Conditioning

Marinepits · #1 10-19-2006, 05:51 AM

I've noticed that many of the dock dogs are in really good shape. What do you do to put (and keep) them into condition?

Also, what food does everyone feed their dogs?

I do a lot of hiking with my crew and the youngsters do flirt pole and spring pole. They all eat Merrick Wilderness Blend kibble/canned. Snacks are raw vegetables or apples.

#2 10-19-2006, 08:51 AM

We do lots of hiking and swimming at the lake. Renegade also does agility so we are doing training everyday for that which I think helps a lot. He's currently eating Innova Evo - I just switched him over recently and I'm loving the extra energy (I didn't think it was possible to get more energy out of an already extremely energetic dog) I'm getting from the extra protein!

Sassy Girl · #3 10-19-2006, 09:39 AM

We do lots of stuff with our pups...unfortunately Twiz's breeder thinks he's still needs to take off a pound or two...so he'll be doing a little bit more... :?

Gunn does alot of different things - chuck it, swimming, spring pole, frisbee and some nights the treadmill. We also compete in flyball so lots of drills for that.

Sardo · #4 10-19-2006, 01:57 PM

Lots of walks on the beach almost daily. Bicycle rides, treadmill work, swimming, fetch, up hill retrieves, flyball practice, hurdle jumps, hiking( mostly winter time due to rattlesnakes) and every so often dockjumping.

Maximus eats Solid Gold Barking at the moon performance dog food, supplemented with fish oil, glucosamine, creatine, and k-9 superfuel two weeks before a competition

Sassy Girl · #5 10-19-2006, 02:10 PM

as far as food, we feed Innova Evo and like Brian, we supplement K9 Super Fuel as well 2 weeks prior to competitions.

By the way Brian - Animal Naturals, the manufacturer or K9 Super Fuel sponsors Gunner....they are a local company.

Sardo · #6 10-19-2006, 02:15 PM

Evo is just like barking at the moon. It is a high prtein low grain diet, the only real diffrence EVO uses chicken and turkey, mine is turkey and salmon.

K-9 superfuel a sponsor ha!!!! that's pretty good because that stuff is expensive.

Sassy Girl · #7 10-19-2006, 03:10 PM

Yeah - we also use the Go Dog product,so it was adding up....but I love the results I've seen in my dogs with both products.

Labpaw · #8 10-19-2006, 04:33 PM

To help keep in shape, Parker does a TON of swimming, usually in the river where there is a small current. He loves to swim against it. What a workout!

Marinepits · #9 10-19-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sardo

Lots of walks on the beach almost daily. Bicycle rides, treadmill work, swimming, fetch, up hill retrieves, flyball practice, hurdle jumps, hiking( mostly winter time due to rattlesnakes) and every so often dockjumping.

Maximus eats Solid Gold Barking at the moon performance dog food, supplemented with fish oil, glucosamine, creatine, and k-9 superfuel two weeks before a competition

Up hill retrieves -- what a great idea! I'm sure walking in the sand is a great resistance workout, too. No sand around here, but a TON of fallen leaves, LOL.

I've heard really good things about Barking at the Moon. Might have to pick up a bag.

Sardo · #10 10-19-2006, 05:56 PM

Also shallow water retrieves is also a good workout, and running through snow is also a goodworkout, but where I live we don't have that pleasure.