Question on Hand-Walking

[OnionHead]

i am working on a dog right now for a show comming up my lil buckskin dog.I have him on 2cups of Canadae dog food. Hand-walking Does that Play a big roll on toning muscle up more cause as of right now i use my carpet mill and dragging chain at the park, and lil spring pole to just let him tug. I do the flirt pole a bit as well...........
47lbs @ 1yrs old
http://www.game-dog.com/gallery/files/7/1/9/4/aresresized.JPG

[game_test]

JMO, but i believe there are many better, more effective ways of conditioning than walking around for hours.

[BoogiemanBlood]

yes hand walking does alot of good for taking the fat down so you can see the muscle. that is if you don't have a slat or electric mill. running them on the carpet mill should be limited. swimming them in a nearby lake would do alot more good than just walking. i do the flirt pole ALOT! lots of starts, stops, and change direction. it really builds up the muscles nicely. makes them cut in the front end.

[Attila]

JMO, but i believe there are many better, more effective ways of conditioning than walking around for hours.

And what do you think is better than walking? put them out there and explain.

[OnionHead]

thank you so since i have a pic there of him should i just walk him and do short sprints and drag weight im trying to fig out a diff routine for him

[game_test]

do your dogs walk around the box all night? no. what muscle groups are used the most in a contest aginst a hog? shoulder, neck, and jaws. how long do most contests go? 3 hours? no, most are under an hour. not saying walking doesnt play a role, but it isnt a big part and i certainly wont make it the bulk of my conditioning. i think you would be way better off focusing on slat mill work for endurance. carpet mill is more an anaerobic tool. then there is flirting, dragging weights, swimming, etc use your imagination, IMO if you are walking around for 3 hours and im out getting in some serious work, i will be better off than you. again, walking plays a role, in warm up, cool down, emptying, it just wont be anywhere near the bulk of my program. JMO, if you are one of those guys that wants to handwalk for hours on end, be my guest. the fact is there are many ways to condition a dog for a contest, i just consider over doing the hand walking a big ass waste of time.

[OnionHead]

well im going to be doign confromation and weightpull with him the weightpull part not worried about he pulls on the track

[game_test]

well you are on the right track for conformation, your dog looks pretty good. as far as weight pull you will need to do more dragging weights, increasing the amount of weight. a carpet mill would be beneficial for that too, in addtion to the weight dragging. do you have a weight pull track? if so even better.

[OnionHead]

yea my friend has one we practice on

[jaystreetsA4]

handwalking does make a difference, along with othert ypes of exercise and BB said. check my dog Spike- he is pretty much handwalked 4-5 miles a day. i think hes in good shape for handwalking.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/jasonca4/spikeforum.jpg

[OnionHead]

I would say so i like how looks very nice

[jaystreetsA4]

thanks:) but im sure you know what you doing. your dog looks ripped in the pics in your gallery. he looks real nice. IMo i would just continue what you did to get him ripped in the other pictures and add some handwalking on top of tht. couldnt hurt. just make the bond between ya'll even closer.:) hope it works out and post some pics. im sure he will look absolutely awesome.

[OnionHead]

Thanks Jaystreets and your right just opening my ears to people on how they do their thing and to exchange if so on ideas.:)

[sy82nj]

walking is the safest way know to man to condition a doig