Terrier Mill

[Zilverhaze 1,627]

i agree mate totaly u get out what you put in

[leethedog 3,071]

People that expect there dog to do anything with no effort put into them are f***ing idiots and shouldnt own a dog . ill say it once again these are only an extra for people who want to get the best out of thete mutts. you still need to do all the walking running flert pole work etc.

I actually think they are a good aid but as you say only an aid but I do recon there will be people out there who stick a dog on one coz they.are lazy feckers

[HPR 1,160]

Yeah corse they will like zilverhaze said theres people who do.t even walk there dogs. and half the time them dogs give 100 percent every time. a good dog will work fit or unfit and fed on top food or scraps . we all know we can dig to an old grey deben box or a bellman . its up to the idividual how they want to do it .

i just like to do it my way i enjoy getting out with the dogs . seeing them getting fitter and getting into shape. you get a better bond and get to learn more about the dogs too .

[Accip74 7,112]

 

Looks very well built, genuine question but where is the benefit for a working terrier as apposed to sufficient exercise on walks etc. I would have thought they would be okay for building cv fitness but not going to be as effective as out and about as the gait/ movement patterns are so ltd to going forward ie no twisting and turning atb

people go on about walking bike work thats ok for endurance but you cant walk a dog fit . youve got to add sprint work . its the same as the mill you couldnt just use one of them to get ya dog fit. you neec a combo of them all .

you dont see a boxer rugby player etc just going for a jog and walk. they do sprint work . theyve got to to get wind . this is why i think a lot of dogs fail because there not fit enough.

when you put your dog in first thing is 20 mins plus of intense work till bottled up then there baying mixing (stamina) then 25mins plus till the break through intense holding them there. the intense spurts is where the mill comes in the dog feels confident because he she has got the lungs to back it up . and this is where i think dogs fail because there to f****d to do it sometimes its not through lack of drive just to unfit. this is only my opinion .all i know is my dogs will never fail to being unfit .

in the end of the day theres nothing harder for a dog than to be in the pit and when people did this back in the day not one of them would of not had a mill .

Totally agree with this, I think top fitness is often overlooked in earth dogs & too often a dog spewing or failing is attributed to lack of heart only..... Edited March 21, 2015 by Accip74

[Zerky 133]

Nice bit of kit and well made! But for me if you want to get your terrier in shape that little bit more than work and walking for me it has to be a flirt pole!

Builds fitness, builds the back, builds the legs, builds the neck, builds the jaw and mine love it!

[jetro 5,349]

Great looking tread mill. Looks like a top piece of kit. Plus as was said already the flirt pole is good also. What are yer opinions on the spring pole for building up muscle and fitness in working terriers.

Atb j.

[Zerky 133]

Rope, bundgie cord and what ever you like on the end (but be careful of there teeth!)

Edited March 21, 2015 by Zerky

[HPR 1,160]

Like all of them spring poles good i like to keep the back feet just touching the floor some people like them swinging but seen some bad falls on spine none fatal but cant be good . i used to do a lot with flirt pole pups love it plus cost nowt .

[Zerky 133]

I try to get it that when they swing and they have momentum and movement there back toes just, just touch the floor.

[jetro 5,349]

I found that bringing the dogs swimming for a few hours maybe 3 or 4 days a week in the summer months

did them good as well.

Atb j.

[leethedog 3,071]

I found that bringing the dogs swimming for a few hours maybe 3 or 4 days a week in the summer months

did them good as well.

Atb j.

I used to walk a lurcher by a local canal he would jump in and swim as far along as I would walk he loved it and real good exercise

[HPR 1,160]

I found that bringing the dogs swimming for a few hours maybe 3 or 4 days a week in the summer months

did them good as well.

Atb j.

we have made swim tanks too with a perspex front so you can see them swim there good but eaiser throwing a ball into river they cost quite a bit of money to make too.

[jetro 5,349]

It's great for them in the good weather.

It helps them burn off extra energy when they have no work to do.

I live on a beach front so it was very handy for them to have access to swimming all the time.

atb j.

[jetro 5,349]

 

I found that bringing the dogs swimming for a few hours maybe 3 or 4 days a week in the summer months

did them good as well.

Atb j.

we have made swim tanks too with a perspex front so you can see them swim there good but eaiser throwing a ball into river they cost quite a bit of money to make too.

thats some dedication to build your own swim tanks.

fair play too you.

A lot of lads wouldn't even go that far to excerise their dogs.

atb j.

[HPR 1,160]

Ill get some pics of it for ya looks smart. i know people who use skips ha ha