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Looking for conditioning advice

Discussion in 'Dog Discussion' started by Studentofthegame, Sep 18, 2012.

  1. Studentofthegame

    Studentofthegame Big Dog

    What are some good methods to conditioning a dog without the help of mills?
     
    Studentofthegame, Sep 18, 2012
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  2. tigerboy5

    tigerboy5 Big Dog

    Roadwork..
     
    tigerboy5, Sep 19, 2012
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  3. Studentofthegame

    Studentofthegame Big Dog

    I'm up to two hours a day
     
    Studentofthegame, Sep 19, 2012
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  4. Mr.Revolution

    Mr.Revolution CH Dog

    use a bike
     
    Mr.Revolution, Sep 19, 2012
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  5. slim12

    slim12 Super Moderator Staff Member

    a six foot lead and a good pair of shoes is pretty hard to beat...if he is walking casually beside you and there is no tension on the lead...the amount of time and distance can be drastic....if he has the lead pulled tight and dragging you then the time and distance will decrease for the same level of conditioning....if he will drag about 10%-15% of his body weight behind him...the time and distance will decrease in compared to the casual walk....bicycling will do more....flirt pole is great for the stop and start explosive movements.....as much as i like my carpet mill it is definately not the end all-be all of conditioning...US1
     
    slim12, Sep 19, 2012
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  6. 21 dre

    21 dre Big Dog

    Flirt, chain dragging, biking. Something I did yesterday that turned out to be real cool was doing stairs (up and down = 1 set) for 2 sets of 20 with a small break in between. He just followed me with a weighted collar on. He got a good workout...me too...and he really liked it.
     
    21 dre, Sep 19, 2012
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  7. Studentofthegame

    Studentofthegame Big Dog

    thank for the advice folks

    I'm gOnna try the bike thing out once I get my hands on one
    And in the mean time we will work the stairs

    Funny thing about the stairs is when we tried it a few months back with no lead
    It turned into a game of catch me if you can lol
     
    Studentofthegame, Sep 19, 2012
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  8. bamboo33

    bamboo33 Big Dog

    What about tossing a ball in a field. I have one of those "chuck it" sticks i'll toss a tennis ball for 20 mins to wear the dog out. Of course your dog has to want to give it back. If you live near the woods an uphill hike off leash is good too.
     
    bamboo33, Sep 19, 2012
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  9. determination

    determination Big Dog

    If your playing fetch use
    more than one ball that way you can keep it moving
     
    determination, Sep 19, 2012
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  10. cliffdog

    cliffdog Top Dog

    that's pretty clever, lol.
     
    cliffdog, Sep 19, 2012
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  11. Gxkon

    Gxkon Big Dog

    swiming is great for a dog
     
    Gxkon, Sep 20, 2012
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  12. Grabo86

    Grabo86 Big Dog

    What about weight pulling to increase strenght?
     
    Grabo86, Sep 23, 2012
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  13. MAPS

    MAPS Pup

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    MAPS, Sep 24, 2012
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  14. MAPS

    MAPS Pup

    Wow, would have never thought of that, oh well always learning.
     
    MAPS, Sep 24, 2012
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  15. 21 dre

    21 dre Big Dog

    Basement steps at that!!!
     
    21 dre, Sep 24, 2012
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  16. tigerboy5

    tigerboy5 Big Dog

    Hope you're not trying to be sarcastic because if so please tell me which one of the exercises posted in this thread was created this year.
     
    tigerboy5, Sep 24, 2012
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