What Do You Lot Do With Your Dogs In The Summer?

[Joe Durrant 6]

Just wondering what everyone on here does fitness wise with there dogs when you don't hunt them.

I just road walk mine and stick them on the lure if the ground isn't too hard, and when I can let him have a run around the fields.

But other than that I let mine rest and recover from the season.

 

Do you lot do anything in particular?

Or have any advice for me as I have only been running my dog for the last 2 seasons.

[tb25 4,626]

Mooching trough out they year for bunny's and birds..we won't be putting no dent in the population so that's does us..

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Mooching trough out they year for bunny's and birds..we won't be putting no dent in the population so that's does us..

Im the same as you pal ill mooch all year and where I am is over run with rabbits you wouldn't believe it And its on common land an every cnut and his wife hunt it but jus cant get the numbers down its like for every one you kill ten appears

Edited May 8, 2015 by peterhunter86

[wild rover 548]

Out every morning, ratching the local fields, not hunting just letting the dogs run about work a bit of cover where they cant kill, I also relax the feeding and allow them to put a little weight on, I go to shows for the crack, dont show lurcher but got a whippet pup and will show it, I go to lure racing once a week for crack as well, time for chilling and enjoying the summer, will be starting the whippet pup off, letting it catch a couple ready for September. DIY time on the kennels and aviary, breed a few birds and do not a lot...well just enough to keep her indoors quiet.

[paulsmithy83 567]

Let mine rest for good month or so let niggles heal . And try let them mentally chill as the season has been rather hectic , take em fishing with me and just chill time. Then start ramping stuff up august with swimming and take em jogging with me and stuff.

[cocker 2,654]

just walk it 4 miles a day every day

[LaddyLurcher 260]

General mooching about and road walking and start training the new pup

[D Lloyd 2,790]

sell them

[lurcherman 887 12,670]

sell them

 

Yeah sell them and buy some more in august /sept

[jcm 2,326]

Walking, swimming little mooches got a young dog this year so will be doing w little to get him going

[jhiggins 48]

I am starting to train mine for Flyball - looks like a laugh.

[Chid 6,376]

Work them ... Me and the mutts don't like the cold

[peterhunter86 8,627]

I know some dogs that won't see the light of day till next season then put straight on the lamp come September then usually lying up injured till the next season Same thing every year

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

I run mine down the creeks close to the water and mostly at night when its cooler. But here where I live it can be at night and 100% humidity so ya kinda gotta be careful. Coldest and hottest place on earth except maybe Iowa in my opinion. This state sux!

[bird 9,587]

Let mine rest for good month or so let niggles heal . And try let them mentally chill as the season has been rather hectic , take em fishing with me and just chill time. Then start ramping stuff up august with swimming and take em jogging with me and stuff.

+2 just chill with them , let them rest . then about mid July start bike work with my younger dog 30 mile a week , nice and steady just to open his lungs up a bit and bit of stamina , stop in mid august to start lamping etc.