artic 595 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 There seems to be a fair few threads relating in exercising dogs, and how much they get each day. I've not seen within these posts on how much Rest a dog receives. I'm a firm believer that rest is just important as exercising. Be interesting to see what your views are on this subject. Quote Link to post
bri1970 22 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 its all about good stocksmanship imo.a good dog man will know when his charge needs a layoff.i'll sometimes give mine a week off if i feel like they've been hammered.they always come back bouncing after a rest mid season. Quote Link to post
blackpack 70 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 ifv the dog has had a hard night, i usually give them a day and night rest, with plenty of good grub etc, as i feel a rest is as good as the work it self in building up the dog Quote Link to post
adamb20 22 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 wey ai the ONLY time the dog recovers and improves is when its resting. Quote Link to post
whip x grey 276 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 ive read most off that post,,,,,somtimes too much can have effect on dog,s,,,,like us if over streached me personally 4 days excircise,,,day rest before racing,,racing 6th day,,,,7th day rest when i think dogs are nearing the peak fittness or at peak fittness ,,,i tone the mid week excircise down alittle,,,as i want them to stay round about peak fittness and most importantly they dont run stale,,meaning there tired and they only run ,,but they lost there spark as they havent had rest,,,or there gettin pushed to hard,,,as there not robots every dog,s diffrent,,,,,its up to owner to keep his or her eye on the ball,,,i,e know there dog inside out Quote Link to post
rocky1 942 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 rest is vital ,as well as diet 2 help it recover quiker,its good when you rotate like me got 3 dogs working so i,m out 5/6 times aweek even if its local Quote Link to post
DottyDoo 500 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 no hard an set rules..... me an dogs rest when we need it Quote Link to post
ruby jet 184 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 no hard an set rules..... me an dogs rest when we need it Quote Link to post
skycat 6,174 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 After a hard night on the lamp or a hard full day out, rest the following day (or night), with just a 20 minute lead walk to stretch the muscles.After that it's back to an hour's mooching about for my dogs. If they are running very hard twice a week, day time running on long ears for example, then just lead walking on their days' off. If lamping a couple of times a week then normal exercise in between, but I don't bike my dogs miles when they're really fit: just easy exercise between real working days or nights. If they want to I let them blow off a bit of steam on grass fields: they're off the lead and can decide if they want to run or just mooch about. Quote Link to post
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