dog running

Your confusing the two. They are different things you know! I have a skinny chihuaha that is very aggressive and have my APBT that is very strong but not aggressive. Get it?

Running, walking, tug-o-war, etc. are things you can do with your dog to make him stronger. If it is a pup, you can blow bubbles for him to pop. That will make them agile (trying to pop all of the bubbles coming to him from every direction).

 

LOL< all this time I thought it was cute and funny to twatch the dogs run after bubbles... and it was really an agility builder. Working out and not even knowing it.

 

ALL THIS TALK OF BLOWN PADS!!!
I am never getting a mill. I will handwalk and bike forever, LOL.
it just sounds really painful for the dog.

YOU CAN TEAR PADS ON A ROAD WORK TO,

 

8 miles is very impressive, 4 miles in 20 min would put your dog at an average pace of 6 MPH which is fast. Mine just did 20 min at 4 MPH for their first night so I will bring them to 6 MPH within the next 2 weeks. Should I start feeding them twice as apposed to one time a day?

 

Believe it! My dog doesn't do it but if you start young they will take it as play. What better exercise than that which integrate play? It helps the quick twitch muscles.

 

Yep, it does'nt take much. Wet concrete, to much work to fast, Over sprinting the key is to take your time. The younger you start working them the better condition their pads will be in.

 

speaking of pads. my boy is getting really rough feeling pads. we go joggin everyday, but it is around my farm, in fields, not pavement or gravels. but they feel really rought, and i been putten coco butter on them to keep them soft. should i just let them alone and let them feel rough, or keep putten the coco butter on them?? i massage it in really good so he isn't licken it off or anything like that.

 

which mill is better???

 

you want them to be rough and tough feeling and looking, however, if they get to dry etc. they might crack also, so would just want to keep an eye on them and have to use your best judgement if they need to have some moisture put on them....if their soft, I would'nt put anything on them to keep them soft, you want them to be tough and a ruff texture ...

 

thank you rhi!!! just want what is best for my baby boy!!!!

 

IMHO The Slatmill is the best for overall conditioning a dog.

 

Before you put your dogs on a mill, make sure to walk them first for around 15-30 minutes.

 

Slat mills are the best for total conditioning. Carpet mills are good for building endurance. E-mills are good for building long wind. Pads wont blow if you build your pup up and Vaseline will help soften up the rough spots.

 

In my opinion

1. Slat mill is for high aerobic endurance

2. Carpet is for strength or muscular endurance

3. e-mill is for low aeorbic endurance

 

Even though my dogs never ran before, they easily did a 30 min run on their 2nd day today and did'nt seem tired at all. I can't wait to see the difference in them in a couple weeks. Now that i'm running them I should probably get them a different type of food soon. Would 30 min a day be enough to switch their food to a higher preformance type? I feed them Diamond adult food but they do have an active dog type for more money, should I get this or stick with the normal kind? One thing I did notice from feeding them Diamond is that their coats are not as nearly shiny as when I used to feed them Nutro a few months ago. Any suggestions?

 

ah....ok slat mill it is....but i prefer to run with my dogs hehe

 

I like running with the dog the best, but they get too good to fast. This is when the bike comes in handy. I started using the bike and an arm made of pvc pipe. This is cool because it keeps the dog on one side, outta the tires and lets you keep an eye on him/ her as they run. You do catch some odd looks from people, but what do they know?!!

 

i was riding with him once and he pulld into a hole ahha