Catu Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Until recently, I used to run with Chemukh about twice a week or so. As I'm still out of Chile the transition to leave her has been almost soft, but I'm afraid by what is coming once in home. It would be very, very difficult to run alone... or I could not go to at all and become fatter and fatter . Auca is almost 5 months old, my question is, when I can go to run with her? I mean, a (very much, to be honest) soft trot of about 15 minutes. Not real sport, but to keep some kind of shape. I'm not talkin here of how much exercise she needs, but of how much exercise I NEED and if she can come with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackoDog Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 I think she'd probably be fine, but then again I don't know much about puppies since we got J when he was about a year old. But I think I read somewhere that 10-15 minutes of a trot is fine for pups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 What surface would you be running on? I'd say on grass/dirt will be MUCH better than concrete. Most recommendations are to let the dog set the speed and distance until 18mo, but then again I knew someone who claimed his 6mo Aussie liked running 20 miles/day next to his bike, and I doubt that was good for the dog's joints... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane allen Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Can you run and let the dog run at her own pace? Dogs stop and start so much, stopping to sniff then sprinting to catch up. I think that would be better for a young pup than "jogging" along at a consistent pace. Surface, as MaggieDog says, is important too. Kudos to you for keeping yourSELF in shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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