Sorry if this subject has been beaten to death, but I tried the search function, and finally gave up on what I was looking for. I'm gonna beat the subject a little more.
I know that pups under a year old shouldn't run/jog for exercise (other than the running they do on their own during play), but what about after a year old? Kodee turned 1 a couple of weeks ago, and tonight while we were out, we did a small amount of jogging (I am out o' shape!) in our pasture out back. (I mowed a double-wide path all the way around our 15 acres so we could have our own "walking trails"). Anyway, I am trying to increase his exercise a little, as he is a housedog, and most of our walks are fairly short in the summertime, as the heat index has been around 105 here lately. (Today was a frosty 82 degrees, and we didn't jog until about 8:30p.m.)
Is jogging on grass ok at 12 months? If so, how much? If not, when will it be?
I'd like to start jogging for my own benefit, and if I can take Kodee, that would kill 2 birds w/one stone, so to speak.
i don't know what age you can jog with your dog but becareful in that heat. i mean make sure you and your dog are ok. start slow, short distances and in the evening.
Thanks - I am definitely being careful. Kodee hasn't been getting much exercise the last few weeks, b/c its so d*mn hot and humid! He scared me once a couple weeks ago - I ended up calling the vet to find out the symptoms of heat exhaustion. He ended up being fine, but I haven't taken him out in the sun since. Tonight the only reason we walked (and a tiny bit of jogging), was because it was in the 70's by the time we went out, and getting close to dark.
I think jogging on grass at that age would be fine, I'd take some breaks tho to check on the dog. Its the hard pavement that does it for them so just keep that in mind.
I used to run 4 mi. p/day and my vet told me not to run w/Sean until he was at least 2 y.o. However, running is different than jogging. I'm sure a short jog would be fine and Kodee would learn to love it as well as you.
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