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Date Posted: Sat, Mar 10, 03:03:19am CST
Author: Dan N
Author Host/IP: h69-21-212-136.69-21.unk.tds.net / 69.21.212.136
Subject: Re: Excersize
In reply to: perry 's message, "Re: Excersize" on Fri, Mar 09, 08:49:40pm CST

>>Thanks Perry and Randy,
>>
>>I will be looking for a treadmill at garage sales good
>>idea. The lake is big enough, except the shoreline is
>>rugged, would be hard to get him into shore. Our
>>canadian cur swims with us in the summer out to the
>>raft, she also fetches some sticks now and again. I
>>may try to lead him around in the rowboat a bit. The
>>big question is why not run him on the asphalt on a
>>leash out the window of my 2wd toyota ? Our local
>>roads are not too busy on the weekends and evenings. I
>>did this the day after I placed the last post and it
>>worked great! I am wondering if this will ruin his
>>feet, or toughen them and keep his nails nice?
>>
>>dave
>>
>>:)>>>Hello Fellas
>>>>>
>>>>>My questions are about getting an older dog into
>>>>>shape, and turning a big game dog onto coon. The
>>dog
>>>>>I bought was DJ Flemlee's Stewart Mountain Dubh age
>>8
>>>>>yrs male. Very nice mellow dog to have around. I
>>>>>recently had him neutered, he is tied, on a senior
>>>dog
>>>>>diet. He gets 1-2 hrs of off leash time with me
>>>daily
>>>>>during the week and more on the weekends. It is a
>>>>>long drive to the dirt roads from here, about 45
>>>>>minutes. we have a 1/4 mile community driveway
>that
>>>>>is gravel and I could run him there, back and
>>forth.
>>>>>How fast and how long? How hard should I push
>him?
>>>I
>>>>>can also swim him on the lake, but without a leash,
>>>he
>>>>>probably won't follow. Is a leash behind a rowboat
>>>>>with trolling motor a crazy idea? How about a life
>>>>>jacket? :) The vet says he has a heart murmur, but
>>>is
>>>>>otherwise healthy. I want to get him into coons as
>>>>>well, trying hard to get him one before the season
>>>>>ends the 15th. We don't have a training season in
>>>WA.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Dave
>>>>Ever consider a tread mill? Just a thought.
>>>
>>>Dave, I would drive the 45 minutes and pretty often.
>>>The lake could be a big help if it's of any size at
>>>all. Swimming is very good exercise for a dog.:-)
>Take
>>>him out away from the shore and pitch him in. A lot
>>>will just try to follow the boat and others will head
>>>for the shore. Either way he will get some work. :-)I
>>>assume he has done some swimming. Drive the 45
>minutes
>>>whenever you can and get him in the water. Taking him
>>>hunting like you like you told me about on the phone
>>>is the way most of us get them and keep them in
>shape.
>>>Our snow is melting and we may be able to get off the
>>>highway agin real soon. I have one place where I can
>>>get around now, but there are so many lions there
>that
>>>it is hard to hunt it.>:) Lions are "jailbait"
>>>here!>:) It is many times easier to get out of a
>>>murder rap than running a lion. >:)(I am NOT
>>>exaggerating.) At least we have places we can run
>dogs
>>>all year on bobcat and gray fox, as long as we don't
>>>have a gun with us. Coyotes are legal too, but I am
>>>NOT into that! I believe Dubh has been on a few
>>>'coons. DJ didn't coon hunt a lot, but I have heard
>>>him talk about doing some. 45 minutes is not that
>bad.
>>>My regular spots where I summer hunt are at least
>that
>>>far. We drive about an hour and 1/2 often to hunt.
>>>Nick has to drive 1 and 1/2 hours to get to my place
>>>or to meet me nearby where I go and he does that
>>>multiple times a week pretty often.:-)Randy
>
>Make sure the dog does not get under the car some
>way!! My uncle uses a lawn mower with a self made bar
>on the back to trott them around the pasture. At least
>they have a chance if a small garden tractor runs over
>them.

I know a fella that has about 60 bird dogs and excercises them often. He pulls a narrow trailer with horizontal metal bars attached to the trailer that extend about three feet past the trailer on each side. To these, he has three way couplers hanging down, the dogs cannot get under the trailer and get hurt. He pulls about 24 dogs at a time and uses a four wheeler to pull the trailer. If pulling with a pickup, you could extend a bar behind the truck and attach a coupler for the dog and he should be safe. I have attached one bar to the rack of my four wheeler and can pull two dogs easily. The best excercise for the dogs and the owners, of course, is to get them in the woods. Dan N

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