November 15, 2022 • 15 mins
Running with your dog can be a very effective way to improve the health and happiness of your pup and you, the human!
While jogging can be relatively straightforward, adding a dog to the mix will change how you approach this activity.
I’ve been running with my dogs on an almost daily basis for the past few years and want to pass along 9 essential tips that will make running with your dog much easier and more enjoyable.
Here is what we will cover:
- Assess your dog’s running capabilities
- Don’t start too young
- Essential training behaviors and skills
- Get the right gear (this can make all the difference)
- Start slow
- Pay attention to your dog’s signs of being tired
- Be aware of pace and distance
- Weather & terrain are important factors
- Keep it fun and use it as a time to bond
I have two Labrador Retrievers and they have been my running mates since they were old enough to safely run with me.
We’ve run all over Utah, New York City, and California on a wide variety of landscapes and terrains. I made plenty of mistakes in the early stages, and hope that his article will help you avoid my mistakes!
I typically run anywhere from 3-6 miles per session about 3-6 times per week with them. While this may sound high, it took a lot of progression and practice to safely get to those numbers (more on that later). My pups even recently helped me train for the New York City Marathon and were integral to my success!
While we mostly do our runs while they can be off-leash, I have logged hundreds of miles with them attached to my waist (more on that later as well).
All that to say, I have a high level of experience running with dogs! So, let’s dive into all the ways to make jogging with your dog a successful experience.
Quick note: I am only going to discuss casual running/jogging and not Canicross. I have no experience with Canicross, but many people (and their dogs) love it!
AND here's the hands-free leash I've used for years and LOVED! https://amzn.to/3G0EerB
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(00:00):
Hello, pop parents and welcome to today's episode of The
Perfect pop up, Podcast. I'm excited for this episode.
This is one that I feel like I might have the most expertise
out of all the topics that I cover.
I'm going to talk about running with your dog.
I'm going to talk about how to do it safely.
Some things to think about how to decide if it's even right for
you and your dog. And of course the gear that
(00:22):
you're going to need how to workyour dog up to longer distances
and how to have an enjoyable experience with your dog.
So let's Get right into it. One, quick laundry list thing.
I'm only going to be publishing every other week now I have in
past done every week and I'm bumping that out to every other
week there are multiple factors for this.
(00:44):
I hope that you still enjoy the podcast and get a lot of value
out of it and hopefully by doingsome viewer episodes.
I will be able to do higher quality and more in-depth
episodes that hopefully have a little more research and just
kind of time devoted to them. So feel free to give me any
feedback that you have on that. But, let's get right to the
episode. Now I personally have a pretty
(01:04):
good amount of experience when it comes to running with dogs.
I have been going on runs with my to Labrador Retrievers for
over three or four years now pretty consistently.
And in the past year to year anda half, I've been going on runs
probably three to six times per week with my dogs.
(01:24):
When we go on runs, we typicallyrun through Central Park in New
York City and in Central Park. You can have your dogs off leash
before 9 a.m. and so we typically do our runs off leash,
but I also have logged hundreds of hours with them connected to
me, around my waist, which I'll talk more about later.
All that to say, I have a lot ofexperience running with dogs.
(01:45):
I have done long distances with them as well and have progressed
up to where they can comfortablydo that.
And I want to talk about how youcan safely and then have
enjoyable experiences running with your dog.
I'm going to give you nine essential.
Tips that are going to make running with your dog, a little
bit better. So, the first thing before you
(02:05):
ever go out on a run, is to assess your dogs, running
capabilities. You probably know if your dog is
going to be up for the task of going on runs, but a few things
to think about is just going to be your dog's energy levels.
Some dogs are just a little bit more of couch potatoes, they
have low energy and they may notwant to go running, it's
important to look at your dog's age, we'll talk more about it,
(02:28):
but you don't want them to be too young.
Young. You also don't want them to be
too old if your dog is getting up there in age.
