Dogs on treadmills?
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Dogs on treadmills?
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Anyone use a treadmill to exercise his dogs? Please tell me the pros & cons, etc. Cesar Millan recommends it, FWIW.
Anyone use a treadmill to exercise his dogs? Please tell me the pros & cons, etc. Cesar Millan recommends it, FWIW.
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Re: Dogs on treadmills?
I've seen it twice.
In both instances the owners said the dogs really liked it. I saw one begging to have it turned on.
I suppose that doesn't make it really any different than selecting something like this for people.
In both instances the owners said the dogs really liked it. I saw one begging to have it turned on.
I suppose that doesn't make it really any different than selecting something like this for people.
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I've been out of the racket for 10+ years now (time flies), but it was very popular with 'sport dogs', i.e. Schutzhund dogs. You need to *never* forget your dog's on a treadmill. One of my friends (a really good guy) had a horrific strangulation experience of his dog by taking a cell phone call only to come back and find his dog dead and thumping about the treadmill pad....can't make this shit up, lie-men.
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I'll mark that down as a "con." I'm not a great multi-tasker, so I couldn't leave the room for a second.
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I think the elliptical would give a better full-body workout. Jmo
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I suppose that assuming the dog likes the treadmill, you could ultimately do it without tethering a leash to the treadmill, but I can't say I recall knowing of any dogs liking it all that much.johno wrote:I'll mark that down as a "con." I'm not a great multi-tasker, so I couldn't leave the room for a second.
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The treadmill thing might be worth a try. Thanks.The Venerable Bogatir X wrote:I suppose that assuming the dog likes the treadmill, you could ultimately do it without tethering a leash to the treadmill, but I can't say I recall knowing of any dogs liking it all that much.johno wrote:I'll mark that down as a "con." I'm not a great multi-tasker, so I couldn't leave the room for a second.
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Damn, that is horrible!
The Venerable Bogatir X wrote:I've been out of the racket for 10+ years now (time flies), but it was very popular with 'sport dogs', i.e. Schutzhund dogs. You need to *never* forget your dog's on a treadmill. One of my friends (a really good guy) had a horrific strangulation experience of his dog by taking a cell phone call only to come back and find his dog dead and thumping about the treadmill pad....can't make this shit up, lie-men.
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Re: Dogs on treadmills?
I happened to see a dog treadmill at a dog training facility today. It has one of those magnetic kill switches you tether to the dog's leash.
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That makes sense. I'm going back far enough (early 2000's) where they didn't have those.Grandpa's Spells wrote:I happened to see a dog treadmill at a dog training facility today. It has one of those magnetic kill switches you tether to the dog's leash.
Then again, I can see a dog quickly learning how to kill the treadmill by switch removal.....
Whatevs.