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by beetree on 24 January 2017 - 19:01

Yes, Susie, I agree one needs to do regular training to do serious work.

That really isn't what I am talking about with being healthy and different exercises, but it doesn't matter. I know my dogs are quite happy with their lifestyle and have many two legged friends. The four legged ones rarely come over because of their two legged ones, and Beau has trained the owners of street dog walkers to cross the way, when they get to my house. LoL There is one heck of a huge Mastif being walked by, lately. Makes my two look tiny!

I never leave them out when no one is home, either, so if they start to bark they are called back inside. They both have great recall with voice or a ring of a bell.

To each his own! I got a pair of happy, healthy dogs who are loved by many ... beyond just family, they get attached to certain familiar guests and greet them with unabashed joy!

However, if you don't know us and our dogs, getting out of your car takes a bit of consideration. Best to have our phone number handy!

susie

by susie on 24 January 2017 - 19:01

I am sure your dogs are the best cared for dogs, happy and healthy, and for a dog that´s all what it is about.
As long as you don´t intend to breed ( and I know you don´t ) no need to change anything.

Koots

by Koots on 24 January 2017 - 21:01

Here's a short vid of winter conditioning, using the deep snow. The snow is wet now as it has been mild, and is great for resistance, allowing me to use chuckit sessions for building muscle and endurance. When the ball is swallowed by the deep snow Thor has to find it, which is a great way to keep his nosework training sharp.

 



Mithuna

by Mithuna on 24 January 2017 - 23:01

I would not dismiss the treadmill as a way to good fitness; both Grete Waitz and Ingrid Kristiansen , world class female marathoners ( late 70's and 80's ) from Norway used treadmills for most of their winter training. However, interval training continues to be the foundation in the training of many world class marathoners. After churning sub 4:40 miles for 22 consecutive miles ( @ almost 85% VO2 max ) , Eliud Kipchoge( best marathoner ever ) throws in a sub 4:17 mile and runs away from the best in the field ( to the gold ) , because by slightly reducing effort ( after such a mile ) he is able to recover the fastest from such acute aerobic debt. What is the foundation training he uses to cope with such a high level of physiological stress? 800 m and 1 mile intervals.
So why shouldn't interval training work for dogs??

by babbles24 on 25 January 2017 - 00:01

Mithuna they are saying something different, that treadmills are boring as f%ck.
Trying running for 40mins on a treadmill with no TV, no music, no hot-ass chick on the next treadmill lol or trying spinning the same way, you will want to shoot yourself out of boredom. Same applies to the dogs..

Have your dog do HIIT by playing fetch, and build endurance by running, or if you cant run get a bicycle and have your dog run along you..

Mithuna

by Mithuna on 25 January 2017 - 00:01

I figure it can be boring, but I did mentioned that both Grete ( God bless her soul ) and Ingrid became world beaters by maintaining a substantial part of their training on treadmills.

by babbles24 on 25 January 2017 - 00:01

Yes, and they could do their training on a treadmill staring a white wall, because they were professional athletes and in order to be one you have got to have a certain mindset and dedication.

You cant expect from a dog to have that mindset!
Whats next, your dog setting reminders for 8 daily meals, getting your dog a fitness tracker?? :P

Just enjoy your dog, make sure that you both enjoy and have fun exercising together..

Mithuna

by Mithuna on 02 February 2017 - 00:02

So yogi where is the fat dog? Always had a solid blocky thick body from young. And still a solid 90 lbs.

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Northern Maiden

by Northern Maiden on 02 February 2017 - 02:02

And still sitting/lying down. :/

Mithuna, I know you think otherwise, but I think she looks like she could shed some pounds. Is it really in her best interest to weigh that much, just so you can brag that you have a 90 lbs. female GSD? She is young now, but that extra poundage will take its toll on her body, the same as it would on an overweight human.

My first GSD (line bred on Lord v. Gleisdreieck) was the largest in her litter, was gigantic looking next to her sisters and was comparable in size to her brothers, and she weighs 66 lbs. fighting fit; the heaviest I allowed her to become was 70 lbs. and she looked chunky to me at the time. She is now entering her senior years and is still incredibly active/agile which is the way I like her. Please reconsider whether you think Anna should really weigh as much as you allow her to.


Mithuna

by Mithuna on 02 February 2017 - 04:02

Northern
Already mentioned that all the female litter mates are in that range and the brothers closer to 100.





 


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