You know, sometimes certain organs like their heart or their
lungs might not work as well. They might have joint issues,
and on that note 2, if your dog has a predisposition to certain
health problems or you have dog with the short snout like a pug,
(02:50):
or a pit bull, sometimes the breathing can be an issue for
them, and above all, talk to your vet, just make sure that
they're in good enough. Health to go running with you.
The second point, and I kind of mentioned it is, don't start too
young. So starting to young can cause
issues with your dog's joints and growth plates.
So it's generally recommended tonot start running consistently
(03:12):
with your dog until they're at least a year old and for larger
breed sometimes it's 18 months again, talk to your vet
truthfully. This is one of the mistakes that
I made. I just didn't really know any
better and I started running with my dog Sunny, probably had
a little bit too young of an ageand it may have contributed to
some of her. Hip problems.
So don't start your dog, too. Young the third thing, make sure
(03:34):
that your dog has some essentialbehaviors and skills down.
I don't want to say that they have them perfect or that
they're absolutely the best on leash but it's important to have
some kind of foundational training especially on some
specific behaviors. Those would be leash walking.
I will say that sometimes, you know, the experience of going
(03:55):
running with your dog, can make pulling worse.
I have seen that with my dogs. Or if I'm going on a lot of
leashed runs, you know, when I start to just go on walks or
we're just walking sometimes they do have a desire to pull
because it can be hard for them to kind of switch gears.
Another one is, if you're going to do off-leash runs for sure.
Make your dog, make sure your dog has a solid recall and then
(04:17):
work on things like impulse control.
Leave it. You know, if you're running
around, they're certainly going to be other dogs, squirrels
bikes. And you don't want your dog
pulling lunging after all of those things.
But Again know that, you know, Istarted running with my dogs and
they weren't perfect at a lot ofthese behaviors.
They're still not, but it's goodto have a foundation.
The next part is to make sure you have the right gear.
(04:41):
I cannot tell you how important this is.
When I first started running with my dogs, I would run with
both of them. And I had two leashes, one in
each hand, and they were just normal 6-foot leashes, and it
was the worst it. Seriously was awful.
And then, I, upgraded and said, okay let's get a handheld leash
that splits at the end so that You know, they're both connected
to one lesion that was better, but I just hated that motion of
(05:05):
running with something in my hands.
And, you know, if you run before, if you haven't run a
lot, sometimes you've noticed that it's just annoying to be
kind of holding something in your hand, you know, the motion
of what your arms are doing, is actually really important for
running form and having a lesionmy hands.
It just always felt like I was off balance or something, just
(05:26):
what didn't feel, right? So, I did some research, talk to
people. People and I finally found a
hands-free leash it just Clips around my waist and then it has
four in my instance, a double leash as well.
So that both my dogs are connected to me via one leash
that's around my waist and it makes the world of difference.
I'm telling you if you currentlyrun with your dog and you do it
(05:49):
with the leash in your hand, I just implore you to try with the
hands-free leash. I'll have a link to the one that
I use that I have used for yearsand love it and it still held
up. It's also a great idea in my
opinion to have a harness. I just never liked the idea of
running with my dog where they have a caller on.
I just always worried about themgetting caught on something or,
(06:12):
you know, they're slipping out of their collar especially with
running. It's just it's not a risk.
I'm willing to take I really like using the freedom no-pull
harness. We offer here at Pub furth as
well, that's what I've used withmy dogs for years.
I do it on the back clip. I found if you try and run with
the front clip With the leash onthe front clip, it just it's
awkward for your dog and kind ofpulls them in a weird way.
(06:34):
It's not an enjoyable experience, couple of the things
you want to have. A lot of people will use boots
or shoes for their dogs. I personally don't typically,
but a lot of people enjoy them and think that they're good for
their dogs. I also like having a portable
Bowl. I use a soft one, you know,
there's a lot of ones that are kind of the harder and more
collapsible ones. I personally use the soft one
(06:56):
because it's really light and I actually clip it onto my dog's
harness. And she carries her water bowl
because, you know, that's a lifelesson, right?
