treadmills ?

[Guest HAWKEYE]

Run a treadmill..then next nite run the road...your leg back and neck muscles will appreciate it...You are training out of your natural poise on a treadmill..not a good thing...Plus the muscle your building by doing it in the first place...we have all seen big huge muscled dogs cramping ? is too much roadwork / treadmill to blame? I much prefer 1/2 hr off the lead running in a field to miles of roadwork anyday ...Just my method that I find enjoyable and time well spent with the mutts...

[shaun v 3]

if anyone does get a mill, make sure that the dog gets road work aswell just to toughen there feet, because over use of the mill will give the dog splayed feet and weaken them, but correct use is valuable to conditioning of the dog, if i had the room i would def get another, just to put them on for 10 mins a day using the maxinum gradient

[Kye 77]

When i was back home, i hardly done any road work, i was too busy working the dog..lol.

If you did that over here, the dog would be dead in a week...the ground is so bad, that the only thing that keeps them sound is loads of road work...i tell you what though, there stopper pads get a hammering!...ive tried everything, even tapping them up and strapping them...one or two turns and it just comes off...any ideas?

Kye,..

[Guest mush]

I used vet-rap on a bitch that lost her stopper took a few times to get it right, worked great after that.

[shaun v 3]

When i was back home, i hardly done any road work, i was too busy working the dog..lol.

If you did that over here, the dog would be dead in a week...the ground is so bad, that the only thing that keeps them sound is loads of road work...i tell you what though, there stopper pads get a hammering!...ive tried everything, even tapping them up and strapping them...one or two turns and it just comes off...any ideas?

Kye,..

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sometimes i use protectors that they use on sledge dogs kye, if keeps will take a pic of them i will put them up for you to check

[brock 11]

ive seen olympic athletes and professional rugby players use tredmills,running machines etc in the gym i use.

i think one would be handy now and again if you really didnt have time to exercise the dogs,but personally i like walking and getting the dogs fit myself,then you can take more pride out of them when they are running well,treadmills are the easy way out.

[socks 32,253]

a treadmill is fals economy running everytime your foot leaves the floor the belt is still turning underneath you so when you do say 3 k's in all probability you are only running 2 .... like has been said do a run on the treadmill and do the same distance on the road ... believe me you will know the difference ...........

[Kye 77]

Cheers for the info guys...i look forward to seeing them pics Shaun...there is a woman who lives up the road a bit, and she has whippets...ive heard she knows where to get feet protection etc...i will let you guys know how it goes..

Kye,..

[shaun v 3]

http://www.gearfordogs.com/pages/Dog_booties.shtm

mine are similar to these kye but ask them to take the bottom of the boot out so they just protect the dogs stoppers

[Guest trev]

Heres a few picks of the mill Lucky, its a two dog walker and is handy for the rainy days etc.

Variable speeds with a digital clock to work out the distance to speeds ratio etc.

 

 

 

 

 

[lucky 578]

it looks a good piece of kit Trev, what is the length of the running surface ?

[Patje 0]

does anybody have any links to treadmill manufacturers or pics of theres ?. i'm thinking of buying one or having one made and could do with a look at whats available

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I don't know how bad you want one but i ran in to one here in Holland.

It's probably to far away for you and it's to hard to dispatch but anyway.

Here's the link you have some pics too

 

http://www.speurders.nl/dierenentoebehoren...1020.34.99.html

 

Patje

[king 11,980]

[best bet to look on american pitbull sites for treads alot cheaper to with shipping