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Old August 30th 03, 01:41 PM
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I have a 5-month old German Shepherd puppy, and I've heard that it's
not good to exercise him too strenuously as it could be bad for his
hips. What I'm wondering is, how strenuous is "too strenuous?" On our
30-minute daily walks, we do run in short spurts---anywhere from 15
seconds to a minute, and no more than 12 such spurts during our walk.

Is this too much running for my dog at this age? Also, at what age
will it be safe for us to run long distances?

Thanks.
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Old September 1st 03, 05:29 PM
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Wooster wrote:

I have a 5-month old German Shepherd puppy, and I've heard that it's
not good to exercise him too strenuously as it could be bad for his
hips. What I'm wondering is, how strenuous is "too strenuous?" On our
30-minute daily walks, we do run in short spurts---anywhere from 15
seconds to a minute, and no more than 12 such spurts during our walk.


Lower impact exercises are better than high impact ones, so walking is
preferable to running, although small spurts won't hurt. One of the
best ways to tire a pup out and give him the exercise he needs is to
take him swimming. Very low impact, great exercise, and it is good from
a behavioral perspective for the pup to be introduced to the water as a
fun thing and learn to like it. If at some point later in life he were
to develop joint problems or need low impact workouts, the swimming can
come in handy.

Is this too much running for my dog at this age? Also, at what age
will it be safe for us to run long distances?


Depends on what you mean by long distances, but as a general guideline,
2 is a good age for the dog to run miles. Always work them up to it by
starting at smaller distances, and over time, progressing to longer ones.

Suja

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Old September 1st 03, 05:29 PM
Suja
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Wooster wrote:

I have a 5-month old German Shepherd puppy, and I've heard that it's
not good to exercise him too strenuously as it could be bad for his
hips. What I'm wondering is, how strenuous is "too strenuous?" On our
30-minute daily walks, we do run in short spurts---anywhere from 15
seconds to a minute, and no more than 12 such spurts during our walk.


Lower impact exercises are better than high impact ones, so walking is
preferable to running, although small spurts won't hurt. One of the
best ways to tire a pup out and give him the exercise he needs is to
take him swimming. Very low impact, great exercise, and it is good from
a behavioral perspective for the pup to be introduced to the water as a
fun thing and learn to like it. If at some point later in life he were
to develop joint problems or need low impact workouts, the swimming can
come in handy.

Is this too much running for my dog at this age? Also, at what age
will it be safe for us to run long distances?


Depends on what you mean by long distances, but as a general guideline,
2 is a good age for the dog to run miles. Always work them up to it by
starting at smaller distances, and over time, progressing to longer ones.

Suja

 




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