So many fat dogs

Chris McDonald · 11-02-2008, 08:30 AM

What do you consider minimal exercise for dogs? I put in another post pictures of my two dogs running alongside my truck (a Dutch and a Greyhound). The road is about a ½ mile long and my dogs will run back and forth several times. If the weather is cool they can easily keep up a fast run for 10 or 12 trips. Totaling 5 or 6 miles then I let them just do what they want for a while to cool down. If I have time they have done triple sessions in one day for a few days in a row. And even after this the Dutch can still drive the family crazy at night.
At the end of this road are usually a few people bringing their dogs out to exercise, the levels go from just letting their dog walk around at its own will to someone throwing a ball for 15 minutes to a ½ hour. Lots of really fat labs and owners! I have seen on TV labs that have retrieved over 200 ducks for 4 hunters in one day. The dog did not stop running for 10 hours. Two weeks ago a friend called me to help him track a deer he kind of got the night before. I took my Dutch and we searched for 5 hours. The terrain was thick brush and trails. I will guess I averaged a slow walk of 2 or 3 miles an hour. I will guess my dog who was running everywhere averaged about 10 miles an hour for 5 hours for a total of 50 miles. He was actually tired that night but ready to go the next day.
I would think two of the most active activities for dogs are actually being a real herding dog or a sled dog. I don’t know anything about actual herding. How much and for how long do or did these dogs actualy work?
This whole question comes from people I meet who say there hunting/ herding breed dog is a pain in the ass. But I think they got the wrong dog to sit on the couch all day. The only ones who don’t complain are the ones with dogs so fat they can’t move. These dogs are typically owned by people with “treats” in their pocket…. And no thank you my dogs don’t get “treats” ! Please don’t give them any, usually doesn’t work. These people all treat their dog like a kid why do they insist on killing them with food? And like many here we have been told “your dogs are so skinny” by the fat lady with a coke in her hand.
I’m done venting…

11-02-2008, 08:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chris McDonald Ate the Tug View User's Photo Gallery Status: Member Training: Undecided Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wall NJ Posts: 238	So many fat dogs What do you consider minimal exercise for dogs? I put in another post pictures of my two dogs running alongside my truck (a Dutch and a Greyhound). The road is about a ½ mile long and my dogs will run back and forth several times. If the weather is cool they can easily keep up a fast run for 10 or 12 trips. Totaling 5 or 6 miles then I let them just do what they want for a while to cool down. If I have time they have done triple sessions in one day for a few days in a row. And even after this the Dutch can still drive the family crazy at night. At the end of this road are usually a few people bringing their dogs out to exercise, the levels go from just letting their dog walk around at its own will to someone throwing a ball for 15 minutes to a ½ hour. Lots of really fat labs and owners! I have seen on TV labs that have retrieved over 200 ducks for 4 hunters in one day. The dog did not stop running for 10 hours. Two weeks ago a friend called me to help him track a deer he kind of got the night before. I took my Dutch and we searched for 5 hours. The terrain was thick brush and trails. I will guess I averaged a slow walk of 2 or 3 miles an hour. I will guess my dog who was running everywhere averaged about 10 miles an hour for 5 hours for a total of 50 miles. He was actually tired that night but ready to go the next day. I would think two of the most active activities for dogs are actually being a real herding dog or a sled dog. I don’t know anything about actual herding. How much and for how long do or did these dogs actualy work? This whole question comes from people I meet who say there hunting/ herding breed dog is a pain in the ass. But I think they got the wrong dog to sit on the couch all day. The only ones who don’t complain are the ones with dogs so fat they can’t move. These dogs are typically owned by people with “treats” in their pocket…. And no thank you my dogs don’t get “treats” ! Please don’t give them any, usually doesn’t work. These people all treat their dog like a kid why do they insist on killing them with food? And like many here we have been told “your dogs are so skinny” by the fat lady with a coke in her hand. I’m done venting…

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