Sometimes, you got to pull your own weight literally, and also
make sure you bring poop bags. Don't be the person, you know, a
lot of people out there, they don't like dogs, they just kind
of tolerate them and every time you leave poop out on the
(07:16):
streets or at a park or something, you're just, you're
ruining it for everyone. So please just pick up your
dog's poop the next step after you've gotten the right gear and
you're ready to go for this run is to start slow and by slow I I
mean distance time Pace, just generally how you are going for
(07:38):
these runs, do it slowly. And what I would recommend is if
you're wanting to get into running with your dog, I'd
recommend just when you're out on a walk you know prep like you
are going to do it as a run but just, you know, maybe walk for
five minutes and then run for a minute or two and do a slow Jog
and then go to walking again andjust keep an eye on how your
dogs doing, you know that incremental progression just
(07:59):
like with With dog behavior. You're not going to, you know,
let your dog off leash, 100 yards away and expect them to
come back to you. You're going to start in a
controlled environment. You're going to do a short
distance and you're going to progress up and it should be the
same with running with your dog.And I will say there to the next
Point as you're doing this look for signs of your dog being
(08:20):
tired heat exhaustion dehydration, those things can
happen pretty quickly. For our dogs, will talk more
about whether in a minute, but just keep an eye on how your dog
is doing, you know. Sometimes they will say that,
you know, the pureness of our dog's heart, sometimes they
don't want to let us know that we're tired.
So we need to just be paying attention to their, their body
language, you know. Are they, are they looking
nervous or scared or their ears?Talked is their tail talk.
(08:43):
You know, is their excessive panting.
Are they trying to pull off to the side of the road or the
trail, or they searching for shade?
You know, these types of things can be indicators that your dog
is overly tired. And on that note, make sure when
you're running with your dog more so than you typically would
Running by yourself, give your dog frequent breaks.
Give them water, make sure that they're doing, okay?
(09:05):
You can check their paw pads. Those types of things on a
similar note with kind of starting slow and keeping an eye
on your dog is just be aware of your pace in your distance.
So I've been running with my dogs, consistently for three
years or more now. But when I first started, it was
usually just a mile, maybe two miles and part of.
That was me, right? Like I was just getting into
(09:26):
running and I was progressing slowly with my own Own pace and
my own distance. And now, you know, we've worked
up to the point where I can go on really long runs with my dog
with my dogs and, you know, but that didn't happen overnight.
It was, you know, we would startslower and we do a couple miles
and it's all about that incremental progress and just
(09:47):
keeping an eye on how your dogs doing.
Another Point here is to be aware of weather and the
terrain. So I think we're all aware that,
you know, the heat affects our dogs differently.
But when it To running that. It's even more of an issue
because it's not like you're just out going for a casual
walk. It's exercise.
Your dog's heart rate is up. Your heart rate is up.
(10:08):
You don't think about how much you sweat when you go out for a
jog and then Envision that your dog, not Envision, But realize
that your dog is wearing a fur coat over their entire body.
So if you're hot, if you're sweating, imagine how hot your
dog is. So when it gets really warm, you
know in the middle of the summer, it's not a good idea in
(10:29):
most instances Senses to go out for a run with your dog, in the
hot part of the day, if you wantto keep running.
And if you want to consider thathabit, you know, do it early in
the morning, do it in the evening.
Do it at cooler times or cooler days.
Just be aware that the weather can definitely affect your dog.
And when it comes to terrain, itcan change how you approach your
(10:49):
runs as well with your dog, you're running on pavement.
If it's again, if it's warm, that pavement can be hot on your
dog's Paws. If you're doing Trail runs, just
be aware. There's a lot of rocks or
branches or trees or just thingsthat your dog is having to
navigate That should kind of slow down your pace and then
even things like ice right? Like it can be dangerous for you
(11:11):
as well as your dog. So a lot of things to think
about there and hopefully kind of get your thoughts moving on
how you can have enjoyable runs and safe runs with your dog and
then 9th tip and truly what I think is most important is to
have fun and let it be an experience to bond with your
dog. I like I said to pass a year to
(11:33):
year and a half. I have been running with my dogs
on average, four, five sometimessix days a week and we go
anywhere from three to six mileswhen we go out.
