Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 This may sound a silly question to you more seasoned Lurcher Men, but as I am new to this game I am wondering do you continue your training on a 12 month old pup during the summer or is it just the fitness you work on? Thanks Quote Link to post
snoopdog 1,256 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 me personally iam going to keep up the basic training and mooching about through the summer months ...keeping him fairly fit ..but come mid august i will up his fittness training for the coming season and get him to his best for the winter time ...they need to chill abit in summer ..like all athletes they need to wind down abit and then up there fittness when it coming up to compertition time .....my fittness will include plenty of road work and start of with him lamping acouple of times aweek slowly building that up to four times aweek ....come december hopefully and injury free he will be at his best ....imo.....some people will disagree and some will agree ....but thats always the case ..not everbody does things the same but thats my program for next season ...it will all tell in the running next season... Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Cheers mate, tell me one thing, do you run your dogs on lures during the summer to help with fittness? Quote Link to post
snoopdog 1,256 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 no i dont bother with lures i dont see any need for them myself ..through the summer they get enough exersise to keep them fairly fit ....plenty of walks a bit of daytime bunnying ...the odd trot at the side of my mountain bike .....just steady away really i never let them get to much weight on but a few pounds wont do them any harm at all ....i think if you let up on them for a few months through the summer you will get more good seasons out of your dog ....and it keeps that keenness there ..jmo....all the best..... id just like to state i have nothing against lure cousreing its just not my thing and i dont need to do it to keep my dog fit.... Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Cheers mate, only reason I ask is because there is a club in my area that holds lure coursing durning the summer to keep their dogs fit, might have a look. DOES IT TAKE MUCH TO GET THE DOG RUNNING ALONG SIDE BIKE? Quote Link to post
snoopdog 1,256 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 if you fancy lure courseing give it a try you will proberly meet some interesting folk ....its just not my thing thats all.....as regarding running along side your bike ..if you havnet done it before try it were its quiet early morning on the river bank or cannal banks its amazing what you see early in the morning i do a bit on country lanes to keep his pads hard and feet tight ...i also go along my local cannal ...it does wonders for your dogs my terrier comes along aswell ...he can run for miles bags of energy ..i use him for bushing mostly he got a nose for them big bunnies .... .....at the end of the day its personall preferance ...the thng is it keeps you fit aswell iam thirty seven years old and when i do a bit of lamping with the younger lads its them who are puffing and panting .... whats good for the dog is good for you ...... Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 whats good for the dog is good for you ...... Good sound advice that. Frank. Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Cherrs for info, I now what you mean re fitness for both owner and dog, but thank god I was blessed with a body like this Quote Link to post
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