Conditioning

[obi2 239]

I don't know if it's been done before but it would be good to hear different peoples opinions on conditioning there dogs. What there steps are at the end of summer to start there fitness training then how they keep that fitness throughout the season along with feeding. Be good to hear methods from the coursing guys to the foxing guys, the lampers and ferreters.

Edited March 13, 2014 by obi2

[krawnden 1,036]

When I kept competitive coursing dogs I used to do roadwork on a bike, gradually increasing it over the course of about 6 weeks till I was up to 5 miles. I'd do that every morning. Then in the afternoon/evening they'd be off lead across the fields with me on my mountain bike going as fast as I could; I was aiming to keep them galloping as much as possible over the course of about 30 - 45 minutes. Obviously they could cover the ground way faster than me so the actual amount of galloping they did was nothing like 30 minutes. Those were the days when I was young and fit. If I tried that cross country stuff on a bike now I'd keel over with a heart attack!

[moocher bb7 51]

After a season nothing like a bit of r and r for the dogs leisurely strolls before high heat and after high heat of summer days let just charge anout round local river before a five week pre season training of building muscle up to getting running fit again plenty of road walks in the morning and trotting by a bike in afternoons getting up to cobering 10 mile average a day my method wife calls it madness when out I rain doing this but what does she know all the best cheers

[roybo 2,873]

There an excellent sticky by sky at above pretty much covers it .

But during the summer I'd let them have it easy ,building up gradually,I think their body looking trim and we'll muscled start hitting it harder .

There's a million and one ways to get there just keep it fun for yourself as well.I walk them and let them do there own thing preferably where there's a few rabbits to keep them on their toes.

Some cycle ,run along side the car etc

[paulus 26]

There an excellent sticky by sky at above pretty much covers it .

But during the summer I'd let them have it easy ,building up gradually,I think their body looking trim and we'll muscled start hitting it harder .

There's a million and one ways to get there just keep it fun for yourself as well.I walk them and let them do there own thing preferably where there's a few rabbits to keep them on their toes.

Some cycle ,run along side the car etc

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/298709-fitness-and-conditioning-skycat-running-dog-maintenance/

[dimmock20 278]

Normally tie mine to the tow bar and drive up the m62 a couple of times

[roybo 2,873]

I tried the m6 but they never get past a trot

[the big chief 3,099]

Best not to let them get out of shape i keep mine in good fittness till the big cut then its more rd work more free running and lead walking and step it up on the tread mill

[roybo 2,873]

Yea agree but a rest is needed and we'll deserved .helps repair tired muscles tendons or any knocks they've had,not total rest just let them do it at their own pace through the summer ,especially

With the heat.

[obi2 239]

There an excellent sticky by sky at above pretty much covers it .

But during the summer I'd let them have it easy ,building up gradually,I think their body looking trim and we'll muscled start hitting it harder .

There's a million and one ways to get there just keep it fun for yourself as well.I walk them and let them do there own thing preferably where there's a few rabbits to keep them on their toes.

Some cycle ,run along side the car etc

Yeah I read that bud, I was just wondering what everyones own individual methods were. Atb

[Ideation 8,216]

Aye mine have a pretty easy time over the summer, lounging around the yard and garden, long mooches every day either in the woods or a long the river. Bit of tree rat bashing or mink hunting now and again. . . . lots of exploring. They can run as much or as little as they want. They do spend quite a few hours trotting about behind the quad and this tends to keep them fit enough. As the birds come in in July, they are out every morning about 4 am for an hour or two quad chasing and then I build them up with road walking, running behind the quad, and lambing until they are good to go.

[oddser 79]

don't know any field work that requires a dog to walk or trot so I just gallop mine that's what they are running dogs if you walk them lot you get good walker trot them you get good trotter I want good runner so I run them to get fit start off small gallops increase till fully fit

[paulus 26]

don't know any field work that requires a dog to walk or trot so I just gallop mine that's what they are running dogs if you walk them lot you get good walker trot them you get good trotter I want good runner so I run them to get fit start off small gallops increase till fully fit

last 10 minutes in a thick wood another classic

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

don't know any field work that requires a dog to walk or trot so I just gallop mine that's what they are running dogs if you walk them lot you get good walker trot them you get good trotter I want good runner so I run them to get fit start off small gallops increase till fully fit

That's brilliant.

 

So a boxer is wasting his time running and skipping? He should just punch bag all the time?

[oddser 79]

we are talking about dogs not humans you cant compere them you can take the piss just shows how much you know about dogs and training :D