What's a good dog to run with???
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anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
"Ryan Bates" <batesrt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
Check out the plentiful threads on this subject. www.google.com, group search.
Points made:
Not too small, long legs meant for running. Not much fur, since overheating is the biggest danger.
Trainable, with enough discipline not to interrupt you for every distraction, anxious to please Not
too active a breed if you live in a city, e.g. Female? Might minimize interdog friction esp. if you
pick a northern breed. Not too old. Smart. Good eyesight, esp. for traffic and navigating. Cute to
increase sociability.
"Ryan Bates" <batesrt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
Hungarian Vizsla
"Ryan Bates" <batesrt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
Greyhounds would actually be not the best dog for such long runs--they're sprinters, and they have
extremely narrow cold/heat tolerance ranges. A better bet would be one of the working/herding breeds
(German shephard, Australian cattle dog, etc.) or a field dog (setters, pointers, retrievers, etc.).
Those are just some of the common breeds (you could also check out less common breeds, like the
Rhodesian Ridgeback or black-and-tan coonhound), and mixed breeds can be great, too. There's
advantages and disadvantages to each, so make sure you consider how the dog fits into your lifestyle
in other ways as well and talk to someone who's knowledgeable about the breed before you commit
yourself to a dog--you can't take it back to the store if it doesn't fit.
On 15 Dec 2003 08:22:31 -0800, batesrt@hotmail.com (Ryan Bates) wrote:
>anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
>any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
>much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
One dog that is good for running is a Doberman.
Bill wrote:
> Not much fur, since overheating is the biggest danger.
unless in colder environment like Alaska where adaptable fur (-40F to +90F temps if a person is in
Fairbanks - I'm not) would be helpful.
> Trainable, with enough discipline not to interrupt you for every distraction, anxious to please
along same lines - non-aggressive by nature would help for training. A thread in another group was
commenting on some of the working breeds are bred for hunting, so their natural tendency is to be
aggressive or run after other things that move.
heels when told to while running rather than running all over the trail and tripping other runners
(Some runners may take their dogs places where they can run off leash and ramble, doing 2x the
mileage of the runner, then on more serious runs have them at their heels at all times
- no leash needed. These dogs are a pleasure to be around, except they won't even say hello when I
run by in the other direction - talk about focused.)
Dot
--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
A good dog to jog with is a talking one. That way he can tell you, his dimwitted owner, that you're
killing him by making him pursue your idiotic hobbies.
>Greyhounds would actually be not the best dog for such long runs-
but they're so god awful UGLY!
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>A good dog to jog with is a talking one. That way he can tell you, his dimwitted owner, that you're
>killing him by making him pursue your idiotic hobbies.
i know you're a raving boob, but that was funny, hehe.
- k i t z - if you want my gravy, pepper my raggoo spice it up for mama, she'll get hot for you
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Ryan Bates wrote:
>anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
>any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
>much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
>
If you want to go for a loooooooooooong run (with or without sled)......Siberian Husky.
Lyndon
"Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!" --US Olympic Track Coach Brooks Johnson
batesrt@hotmail.com (Ryan Bates) wrote in message news:<4b36bd5c.0312150822.2e07bc97@posting.google.com>...
> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
pointers are bred to move for hours and hours, and they love it. I had a pointer for a while <wipe
tear from eye>. Be careful with the cold (don't let them stand around and chill while you stretch).
or get them a vest.
Hearding dogs and Huskies would be good, but I think it would be cruel to run with them in the
summer cause of the long hair.
Ryan, I have a terrier mix that is a female about 50 lbs. She has gone as
far as 16 miles with me. She has more energy than any dog I have ever owned.
Problem is, once you start running with them don't ever plan on stopping,
they want to go everyday. It is hard to leave them at home when running with
friends, not everyone appreciates running with dogs. My dog is in terrific
shape thanks to her daily runs, and there are days when she truly drags me
around. If it wasn't for her as my training partner there are days I
wouldn't run. The terrier mix has less problems with hips than other breeds
and the running doesn't seem to bother them.
Have Fun~ Bob
"Ryan Bates" <batesrt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with?
Whippet. Whippet good.
> "Ryan Bates" <batesrt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4b36bd5c.0312150822.2e07bc97@posting.google.com...
> > anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious
> > one, any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem.
> > thanks much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
>
I believe dalmations were bred as carriage dogs with the stamina to trot alongside a moving carriage
for miles at a time.
Mo
batesrt@hotmail.com (Ryan Bates) wrote in message news:<4b36bd5c.0312150822.2e07bc97@posting.google.com>...
> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
I'm wondering the same thing. I run on a treadmill and want something that can keep up with me.
batesrt@hotmail.com (Ryan Bates) wrote in message news:<4b36bd5c.0312150822.2e07bc97@posting.google.com>...
> anyone have any suggestions on a good breed of dog to run with? greyhound might be an obvious one,
> any others? i'm looking for one that i can train with that can go 10-15 miles no problem. thanks
> much! batesrt@Hotmail.com
I would not get a Greyhound--they're bred to run extremely fast in relatively short bursts.
My recommendations would be a field-bred Lab (not a so-called English line, which tend to be
stockier with more bone), pointer (German Shorthair, Viszla), Siberian Husky, Dalmation, or one of
the lesser-known retrievers (Flatcoat, Curly Coat, or Chessie--but only if you have plenty of dog
experience). Maybe a Weimeraner?
Keep in mind that you will not want to run any meaningful distances with your dog until the growth
plates fuse, at 1-1.5 years, and that it may require considerable training effort to get a dog
focused enough to do this sort of running. All the breeds above are high-energy dogs and will
require a lot of time, training, and physical and mental work. The first year or so in particular
will be interesting!
What's a good dog to run with? I'll tell you, any dog that you don't have to run FROM.
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