Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[black_cat]

Also can make a super fit dog you can never tire out

Same concept?

of course, they do need running and exercise, but not as much as most people would think

Really? I have like no concept of several things, including:
-estimating sizes/distances
-how tiring things are
-how tiring things are for dogs

and also, you don’t need to run with them hahah think about it.... what’s more tiring, a bit of gym or an hour of math class?

Well I mean I both enjoy workouts and math, so if we say like an hour at the gym or an hour of math class, the gym is probably more tiring (but depends on what I'm doing)

 

[chickentrains]

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Same concept?

yes! same concept HAHA

Really? I have like no concept of several things, including:
-estimating sizes/distances
-how tiring things are
-how tiring things are for dogs

So the running gets out the crazies and the extra stuff they have,, MOST dogs wont be able to come out of the gate and work. Mine especially needs to let it loose for a bit first.

your dog will tell you when its tired. It will slow down. When my dog starts being a little bit slower to get the tennis ball, we stop, and we train. Just listen to your dog!

Well I mean I both enjoy workouts and math, so if we say like an hour at the gym or an hour of math class, the gym is probably more tiring (but depends on what I'm doing)

you will need to balance it. A happy dog is not only physically tired, but mentally tired. A physically tired dog might snooze for a bit, but a mentally and physically tired dog will snooze for hours. You can't really compare the two "math and gym" because they exercise two different parts of your body, same for dogs.

 

[black_cat]

yes! same concept HAHA


So the running gets out the crazies and the extra stuff they have,, MOST dogs wont be able to come out of the gate and work. Mine especially needs to let it loose for a bit first.

your dog will tell you when its tired. It will slow down. When my dog starts being a little bit slower to get the tennis ball, we stop, and we train. Just listen to your dog!


you will need to balance it. A happy dog is not only physically tired, but mentally tired. A physically tired dog might snooze for a bit, but a mentally and physically tired dog will snooze for hours. You can't really compare the two "math and gym" because they exercise two different parts of your body, same for dogs.

So the ideal schedule would be a morning walk/jog/run, afternoon walk and fetch followed by training, and evening walk/run/jog?

 

[chickentrains]

So the ideal schedule would be a morning walk/jog/run, afternoon walk and fetch followed by training, and evening walk/run/jog?

sounds good, but depends on the dog.

I'd train with every meal. So I feed twice a day, so my dog gets his kibble for training twice a day.

 

[black_cat]

sounds good, but depends on the dog.

I'd train with every meal. So I feed twice a day, so my dog gets his kibble for training twice a day.

I like that idea, but it doesn't really seem realistic for me to be able to spend time training in the morning, unless I was in a job where I could set my own hours.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thought both of these articles were really interesting. Had found them a little while ago hahah

https://stacythetrainer.blogspot.com/2017/04/stop-walking-your-dog.html?m=1

https://paws4udogs.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-superdog-syndrome/

 

[ShrekDawg]

hmm, dunno. try on a different device, or try a different browser

Yeah I might hahah

 

[SpotTheCat]

I’m not on Chrome. I’m on Safari on my iPhone

It didn’t work on safari for me I down loaded fire fox and that has worked

 

[ShrekDawg]

me too, on normal days i get out twice. One in the afternoon, and then again usually as the sun is setting

on the weekends/days i have extra time, we go out 3 or more times a day. Deacon runs, acts a fool.. then we train until deacon is being sloppy, one he gets sloppy, i make him do it one more time NICELY, then we finish on a good note.

If I can *hopefully* add another dog to my plate, I don't think deacon would get as much. I cannot work them together since deacon would try to
*~ eat the other dog ~ * ,
but as he's getting older, I DO notice him slowing down and I'm sure he wouldn't mind extra snuggle time.

Yeah I like doing a big long walk in the afternoon hahah with maybe some swimming and definitely lots of running, sniffing, training, fetch, etc. lol we usually go for like an hour or two I think.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It didn’t work on safari for me I down loaded fire fox and that has worked

Thanks! I’ll try that