r/RunningWithDogs

This is my baby boy Fazer, he’s a GSD x Aussie, he’s 8 years old and he is an absolute crack head. I’ve had him since he was 8 weeks old, he didn’t like any form of exercise until he was about 12 weeks old when his big sister taught him about our saviour the chuckit. He has an unlimited source of energy and idk where it comes from but he has no limit on distance or speed. He absolutely loves running but he loves swimming and cycling way more. Tell me about your pups I’d love to see them all :)

it was beautiful spring weather a week ago, hasn’t been over 75F yet. All of a sudden we’ve gotten 95F for 5 days in a row. Before heat index

by the end of the summer this would be manageable but with no opportunity to acclimatize…. we are squeezing on the treadmill 😂😅😭

He is not that buddy.

Love my dog, but man, wish he was a runner. Or at least a short jog-er.

This was less than 1/4 of the way around... our FIRST lap (at the local school track). 😆 🤣

I’m seeing ads for dog cooling vests that you wet and are supposed to keep dogs cool for an hour. Has anyone here used something like that! I’m super cautious with my dog who loves to run, but we keep it shorter and extra early in the summer. Dog tax below of her begging to go out.

Did a 5.5km run with a couple others from my local canicross club.

It was grey, windy, and cold out this morning (at least the snow from yesterday is gone!) but any day is a good day when I am running with my pup. The trails were mostly good except for the last section that was all deep mud, so we retreated to the paved section to finish up our run.

My guy is the one on the far left.

Hi! Any recommendations for a bungee leash for a small 7 lb toy breed (toy poodle)? Thanks in advance.

I purchased the Ruffwear roamer bungee but it is too bulky for her. Pic of dog to get your attention 🤗

Anyone else want to join Good Girl Run Club (GGRC)?

Last year was rough for me

Changed careers, gained 20 lbs, hurt my back, hurt my knee, dislocated my elbow, etc…

My 6 year old Golden recent put on a few lbs too - he’s now 75lbs

So we went for our first run of the year!

After an early sniff and double poop, we got moving.

I was able to get him to run about 0.8 miles with me continuously with only small breaks for the rest of the run.

I think in a few weeks we’ll get to 2 miles.

Pup came home, took a quick nap, and was ready to go out again. He’s in better shape than me.

Any tips for finding the right limit for a Golden? I don’t want to push him too far.

She only had one option at the end there.

Hi everyone, I’m a personal trainer and i adopted my pittie back in January after my first passed a while back. I ran with my first but never with a running harness or the ones with the bungee that allows for some play. Which ultimately led to diagonal running… this was also 7-8 years ago. I’d love to get my new boy out and familiarize him with running along side me especially since he’s 2.5 and very high energy. I’m open to all suggestions on a set up that would be safe on both sides. Something that wont chafe him as he is quite the strong boy, but also something that i still have control just incase i need to make quick adjustments with outside distractions. Picture of the sweet boy to make yall smile. 😊 Thank you for any input!

Also - he’s a shorter pittie stands about 21 inches give or take and I’m 5’2”. So height difference, i don’t think would be a big problem.

So I used to run with my dog Millie more last spring, but got out of the habit during the heat of the summer and have only been on a few runs here and there since. I did get gifted the traction attachment for the muse harness that I already have, and have tried it a few times. Millie always seems more reluctant to pull using the attachment compared to just the straight harness, so tonight I tried figuring out why and realized it's because the straps that go over her back leg/hip area slide down and press weirdly (Image 1). This also causes it to bow out on the sides a bit, although it's hard to see in that image.

Based on the images I see on the website for this product, the more ideal angle for the traction attachment is like what you see in image 2 where it's above (or at least even) with the top of the dog's spine.

Unfortunately I am short and she is tall (image 3), so there really isn't enough of a height difference to pull the leash attachment point to a more optimal position with how it's currently fitted. When she's at full leash tension it would probably be okay, but it's hard to get her to do that since it fits weirdly at low/no tension. Is there a way I can adjust the fit to make it more comfortable for her, or is this just a case of biology making the product not suitable?

(I do know the last vertical strap of the harness is supposed to go on the outside of the traction attachment, but it was making the pictures harder to understand. It didn't really change how it was fitting though)

((Ignore the weird image quality and lighting, I don't know what my phone was doing and don't feel like taking the pictures again lol))