Comments on: how can you teach a dog to walk on a treadmill? http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/ Getting Fit on the Road to Nowhere Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:03:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bluepenguin http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-953 bluepenguin Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:03:49 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/#comment-953 It's a good idea in that it will give her a walk without you having to do anything but it is a really bad idea in that it is very dangerous. -Her foot could get caught and she could get seriously injured. -She could stop walking for a second and slide of the back really fast or get choked if she is wearing a leash. -She could over-strain herself, the setting could be to high and she can't turn it down so she would either over-strain herself and half a heart-attack or go flying off the back, or start sliding of the back scramble back forward and get her paw stuck somewhere while the treadmill was still going. Dogs like to run around to play and smell, but not just run non-stop for a period of time .. without anything to smell, nowhere to ***. If your dog is super hyper there are other ways to get her use up some of that energy: -go to a local dog park... its an enclosed large area so she can run around all she wants, there are other dogs to interact with -go for a run with her (outside)... its easier to run when you have a companion, and if you go for 2 miles she will probably be calm for about an hour -take her for a long walk.. set aside 45min for and take her for a really long walk... lots of smells, and lots of exercise -play outside with her: just in your backyard, grab a dog toy and play fetch or tug-a-war -take her to a beach that allows dogs, bring one of those balls that floats (or a frisbee) and spend the day or just a couple hours there (if you spend the day at the beach bring a portable water bowl and food bowl or just two tupperwares and bring a little dog food and lots of water (so your dog doesn't drink the salt water) It’s a good idea in that it will give her a walk without you having to do anything but it is a really bad idea in that it is very dangerous.
-Her foot could get caught and she could get seriously injured.
-She could stop walking for a second and slide of the back really fast or get choked if she is wearing a leash.
-She could over-strain herself, the setting could be to high and she can’t turn it down so she would either over-strain herself and half a heart-attack or go flying off the back, or start sliding of the back scramble back forward and get her paw stuck somewhere while the treadmill was still going.

Dogs like to run around to play and smell, but not just run non-stop for a period of time .. without anything to smell, nowhere to ***.
If your dog is super hyper there are other ways to get her use up some of that energy:
-go to a local dog park… its an enclosed large area so she can run around all she wants, there are other dogs to interact with
-go for a run with her (outside)… its easier to run when you have a companion, and if you go for 2 miles she will probably be calm for about an hour
-take her for a long walk.. set aside 45min for and take her for a really long walk… lots of smells, and lots of exercise
-play outside with her: just in your backyard, grab a dog toy and play fetch or tug-a-war
-take her to a beach that allows dogs, bring one of those balls that floats (or a frisbee) and spend the day or just a couple hours there (if you spend the day at the beach bring a portable water bowl and food bowl or just two tupperwares and bring a little dog food and lots of water (so your dog doesn’t drink the salt water)

]]> By: Goldenly Addicted *Shoo BYBers!* http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Goldenly Addicted *Shoo BYBers!* Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:25:36 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/#comment-952 Put a soft collar or a harness on her & make sure she's on lead the whole time so that you have control over her. Ask her to stand on the treadmill. Treat & praise. Then start it but make sure it's on low. If she starts walking, treat & praise. Let her walk for 1 minute long. If she's walking by herself with no help, then you can increase the speed to slightly higher. If she's struggling & trying to run away from it, make sure you have a firm grip of the leash. Just keep trying till she eventually gives up from struggling. Always treat & praise. Once she's fine, increase the speed bit by bit. Make sure that she does not stay on it for too long since it's her 1st time. In the next few minutes or hours, try again. Be sure to always be by her side to supervise if anything should go wrong. Once she's totally comfortable with it, you can increase the speed to high & make her trot for about 3 minutes long. In the next few days, she should be able to be on it with not much help but still, always supervise & you can let her trot for about 5-10 minutes long few times a day. Hope this helped. Put a soft collar or a harness on her & make sure she’s on lead the whole time so that you have control over her. Ask her to stand on the treadmill. Treat & praise. Then start it but make sure it’s on low. If she starts walking, treat & praise. Let her walk for 1 minute long. If she’s walking by herself with no help, then you can increase the speed to slightly higher. If she’s struggling & trying to run away from it, make sure you have a firm grip of the leash. Just keep trying till she eventually gives up from struggling. Always treat & praise.

Once she’s fine, increase the speed bit by bit. Make sure that she does not stay on it for too long since it’s her 1st time. In the next few minutes or hours, try again. Be sure to always be by her side to supervise if anything should go wrong.

Once she’s totally comfortable with it, you can increase the speed to high & make her trot for about 3 minutes long. In the next few days, she should be able to be on it with not much help but still, always supervise & you can let her trot for about 5-10 minutes long few times a day. Hope this helped.

]]> By: twinnyyy?. http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-951 twinnyyy?. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:51:00 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/#comment-951 What kamus said.. What kamus said..

]]> By: kamus_girl http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-950 kamus_girl Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:41:26 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/#comment-950 just have her stand on it and turn the speed on slowly if she stays on give her a treat if she gets off try and try again Thats all training really is GOOD LUCK! just have her stand on it and turn the speed on slowly

if she stays on give her a treat

if she gets off try and try again

Thats all training really is

GOOD LUCK!

]]> By: Brandee B http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Brandee B Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:12:30 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-can-you-teach-a-dog-to-walk-on-a-treadmill/#comment-949 omg cool i want to do that with my dog but idk sorry omg cool i want to do that with my dog but idk sorry

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