what age for Jogging
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I would wait and see how he feels and what the vet says at a year. It is really dependent on many things, some individual characteristics and their temperment. My boy is four and still would not enjoy jogging three miles - my girl could probably do a half marathon  |
| I'd ask a good ortho vet for professional advice.
This breeder provides interesting information on German Shepherds they sell. Keep in mind that these might be lighter weight dogs. Keeping the dog at a good weight will also be important. http://www.kaiserhaus.com/guarantee.htm Quote: It is felt that genetics play between a 25% and 30% role in a dog having hip dysplasia. This means that new owners can assume a great deal of responsibility (70% to 75%) in their dog developing good hips. Quote: New owners need to be very careful of over exercising a pup. This means no jogging until after the dog is 12 months old. This mean not exercising to the point of exhaustion, or taking the pup for long long walks. Around the block is fine, a 2 mile walk is not fine. |
| My vet says no jogging EVER with this breed. A good brisk walk is fine but jogging puts too much strees on thier joints. Running in short bursts as in the dog run, trying to herd another dog, chasing a ball etc. is fine. |
I would think this breed is now too heavy for jogging. Most long haul dogs are lighter.....Dalmatians come to mind first, Beagle (and they'd howl most of the way  ) and most of the northern breeds.....sled dogs, except "Mal-mutts" which are heavy pullers not so much sprinters.
That's not to say this breed won't be up for some short jogs (once they are at least a year old for growth and development), long walks especially if there are places to explore and rest along the route. |
SheepieBoss wrote: I would think this breed is now too heavy for jogging. Most long haul dogs are lighter......
I think one thing needs to be clarified. When we are talking "heavy" we don't mean "fat" heavy. We mean "bone" heavy. Structure heavy so to speak. This breed should, if bred correctly, carry a lot more bone than lighter boned breeds such as Dals. Another reason that this breed isn't built to naturally do a lot of jumping very easily. They need to be taught properly & then they can do it safely & easily. As my vet said, they are a "front heavy" breed. |
Anonymous wrote: SheepieBoss wrote: I would think this breed is now too heavy for jogging. Most long haul dogs are lighter...... I think one thing needs to be clarified. When we are talking "heavy" we don't mean "fat" heavy. We mean "bone" heavy. Structure heavy so to speak. This breed should, if bred correctly, carry a lot more bone than lighter boned breeds such as Dals. Another reason that this breed isn't built to naturally do a lot of jumping very easily. They need to be taught properly & then they can do it safely & easily. As my vet said, they are a "front heavy" breed. Sorry.................at work. Forgot to sign in. |
Yeah and I think the heaviest bone is in the head some days..........  |
| I have done short bursts of running with our 55lb puppy, I don't think I would want to run with him when he is older. Reasoning the herding part of our breed, I can recover from the hip check at 55lbs during my mid stride but wooo 80 lbs
Has anyone ever trained their OES to run with them and not try to herd them at the same time?  |
Anonymous wrote: I have done short bursts of running with our 55lb puppy, I don't think I would want to run with him when he is older. Reasoning the herding part of our breed, I can recover from the hip check at 55lbs during my mid stride
but wooo 80 lbs Has anyone ever trained their OES to run with them and not try to herd them at the same time? Yes. No herding objects running with 2 legs, but anything with 4 legs is certainly fair game! And in harness he never herds, but the second it's off he resumes it. Harnesses are apparently serious stuff for him - he never has peed or pooped when running in harness, and the dogs he's with of course do it all the time |
Anonymous wrote: I have done short bursts of running with our 55lb puppy, I don't think I would want to run with him when he is older. Reasoning the herding part of our breed, I can recover from the hip check at 55lbs during my mid stride
but wooo 80 lbs Has anyone ever trained their OES to run with them and not try to herd them at the same time? Absolutely!! The only time my dogs are allowed to do the bump is when we are clearly playing in the yard or elsewhere. I do run occassionally with both of them - sometimes at the same time. Thye are either right in front of me or dragging behind - depending on their moods |
| Bella is two and she goes jogging with us twice a day about 2 miles each session. I agree with the weight concern and we use the jogging to keep her in shape and at a good weight. The other thing to consider is the speed you go. I am only going at about 5 mph which is kinda of like a brisk walk for people with longer legs. It works out to a 10 minute mile which a lot of real "runners" would call a snails pace.
Bella did "bump" on occasion when we first started but after 5 days she had the hang of it. She always insists on going with us and is nice an relaxed when we finish. Then she can better focus on a little training. I recommend it if you get the ok from your vet  |
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