jogging with dog.

[lumpsta]

OK, i've heard at least a couple things on this subject. I read that you shouldn't jog with a rottie until they're 2 years old, I've also heard 18 months. I asked my breeder and he said to go ahead and jog with her and it won't be a problem. She is 1 year old by the way and I've been jogging with her for 3 or 4 months.

Does anybody have any advice on this that can be backed up with facts? thank you very much in advance!

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Originally Posted by lumpsta

OK, i've heard at least a couple things on this subject. I read that you shouldn't jog with a rottie until they're 2 years old, I've also heard 18 months. I asked my breeder and he said to go ahead and jog with her and it won't be a problem. She is 1 year old by the way and I've been jogging with her for 3 or 4 months.

Does anybody have any advice on this that can be backed up with facts? thank you very much in advance!

I jog with my 8.5 month old pup...but for only about 7 or 8 minutes...and we've built up slowly to that point. The pup is always ahead of me and full of energy, but I'm still taking it slow and easy and never on a real hard surface.

[RottiMomCT]

I would think you would want to get the obedience issues you posted about (lunging and growling) under control and have a well trained dog before attempting ot run with her.

Yes, you can run/jog with a younger dog, but keep it age appropriate...work up to a decent distance slowly, building endurance for the dog.

[lumpsta]

she's fine when i walk or run with her. only tugs a little when someone walks by, which i'm working on. the growling was an isolated incident that has nothing to do with the question on this thread. please don't assume my dog is viscous and growls at everyone.

[RottiMomCT]

Originally Posted by lumpsta

please don't assume my dog is viscous and growls at everyone.

We're not assuming anything. You posted that your dog was lunging and/or growling when she wanted to go 'meet' someone....based on that information you gave in another thread, I posted a reply.

Isolated incidents are rarely isolated....if you don't get that issue under control, it will happen again.

Obedience classes will work wonders for your relationship with your dog.

If you are already running with her, and you know she might tug when someone approaches or passes you, get, and keep, her attention using a toy (tennis ball, small tug type rope toy) or treats. Talk to her as well while you are out running - a simple 'good girl' if she is behaving herself or a little whistle to get her attention will help remind her that she has to pay attention to you.

My boy Baron is a nutjob if he doesn't get either a 15-10 minute romp in the yard or a nice long 30-45 minute walk - I do both now that I am not working. Morning is zoomie around the yard time, late afternoon I leash him up and off we go for a nice long, fast paced walk...no stopping to pee, no sniffing...this is business walking...burn energy. The pace is too fast for him to do anything but watch where he is going and keep an eye on me...we slow it down for the last 15 minutes or so and he is allowed to check things out as we cool down.