How Do You Keep Your Dog Fit In This Heat ?

[Kemperz21 65]

I've read many times about keeping your dogs fit all year or starting on conditioning bike work an so on a few months before the season starts this all makes sense to have a fully fit dog when the season starts but the weather is so so hot at the moment and I think it will be right up to the start of the season so my question is how do you all keep your dogs proper fit I exercise mine at cooler times of day but it's still stupidly hot

[fitchet 788]

5am start on the bike before work get them home wash them down if it's a warm day then back out walking in the evening I make sure there's a good bit of water about so they can have a dip if need be. If it's real warm I take them to abit of chalk stream down the road just walking against the current is good excersise but watch out for glass sat on the bottom.

 

Edited to add I don't do any of this to keep them running fit it's just daily excersise IMO rest is as important as fitness and summertime is a good time to let there body's recuperate from the previous seasons graft I will be upping the excersise and changing food come July time ready for running locally beginning of October. Everybodies different though and what works for some won't for others. Atb.

Edited June 19, 2014 by fitchet

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Swimming and steady walks early or late. ..

[trenchfoot 4,243]

5am start on the bike before work get them home wash them down if it's a warm day then back out walking in the evening I make sure there's a good bit of water about so they can have a dip if need be. If it's real warm I take them to abit of chalk stream down the road just walking against the current is good excersise but watch out for glass sat on the bottom.

not dissimilar myself. depending on time, Bike or ratching around at 3.30 ish. some retrieving refresher training in ponds and lakes of an evening. If its a bit cooler in the day they follow the tractor when mowing.

Edited June 19, 2014 by trenchfoot

[downsouth 7,322]

Stick it on a treadmill then I go and sit in the shade with an ice cold beer.

[Mickey Finn 3,014]

Early mornings or swimming in the lake.

 

ATB

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Stick it on a treadmill then I go and sit in the shade with an ice cold beer.

wish I'd thought of that at 3.30 this morning. Bit early for a drink, but if you insist!

[the trunk 2,859]

This is what am doing with my two and abit myself helps with my knee as well killing two birds with the one stone

[snoopdog 1,256]

just keep them ticking over .if they aint chasing anything they will go at there own pace ..you can not keep a dog fully fit all year round.walks by lakes rivers streams ect.so they can take a drink

none of my dogs swim they don't like it.. they paddle and that's it.lolol.summer time is rest time .and if they have had a hard season rest is the best cure ..fook bikeing them at this time of year. nice steady long walks by water.is good enough for mine ...plenty of time to get them fit come august time .

[squab 2,875]

get them out early mornings and late evening just mooching about ticking over,easy really

[iworkwhippets 12,602]

she likes a dip in here, and so do i

[iworkwhippets 12,602]

taken today

[iworkwhippets 12,602]

then a bit of this

[Kemperz21 65]

Mine gets about 4miles give or take along a river in the evening or sometimes around mid day I'll take him to an area of dense woods on the hills quite nice and cool there even when 30+ in the sun I was just wondering what others do in this heat seems almost the same as me

[Kemperz21 65]

iWorkwhippets your pics are always great wish I had those camera skills atb