Trotting

[aaron the coursing man 144]

whats your thoughts on trotting dogs on the pavements just some say it is bad for the dogs wrists my lurchers are quiet strong and heavy ish whats your thoughts

 

[Richard Warwick 50]

a bit of road work is handy, but aound me the ground i work is quite rough so i tend to jog them on similar ground

[socks 32,253]

It all depends on the age of the dog a heavily built muscular developed dog should be able to trot on the roads no problem ... But a heavily built pup that's still developing could be injured quite easily by to much road work .......

[aaron the coursing man 144]

3 year old just I no a lad that jogged 4 mile a day he was very fit and in the end he needed an op on his anckles

[Jimmy1000 655]

shit happen

[breeze 1,308]

aaron . . . I've heard that said many times about road runners . . . that's people who race on roads doing marathons and such like and not the thing from the cartoon that goes "Beep Beep" but i've heard that it's usually there Knees that pack up 1st

 

Re: your dog of 3 year old, it should be fine as long as you don't over do it to start with , plus watch the heat at this time of the year

[Richard Warwick 50]

nothing beats mooching around on your local farm lads might bush out some quarry with the terriers and give your lurcher a good run at the same time

[C556 351]

I stick to running on grass as it doesn't do me or the dog's joints any good road running. I think I'm getting too old and heavy.