And I can tell, you know, they can't verbally say it to me but
I know my dogs. Enjoy the experience.
They when I say, let's go on a run, right?
Like they're excited. They're ready.
They love the experience of justgetting out and exploring and
(11:55):
being with me, it's a powerful experience and, you know, I will
say to that, I found that running with my dogs, his
improve my relationship and my communication with them.
Because, you know, as I'm running specifically where I run
in Central Park, it can be crowded and you know we've
learned to have to kind of communicate better with each
other about changes of Directionslowing down or speeding up.
(12:19):
And I've been able to just tune in a little bit more with my
dogs and they've been able to, you know, I guess better
understand each other and be in tune with each other and I will
say too high. I really look forward.
I'm one of those people call me weird, whatever I like running.
I enjoy it. It's therapeutic for me, but I
also enjoy it because it's time that I get with my dogs to not
(12:41):
be worrying about anything else.And to just be enjoying nature
and my dogs and the experience of getting healthy exercise and
having healthy habits together. It's just so so powerful.
And I want to relate one quick experience.
That was just really exciting for me and really was kind of
this moment where it fell. All the work that I've done with
my dogs paid off, just this lastweek.
(13:03):
I ran the New York City marathonwas my first marathon.
It was hot. Super hot was one of the hottest
days on record for the New York.City marathon in recent years.
It was so, so hot, and I was struggling the last bit, you
know, after mile 20, my muscles were tightening up and I was
just feeling rough, and I didn'twant to keep going, but as weird
(13:26):
as it sounds, I just envisioned myself running with my dog.
And the energy that they have and wonderful experiences, I've
had running with my dogs and those kind of thoughts, just
kind of kept me. Going kept me moving forward and
I will say, you know, running with your dogs.
It's a great experience to bond with them and if you are a
serious Runner who is looking toimprove times and is looking to
(13:50):
you know have better training. I found that running with my
dogs. His really actually helped my
training because if I have them on my leash and and were
running, I On that if I'm under,you know, if I'm going too slow,
they have to kind of do like a trot, almost walk and it's less
than enjoyable for them. So it's kind of forced me to run
faster and again it all depends on your breed and your dogs
(14:13):
capabilities but you know I tookmy dog Scout a few weeks ago out
on a 12 mile run and you know she was just motivating me.
She was keeping me going, she was going fast, she was ready to
run the whole time and it and you know, helped me run really
quickly and improve on my training.
So I hope you found this episodeOsode enjoyable.
If you hate running, that's all right.
You can still Implement some of these tactics for going on Hikes
(14:36):
or for going on longer walks or even you know faster walks with
your dog. If you love running and you have
a dog, Try It Out, Try running with your dog.
See how it works for you. If you haven't already, please
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that's where you're watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode.
But other than that, we'll catchyou on the next episode.
Hello, pop parents and welcome to today's episode of The
Perfect pop up, Podcast. I'm excited for this episode.
This is one that I feel like I might have the most expertise
out of all the topics that I cover.
I'm going to talk about running with your dog.
I'm going to talk about how to do it safely.
Some things to think about how to decide if it's even right for
you and your dog. And of course the gear that
(00:22):
you're going to need how to workyour dog up to longer distances
and how to have an enjoyable experience with your dog.
So let's Get right into it. One, quick laundry list thing.
I'm only going to be publishing every other week now I have in
past done every week and I'm bumping that out to every other
week there are multiple factors for this.
(00:44):
I hope that you still enjoy the podcast and get a lot of value
out of it and hopefully by doingsome viewer episodes.
I will be able to do higher quality and more in-depth
episodes that hopefully have a little more research and just
kind of time devoted to them. So feel free to give me any
feedback that you have on that. But, let's get right to the
episode. Now I personally have a pretty
(01:04):
good amount of experience when it comes to running with dogs.
I have been going on runs with my to Labrador Retrievers for
over three or four years now pretty consistently.
