Running lurchers..?

[Stevebeno 0]

i am asking the question will 2 mile runs bother a lurchers health. i play alot ov football and have done small jog's to aid the fitness levels. i have just recently began to take my 10month bull grey lurcher out on the runs am thinking it will aid him as much as me although i am aware the lurcher is not built for endurance.

 

any advice

cheers guys

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Absolutely not! There is no way that a jog with you is gonna hurt any breed of dog for 2 miles and if it does, you dont need that dog anyhow.

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

if you are out-running your lurcher mate...then there's something wrong with it!!!!!!.....

[TOMO 24,871]

i am asking the question will 2 mile runs bother a lurchers health. i play alot ov football and have done small jog's to aid the fitness levels. i have just recently began to take my 10month bull grey lurcher out on the runs am thinking it will aid him as much as me although i am aware the lurcher is not built for endurance.

 

any advice

cheers guys

 

 

you have been given misinformation. the lurcher certainly is built for endurance, of course some crosses have more than others . TOMO

[Stevebeno 0]

if you are out-running your lurcher mate...then there's something wrong with it!!!!!!.....

 

 

Explain......!

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

providing there old enough it should bring them on lovly and your self of cause

[moter poacher 2]

endurance :icon_eek:what makes you think that mate

[on-point 0]

i'm riding out horse to get them fit at the moment and my dog come and does 2 lots a morning, thats 2 - 2 1/2 hours of walking, trotting (around 8 miles) on tracks, stubbles and roads - keeps the dog happy, gives me someone to talk to and is getting him hard fit - perfect. jogging 2 miles is not going to do any harm and it will bring him up a lot better than just going on walks

on-point

[milliken 790]

i take my whippet dog out on the bike do 4 miles no problem they need it to keep there fitness levles up

 

robert

[prohunter 0]

if you are out-running your lurcher mate...then there's something wrong with it!!!!!!.....

 

 

Explain......!

 

what he ment mate is if your out running your lurcher there is something seriously wrong with your lurcher, he was not haveing a dig at you or anything.

[skycat 6,172]

I think maybe you're thinking of Greyhounds: sprint dogs, not built for marathons like Salukis or Collies. That's part of the point of creating a lurcher: getting a dog with more stamina than a pure Greyhound, something that is capable of working all day or night.

Of course Saluki and Collie blooded dogs have more stamina than say a Whippet/Greyhound or a Bull/Greyhound, but even those dogs will have a lot more stamina than a straight Greyhound AS LONG AS YOU CONDITION THEM PROPERLY.

Fitness is everything in any animal or human: you wouldn't get Paula Radcliffe running and winning marathons if she didn't train and train and then train some more. I read once that her marathon preparation involved running about 125 miles per WEEK!

Get your dog trotting not too fast beside you on the bike: 2 or 3 miles a day to begin with, then up it gradually: 5 to 7 miles is plenty, and don't forget to give him some free running as well: the heavier built dogs can build up too much muscle if you only trot them: they need to develop the running muscles as well.