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Exercising with your dog is a great way to bond with your dog. Remember, dogs are pack animals and you are the pack leader. Your dog wants nothing more than to please you and to be with you. Exercise is important for your dogs health and overall well-being. Exercising together is a wonderful way to bond and you both are benefiting from the exercise. A fat dog is a sign of a lazy dog owner.
It is best if your dog gets 15 — 30 minutes of exercise every day. The more active breeds such as the Herding class, need to stay active and will need an hour or more of exercise every day. If you have a smaller breed as in the Toy, you can break up the exercise throughout the day.
Fun things to do with your dog
Play Fetch
This is a not only a fun game for you and your dog, but you are keeping him trained to come when he is called. It is always good to keep training your dog, sometimes they need reminders. Throw a ball or a stick, when he comes back to you when he is called, remember to praise him.
Frisbee
Frisbee (Amazon link) dogs are cool. There are competitions for this as well. This would be a great way to get exercise and compete at the same time. This is a good exercise for the Herding class.
Swimming
Swimming is great exercise for both human and dog. It’s a great way to keep the muscles toned. You can even throw a ball into the water and have your dog retrieve it for you. This is a great way to condition the Hunting Class of dog.
Carting
Large dogs like the Rottweiler are great for this fun sport. Your dog will need to be specially trained to do this. Look for local Carting groups in your area.
Take Your Dog To The Beach
Bring your dog to the beach (make sure that dogs are allowed at your local beaches). Running in the sand and playing in the surf is great exercise for your dog. They have fun and you have fun. Bring a ball or Frisbee along with you.
Play Hide N Seek
Hide some treats in a toy like a Kong (Amazon link). This is a great way to stimulate your dogs mind. He will play with the Kong and figure out how to get the treats out.
Agility
I love to watch Agility trials. This is not only a great exercise for you and your dog, but it is mind stimulating for him as well. Plus you are keeping up on his training. It is best to start your dog on Agility when he is a puppy as this takes a lot of work and training on both of you, but in the end is very rewarding. This is a great exercise for big and small dogs.
Hiking/Camping
If you are a hiker and/or camper, why not bring your four footed friend along. This exercise is best for larger dogs and they can carry their own water as well with a special made backpack. Make sure you take frequent breaks to give your dog a rest. This is an exercise that you need to start when he is a puppy and condition your dog. I always took my dogs camping with me. They make great watch dogs as where I camp there are a lot of coyotes. The dogs can smell and hear the coyotes before I can. When I heard my dogs start to growl, I knew something was getting close to my tent.
Flyball
This is a fun competition and great exercise as well. Again, you will need to train your dog how to play. Search your local area for any Flyball competitions. This is a fun thing to do with either a large or a small dog.
Walking/Jogging/Biking
There is nothing better than taking your dog for a nice walk or jog. You both are getting outside and getting exercise. If you ride a bike, you can purchase a Springer Bike Leash (Amazon link) it attaches to your bike. This is great for really active dogs like the Herding Class, Working Class and Hunting Class. Use common sense with this. If your dog is tired let them rest. This should be used for very active dogs only. Not old lazy dog.
Video Transcript
Have you ever seen people try to ride a bike and hold the dog’s leash in their hands? It can lead to very nasty spills.
With the Springer even if your dog tries to run off to greet friends or chase a squirrel you stay in control. For most dogs it takes only a few minutes to adjust to running with the Springer. Think of the springer as the everyday walk reinvented. what makes this product unique is the heavy-duty steel spring because it absorbs up to 90% of your dogs unexpected tugs. The springer makes the ride safe and fun for both of you and the springer works with most sizes of dogs and most bikes.
Like a third hand on your bike the springer is easy to use if you can ride a bike you can bring your dog. Never enough hours in the day? Now you can walk your dog and get your exercise at the same time.
Setting up the springer arm is simple and takes only seconds just install the clamp on your bike attached with the cotter pin you can then release and reattach the arm easily to any bike. The springer is a great way for you and your dog to enjoy spending time together. After a rest and a water break it’s quick and easy to reattach the springer to your dog’s harness and the springer protects your dog from the bikes pedals and wheels so you can keep both hands safely on the handlebars. What if your dog runs on the wrong side of a post or hydrant? The patented safety release frees your dog instantly.
Got more than one dog? Bring them along. Dogs love to run in a pack and with the Springer you can attach two or three dogs on each side. The heavy-duty steel spring can handle the pulls and tugs of multiple dogs while allowing you to keep your balance.
You know that dogs love to run, it’s in their nature, in fact veterinarians around the world agree that biking is the perfect way to exercise medium and large dogs with the Springer. You can get outside and spend quality time with your best buddy. So if you want to keep your dogs healthy and happy buy them a new kind of toy, buy them a Springer, they’ll be sure to thank you for it.
By making exercise fun, you don’t realize you are exercising. It’s always fun to do things with your dog. They love to please you and love to be with you. So, get outside and have some fun and get some exercise.
Exercising with your dog is a great way to bond with your dog.
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