And in the past year to year anda half, I've been going on runs
probably three to six times per week with my dogs.
(01:24):
When we go on runs, we typicallyrun through Central Park in New
York City and in Central Park. You can have your dogs off leash
before 9 a.m. and so we typically do our runs off leash,
but I also have logged hundreds of hours with them connected to
me, around my waist, which I'll talk more about later.
All that to say, I have a lot ofexperience running with dogs.
(01:45):
I have done long distances with them as well and have progressed
up to where they can comfortablydo that.
And I want to talk about how youcan safely and then have
enjoyable experiences running with your dog.
I'm going to give you nine essential.
Tips that are going to make running with your dog, a little
bit better. So, the first thing before you
(02:05):
ever go out on a run, is to assess your dogs, running
capabilities. You probably know if your dog is
going to be up for the task of going on runs, but a few things
to think about is just going to be your dog's energy levels.
Some dogs are just a little bit more of couch potatoes, they
have low energy and they may notwant to go running, it's
important to look at your dog's age, we'll talk more about it,
(02:28):
but you don't want them to be too young.
Young. You also don't want them to be
too old if your dog is getting up there in age.
You know, sometimes certain organs like their heart or their
lungs might not work as well. They might have joint issues,
and on that note 2, if your dog has a predisposition to certain
health problems or you have dog with the short snout like a pug,
(02:50):
or a pit bull, sometimes the breathing can be an issue for
them, and above all, talk to your vet, just make sure that
they're in good enough. Health to go running with you.
The second point, and I kind of mentioned it is, don't start too
young. So starting to young can cause
issues with your dog's joints and growth plates.
So it's generally recommended tonot start running consistently
(03:12):
with your dog until they're at least a year old and for larger
breed sometimes it's 18 months again, talk to your vet
truthfully. This is one of the mistakes that
I made. I just didn't really know any
better and I started running with my dog Sunny, probably had
a little bit too young of an ageand it may have contributed to
some of her. Hip problems.
So don't start your dog, too. Young the third thing, make sure
(03:34):
that your dog has some essentialbehaviors and skills down.
I don't want to say that they have them perfect or that
they're absolutely the best on leash but it's important to have
some kind of foundational training especially on some
specific behaviors. Those would be leash walking.
I will say that sometimes, you know, the experience of going
(03:55):
running with your dog, can make pulling worse.
I have seen that with my dogs. Or if I'm going on a lot of
leashed runs, you know, when I start to just go on walks or
we're just walking sometimes they do have a desire to pull
because it can be hard for them to kind of switch gears.
Another one is, if you're going to do off-leash runs for sure.
Make your dog, make sure your dog has a solid recall and then
(04:17):
work on things like impulse control.
Leave it. You know, if you're running
around, they're certainly going to be other dogs, squirrels
bikes. And you don't want your dog
pulling lunging after all of those things.
But Again know that, you know, Istarted running with my dogs and
they weren't perfect at a lot ofthese behaviors.
They're still not, but it's goodto have a foundation.
The next part is to make sure you have the right gear.
(04:41):
I cannot tell you how important this is.
When I first started running with my dogs, I would run with
both of them. And I had two leashes, one in
each hand, and they were just normal 6-foot leashes, and it
was the worst it. Seriously was awful.
And then, I, upgraded and said, okay let's get a handheld leash
that splits at the end so that You know, they're both connected
to one lesion that was better, but I just hated that motion of
(05:05):
running with something in my hands.
And, you know, if you run before, if you haven't run a
lot, sometimes you've noticed that it's just annoying to be
kind of holding something in your hand, you know, the motion
of what your arms are doing, is actually really important for
running form and having a lesionmy hands.
It just always felt like I was off balance or something, just
(05:26):
what didn't feel, right? So, I did some research, talk to
people. People and I finally found a
hands-free leash it just Clips around my waist and then it has
four in my instance, a double leash as well.
So that both my dogs are connected to me via one leash
that's around my waist and it makes the world of difference.
