot to do shit. . . . i'm . . . . . melting!

 

 

Yer I know what its like mate, I took mine out the other evening and walked round the corner of a field and there were about 20 rabbits sat out, he ran a couple all over the place, connecting with one. I had to rush him home and straight into a cold shower. . . . . . . it's fecking murder!

 

 

I'd love to have that problem

[Ideation 8,216]

  On 18/07/2013 at 21:04, R.A.W said:

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:47, Ideation said:

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:42, patterdalejoel said:

 

my dog caught 2 unintentional rabbits yesterday afternoon, the course nearly killed the little b*****d in this heat.

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:40, Ideation said:

Its too hot to do shit. . . . i'm . . . . . melting!

 

 

Yer I know what its like mate, I took mine out the other evening and walked round the corner of a field and there were about 20 rabbits sat out, he ran a couple all over the place, connecting with one. I had to rush him home and straight into a cold shower. . . . . . . it's fecking murder!

 

 

I'd love to have that problem

 

 

Trust me . . . . . It was a pleasant surprise for the first wee while

[R.A.W 1,987]

  On 18/07/2013 at 21:05, Ideation said:

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 21:04, R.A.W said:

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:47, Ideation said:

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:42, patterdalejoel said:

 

my dog caught 2 unintentional rabbits yesterday afternoon, the course nearly killed the little b*****d in this heat.

 

  On 18/07/2013 at 20:40, Ideation said:

Its too hot to do shit. . . . i'm . . . . . melting!

 

 

Yer I know what its like mate, I took mine out the other evening and walked round the corner of a field and there were about 20 rabbits sat out, he ran a couple all over the place, connecting with one. I had to rush him home and straight into a cold shower. . . . . . . it's fecking murder!

 

 

I'd love to have that problem

 

 

Trust me . . . . . It was a pleasant surprise for the first wee while

 

 

[R.A.W 1,987]

Anyone else wet there dogs down before they take them out

?

 

I'm just waiting for someone to say look at that dog sweating

[Tiny 7 1,694]

In this heat and ground the way it is...... For some reason this yr i honestly just anit that bothered. Mine get a mooch and a run by the bike but for anything other that a bit of fun i just anit up for it yet with mine...........