| Richard,
If you're looking for the kind of neck that the pitmen are getting on their dogs, then you'll actually use a combination of everyone's comments so far. The ankle style weight that is used for running is what you'd strap around your dog's neck. You'll need to attach more velcro because the biggest size won't fit around a moderate sized neck. Then, you'll want to do some road work, like Judi says. A lot of the pitmen only use the weight when they're running their dogs on a treadmill. Finally, I have to agree with Barbara totally. A raw diet is a great way to build muscle, not only because it promotes some heavy-duty chewing and grinding but because it also ensures that there's a lot of protein in your dog's diet to support muscle growth.
Mark |