I'm telling you if you currentlyrun with your dog and you do it
(05:49):
with the leash in your hand, I just implore you to try with the
hands-free leash. I'll have a link to the one that
I use that I have used for yearsand love it and it still held
up. It's also a great idea in my
opinion to have a harness. I just never liked the idea of
running with my dog where they have a caller on.
I just always worried about themgetting caught on something or,
(06:12):
you know, they're slipping out of their collar especially with
running. It's just it's not a risk.
I'm willing to take I really like using the freedom no-pull
harness. We offer here at Pub furth as
well, that's what I've used withmy dogs for years.
I do it on the back clip. I found if you try and run with
the front clip With the leash onthe front clip, it just it's
awkward for your dog and kind ofpulls them in a weird way.
(06:34):
It's not an enjoyable experience, couple of the things
you want to have. A lot of people will use boots
or shoes for their dogs. I personally don't typically,
but a lot of people enjoy them and think that they're good for
their dogs. I also like having a portable
Bowl. I use a soft one, you know,
there's a lot of ones that are kind of the harder and more
collapsible ones. I personally use the soft one
(06:56):
because it's really light and I actually clip it onto my dog's
harness. And she carries her water bowl
because, you know, that's a lifelesson, right?
Sometimes, you got to pull your own weight literally, and also
make sure you bring poop bags. Don't be the person, you know, a
lot of people out there, they don't like dogs, they just kind
of tolerate them and every time you leave poop out on the
(07:16):
streets or at a park or something, you're just, you're
ruining it for everyone. So please just pick up your
dog's poop the next step after you've gotten the right gear and
you're ready to go for this run is to start slow and by slow I I
mean distance time Pace, just generally how you are going for
(07:38):
these runs, do it slowly. And what I would recommend is if
you're wanting to get into running with your dog, I'd
recommend just when you're out on a walk you know prep like you
are going to do it as a run but just, you know, maybe walk for
five minutes and then run for a minute or two and do a slow Jog
and then go to walking again andjust keep an eye on how your
dogs doing, you know that incremental progression just
(07:59):
like with With dog behavior. You're not going to, you know,
let your dog off leash, 100 yards away and expect them to
come back to you. You're going to start in a
controlled environment. You're going to do a short
distance and you're going to progress up and it should be the
same with running with your dog.And I will say there to the next
Point as you're doing this look for signs of your dog being
(08:20):
tired heat exhaustion dehydration, those things can
happen pretty quickly. For our dogs, will talk more
about whether in a minute, but just keep an eye on how your dog
is doing, you know. Sometimes they will say that,
you know, the pureness of our dog's heart, sometimes they
don't want to let us know that we're tired.
So we need to just be paying attention to their, their body
language, you know. Are they, are they looking
nervous or scared or their ears?Talked is their tail talk.
(08:43):
You know, is their excessive panting.
Are they trying to pull off to the side of the road or the
trail, or they searching for shade?
You know, these types of things can be indicators that your dog
is overly tired. And on that note, make sure when
you're running with your dog more so than you typically would
Running by yourself, give your dog frequent breaks.
Give them water, make sure that they're doing, okay?
(09:05):
You can check their paw pads. Those types of things on a
similar note with kind of starting slow and keeping an eye
on your dog is just be aware of your pace in your distance.
So I've been running with my dogs, consistently for three
years or more now. But when I first started, it was
usually just a mile, maybe two miles and part of.
That was me, right? Like I was just getting into
(09:26):
running and I was progressing slowly with my own Own pace and
my own distance. And now, you know, we've worked
up to the point where I can go on really long runs with my dog
with my dogs and, you know, but that didn't happen overnight.
It was, you know, we would startslower and we do a couple miles
and it's all about that incremental progress and just
(09:47):
keeping an eye on how your dogs doing.
Another Point here is to be aware of weather and the
terrain. So I think we're all aware that,
you know, the heat affects our dogs differently.
But when it To running that. It's even more of an issue
because it's not like you're just out going for a casual
walk. It's exercise.
Your dog's heart rate is up. Your heart rate is up.
