whats the best way to get a heavy lurcher fit

[hedz31 1,308]

C'mon lads !! Lets have some more soul bearing !!LOL !! Who else works their dogs all year round ????

 

Cheers.

I don,t feel the need to overwork the land,why make inroads into unworthy quarry that will be a better days sport later on,especially when it grows to a size that may better challenge the dogs.Ive plenty to do at this time of year,the dogs can still be kept physically fit with a few leisurely walks and swims.I find the dogs are physically and mentally so much fresher come late autumn,due to a break,less chance of picking up knocks and bangs and a chance to recover from an arduous season.

Really i find dog's that are kept running and working all year round suffer less injurys muscles etc when they get it hard come the cutting of the corn

[hedz31 1,308]

tell her it was ted i gave him my password

[paulus 26]

C'mon lads !! Lets have some more soul bearing !!LOL !! Who else works their dogs all year round ????

 

Cheers.

I don,t feel the need to overwork the land,why make inroads into unworthy quarry that will be a better days sport later on,especially when it grows to a size that may better challenge the dogs.Ive plenty to do at this time of year,the dogs can still be kept physically fit with a few leisurely walks and swims.I find the dogs are physically and mentally so much fresher come late autumn,due to a break,less chance of picking up knocks and bangs and a chance to recover from an arduous season.

Really i find dog's that are kept running and working all year round suffer less injurys muscles etc when they get it hard come the cutting of the corn

feck waiting for it to be cut

[junior 267]

tell her it was ted i gave him my password

wee prick :laugh: :laugh:

[morton 5,369]

C'mon lads !! Lets have some more soul bearing !!LOL !! Who else works their dogs all year round ????

 

Cheers.

I don,t feel the need to overwork the land,why make inroads into unworthy quarry that will be a better days sport later on,especially when it grows to a size that may better challenge the dogs.Ive plenty to do at this time of year,the dogs can still be kept physically fit with a few leisurely walks and swims.I find the dogs are physically and mentally so much fresher come late autumn,due to a break,less chance of picking up knocks and bangs and a chance to recover from an arduous season.

Really i find dog's that are kept running and working all year round suffer less injurys muscles etc when they get it hard come the cutting of the corn

Even the best of athletes need a break,its not just the dogs,i try to let things breed without hindrance.What works for one may not suit another,ill never understand the need for it,never have and if i ever do ill know its time to quit.

[paulus 26]

dogs need to be exercised in the summer aswell as winter dont see many wolfs on the beach in magaluf in the summer but then again

[hedz31 1,308]

C'mon lads !! Lets have some more soul bearing !!LOL !! Who else works their dogs all year round ????

 

Cheers.

I don,t feel the need to overwork the land,why make inroads into unworthy quarry that will be a better days sport later on,especially when it grows to a size that may better challenge the dogs.Ive plenty to do at this time of year,the dogs can still be kept physically fit with a few leisurely walks and swims.I find the dogs are physically and mentally so much fresher come late autumn,due to a break,less chance of picking up knocks and bangs and a chance to recover from an arduous season.

Really i find dog's that are kept running and working all year round suffer less injurys muscles etc when they get it hard come the cutting of the corn

Even the best of athletes need a break,its not just the dogs,i try to let things breed without hindrance.What works for one may not suit another,ill never understand the need for it,never have and if i ever do ill know its time to quit.

They do get a break there work load drops most muscle injurys ive seen in dog's usualy happen at the start of the season when they go from nothing to a heavy work load i prefer to keep them ticking over at a steady rate and i find them less injury prone and happier in themselves but each to there own

[Giro 2,648]

C'mon lads !! Lets have some more soul bearing !!LOL !! Who else works their dogs all year round ????

Cheers.

 

Anyone will know there are risks when working dogs, but you can reduce some uncessesary injuries. One for me would be not running my dog throught the summer on hard ground...

 

But with the weather we have had I would not worrie about running them..

 

I know I will struggle come dec and jan to get good numbers, so I wont go at them now there would be nothing left come oct lol.

 

I would for "reducing the weight" up the exercise and reduce the food intake with regular adjustment all dogs will respond differently. I would not worrie to much about a little extra weight soon run it off with a few days or nights graft..

 

How long have you been troting them behind car and there still over weight?? At a guess your over feeding.

[riohog 5,938]

if you got abit of grassland to let them have a run on , let em run . if they catch a rabbit or two in the summer ..so what. .they wont learn fk akk stuck in a kennell , and they dont get .fat i wouldnt bother lamping in the summer .no need if theve had a run in the day ..keeps em supple and yes less prone to muscle injurys ,if they are reasonably fit;;

[alex.s 19]

walking on hilly ground or find a big hill a chuck a ball to the bottom so he gotta come back up or just go out looking for rabbits

[paulus 26]

C'mon lads !! Lets have some more soul bearing !!LOL !! Who else works their dogs all year round ????

Cheers.

 

Anyone will know there are risks when working dogs, but you can reduce some uncessesary injuries. One for me would be not running my dog throught the summer on hard ground...

 

But with the weather we have had I would not worrie about running them..

 

I know I will struggle come dec and jan to get good numbers, so I wont go at them now there would be nothing left come oct lol.

 

I would for "reducing the weight" up the exercise and reduce the food intake with regular adjustment all dogs will respond differently. I would not worrie to much about a little extra weight soon run it off with a few days or nights graft..

 

How long have you been troting them behind car and there still over weight?? At a guess your over feeding.

i wish its as boggy as feck and has been for 3 months

[hedz31 1,308]

Look what ye have done CP this thread was about whippet vs lurcher and ye have hijacked it

[morton 5,369]

dogs need to be exercised in the summer aswell as winter dont see many wolfs on the beach in magaluf in the summer but then again

More than 2 or even 3 ways to keep a dog interested and in shape,i find it quaintly amusing that the ones who care to rest the dogs and let things recover their numbers don,t feel the need to justify and look for reasonable excuses for their actions,i understand the genuine pest control options and even entering a youngster,the rest ive little time or understanding for.

[Giro 2,648]

Aye its wet enought here too

 

Could count the hot sunny days on one hand so far...

 

I have had a few strolls with the dogs but would not dream of lamping, tho its tempting to get cracking lol

[long dog 125]

i work my dogs all year round got lots of permission and have to keep the farmers / keepers happy ground permitted also let face it the weather seems better for it in the summer months than the winter at the mo.

ATB long dog