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If you are thinking about jogging with your dog for exercise, and your dog isn’t used to normal jogging, start off slow. Maybe some moderately paced walking at first, to build up your dogs cardiovascular and muscle strength. Start off with short 10 to 15 minute walks daily. When it seems that your pup could handle a longer walk, slowly increase up to an hour a day. Try this for a few months, and if she’s handling the long walks OK, slowly graduate to jogging, and then on to running.
Try to run on grass or dirt paths, gravel can irritate your dog’s paws and asphalt and concrete can get extremely hot in the summertime. If it is extremely hot out, cut your run short or do something inside that day. You don’t want Fido to over heat or become fatigued. And in the winter, if it’s extremely cold, same thing: cut your run short or do something indoors.
Make sure to always keep your dog on a leash when you run. Even if she’s trained, she may spot something that catches her attention and dart out into traffic. If you run in the dark put reflectors on your dog’s collar and your clothes. And always make sure your dog has plenty of water before and after a run. If you will be taking a long run, bring water with.
Posted by Kittypup (May 20, 2011)