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You don't think about how much you sweat when you go out for a
jog and then Envision that your dog, not Envision, But realize
that your dog is wearing a fur coat over their entire body.
So if you're hot, if you're sweating, imagine how hot your
dog is. So when it gets really warm, you
know in the middle of the summer, it's not a good idea in
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most instances Senses to go out for a run with your dog, in the
hot part of the day, if you wantto keep running.
And if you want to consider thathabit, you know, do it early in
the morning, do it in the evening.
Do it at cooler times or cooler days.
Just be aware that the weather can definitely affect your dog.
And when it comes to terrain, itcan change how you approach your
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runs as well with your dog, you're running on pavement.
If it's again, if it's warm, that pavement can be hot on your
dog's Paws. If you're doing Trail runs, just
be aware. There's a lot of rocks or
branches or trees or just thingsthat your dog is having to
navigate That should kind of slow down your pace and then
even things like ice right? Like it can be dangerous for you
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as well as your dog. So a lot of things to think
about there and hopefully kind of get your thoughts moving on
how you can have enjoyable runs and safe runs with your dog and
then 9th tip and truly what I think is most important is to
have fun and let it be an experience to bond with your
dog. I like I said to pass a year to
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year and a half. I have been running with my dogs
on average, four, five sometimessix days a week and we go
anywhere from three to six mileswhen we go out.
And I can tell, you know, they can't verbally say it to me but
I know my dogs. Enjoy the experience.
They when I say, let's go on a run, right?
Like they're excited. They're ready.
They love the experience of justgetting out and exploring and
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being with me, it's a powerful experience and, you know, I will
say to that, I found that running with my dogs, his
improve my relationship and my communication with them.
Because, you know, as I'm running specifically where I run
in Central Park, it can be crowded and you know we've
learned to have to kind of communicate better with each
other about changes of Directionslowing down or speeding up.
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And I've been able to just tune in a little bit more with my
dogs and they've been able to, you know, I guess better
understand each other and be in tune with each other and I will
say too high. I really look forward.
I'm one of those people call me weird, whatever I like running.
I enjoy it. It's therapeutic for me, but I
also enjoy it because it's time that I get with my dogs to not
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be worrying about anything else.And to just be enjoying nature
and my dogs and the experience of getting healthy exercise and
having healthy habits together. It's just so so powerful.
And I want to relate one quick experience.
That was just really exciting for me and really was kind of
this moment where it fell. All the work that I've done with
my dogs paid off, just this lastweek.
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I ran the New York City marathonwas my first marathon.
It was hot. Super hot was one of the hottest
days on record for the New York.City marathon in recent years.
It was so, so hot, and I was struggling the last bit, you
know, after mile 20, my muscles were tightening up and I was
just feeling rough, and I didn'twant to keep going, but as weird
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as it sounds, I just envisioned myself running with my dog.
And the energy that they have and wonderful experiences, I've
had running with my dogs and those kind of thoughts, just
kind of kept me. Going kept me moving forward and
I will say, you know, running with your dogs.
It's a great experience to bond with them and if you are a
serious Runner who is looking toimprove times and is looking to
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you know have better training. I found that running with my
dogs. His really actually helped my
training because if I have them on my leash and and were
running, I On that if I'm under,you know, if I'm going too slow,
they have to kind of do like a trot, almost walk and it's less
than enjoyable for them. So it's kind of forced me to run
faster and again it all depends on your breed and your dogs
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capabilities but you know I tookmy dog Scout a few weeks ago out
on a 12 mile run and you know she was just motivating me.
She was keeping me going, she was going fast, she was ready to
run the whole time and it and you know, helped me run really
quickly and improve on my training.
So I hope you found this episodeOsode enjoyable.
If you hate running, that's all right.
You can still Implement some of these tactics for going on Hikes
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or for going on longer walks or even you know faster walks with
your dog. If you love running and you have
a dog, Try It Out, Try running with your dog.
See how it works for you. If you haven't already, please
leave a review on Apple podcastsor subscribe on YouTube, if
that's where you're watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode.
But other than that, we'll catchyou on the next episode.
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