[nagdu] Jogging with my dog

[Julie J]

Cindy,

I've never heard that.   I could see how all out running/sprinting for long 
distances wouldn't be advisable.  I can also see how running on pavement for 
long distances wouldn't be the best for a dog because they don't have the 
advantage of shock absorbing shoes.

The times I have gone jogging with my dogs, and they have been a while ago, 
the dog wasn't running.  I'm not sure if it is because I am a slow jogger or 
my dogs are really fast walkers or what.  It's been probably a year since I 
tried it with Monty, but he just walks faster.  His gait doesn't change into 
a gallop or run.  He's very tall though, so maybe that has something to do 
with it.

My take on jogging with a guide is that if you work into it slowly, just as 
you would in any sort of physical training, it should be fine.  Also if you 
are going really long distances, jogging on something other than pavement 
would probably be best.  As for the guiding part, if you are jogging on a 
smooth, clear pathway meant for jogging, the dog should be able to guide you 
safely.

JMHO
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Jogging with my dog


>I am sure some will disagree with this, but I've heard it said that dogs 
>are not meant to do distance running, that you can damage them trying to 
>get them to do it because they want to please their master. I am jogging 
>with a human to help me with it because it makes more sense. Our strides 
>would be more conversant with one another.
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