Exercising Your Dog

Dogs are a lot like us when it comes to fitness.
If dogs do not get enough exercise they will
become unfit and gain weight. This is extremely
unhealthy for the dog and cause problems like
heart disease and many other problems. If your
dog is fit and healthy they are likely to live
longer which is obviously what everybody wants.

With dogs you cannot all of a sudden start
taking them on a 5 mile run as this can cause
just as many problems as not exercising at all.
You should build up with the extent of which you
exercise so you and your dog can build up your
cardio-vascular systems and lead healthy lives.
You should start with short walks that last for
around 15 minutes and once you dog seems fine
with these walks you should slowly increase the
duration of the walks. At first you should be
walking for your dog so you can build up to
walks that last for around an hour. Once you
have built up to a walk that lasts for an hour
you should decrease the length of the walk but
increase the pace. Firstly go back to the 15
minutes walks but you should be jogging this
distance as this is likely to challenge your
dog. Then like the walks you can slowly increase
the distance of this. On these walks you should
keep your dog on lead so they do not run off at
any point. You can either have an extending lead
which gives your dog more freedom or you could
have a restricted lead which stops them going
somewhere they shouldn't.

You will need to be careful when taking your
dog on a walk as you do not want your dog to
become exhausted. You can watch this by looking
at your dog throughout the walk. If your dog is
breathing too heavily then slow it down and if
your dog wants to stop then stop. It might be
worth having a short break when going for a long
walk as this can help your dog catch its breath.
In addition to this if it is a hot summer's day
then you will need to tone down the walk as the
hot weather will make it even more challenging.
It is important to have water ready at the end
of the walk so your dog can stay hydrated
because a lack of water can be really dangerous
for your dog.

If you do not fancy going for a 5 mile run with
your dog there are other things that you can do
to keep your dog fit. Just take your dog for a
short walk but play games with your dog along
the way. You can do this by playing fetch. You
can use a simple tennis ball on a big field and
your dog will have hours of fun. You will need
to teach your dog to bring the tennis ball back
or the idea of fetch will be defeated. More
accessories are available to help you have more
fun. For example you can get a tennis ball which
clips on an extended stick you can throw it
further away and this will help your dog's
fitness even more. If you are making your dog
fetch a ball you need to make sure that your dog
is trained so they will not run off or chase
cats.

After you feel you can trust your dog then you
can begin to exercise your dog. This will
benefit the dog as well as having benefits on
your fitness as well. In addition to this you
will probably have fun with you dog along the
way.


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