So I recently started biking with my 3 or 4 year old rescue mutt (APBT, ACD, Boxer and more). Hoping it will calm her down a bit and address some behavior issues that are related to over excitement. We're biking in suburban low-traffic streets. I pick the directions and let her pick the pace. We usually start with one to four minutes of a galloping sprint and then settle into a 5 mph slow trot. I usually take her on two to three mile trips. But am considering slowing increasing the distances.

She usually just kind of gets in the zone and sticks with her slow trot. I don't really know what she is thinking though. She gets really excited right at the start of the ride and then gets into a calm grove. What are the signs she is enjoying the run or if she'd rather stop?

Also, there are occasions when another bike (or group of bikes) will fly by us fast and it triggers her prey drive. She will want to sprint after the bike. I usually wait for the bikes to be out of site and then let her pick her pace. She will sprint at full pace and won't stop. We went for over a mile like that with her tongue hanging to the ground towards the end. I had to force her to stop by turning in a different direction. She wasn't happy about it. Will some dog's hurt themselves by running too far at too high of a pace? I felt like she was not gonna give up no matter what.

Nothing beats trail blazing with Simone! Girls can gorp too.

Hey all, my mum started running with our dog so I was wondering if there are any good running leads? The only issue is, our dog is an American Staffy so any cheap material leads will break due to her strength in biting leads when she’s bored on her walk 😅Does anyone have any sturdy running dog lead recommendations?

Thanks!!!!

Recently discovered my Cocker Spaniel adores running and I would love to start my running journey with him. However, he isn't good with loose leash and I don't know how to teach him to run with me.

What are some steps to take to teach him to be with me whether we are walking our running? I finally built his food drive up, so I can use treats!

Hi all! Just wanted to share that after 3 months of “detraining” prior to a heart mri to see if I had athlete’s heart, I’m slowly ramping up the mileage again with my running buddy Cooper and we’re both SO HAPPY to be back on the trails. Don’t take your runs for granted, nor the pups that run with you! ❤️

So I’ve started introducing my chihuahua, Chica, to running with me. She did her first 3km today with no issues, never even started panting.

I did my average pace and she kept up no issues. I know she is small and I’m kinda terrified to do something wrong. When we came home, she started playing and doing zoomies, calmed down 20-ish minutes later but kept active thought the evening- did some patrolling around the house, carpet back scratches and average doggie chores, didn’t seem tired at all.

How do I figure out good distance for her? How have you figured out what your dog is comfortable with?

I recently started running with my 8 month old rescue pup. She does pretty great on faster runs, but slow runs are a fast walk for her and she stops to sniff every 30 seconds. She knows leave it, lets go, heel, but she only listens for about 10 seconds or so then she loses focus again. Advice?

Looking for a dog raincoat that has a harness hook up hole. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

My 16 year old son wants to run with his whipit, he has harnesses but he wants a leash and whatever goes around him for Christmas do you have any suggestions he won't be doing a competitively just occasionally for fun

We’ve been running with our big guy (3yo, 90lbs) lots this year. Maybe 2-3 times a week. We used to have to drag him for 3km runs at almost 6:40 min/km, this year he’s killing 8km runs at 5:00 min/km, of course only when it’s cold.

We always worry about his size and if that causes any health issues. Anyone else run with a giant breed?

This time of year in AZ is 🙌 with cool temps which my girl definitely enjoys more than running in hotter summer months and not having to get up and out the door before 5am. Hope everyone has a great Sunday run day.

Now that it is finally below 70 here, we are back to running two-three times per week. This 5yr old husky loves it. We do between 1.5-4mi so far at around 7:30/mi pace. However I am afraid of adding on more mileage since I began to notice a little trend. She gets dinner at 4:30/5pm, we go for a run at 6:30pm, and then around 8am the next morning she vomits bile. She then doesnt eat breakfast until the afternoon. Other than that vomit, she it totally normal. I know she has a sensitive stomach as we feed her prescription royal canin food. Anyone have any ideas here to stop the vomiting? Anyone experienced something similar, what have you tried? (Pic is Luna post-run)

So to start I'm not a runner, I tried years ago, and got shin splints way wrong shoes, I have a Chinese Crested we've done 5-mile hikes and she is still ready to go (She has done FastCAT, and we do Flyball so she is fit), but I want to start running and I'm not the fittest... and have NO idea how to start running without hating it and quitting, would love some tips and links. We live in San Diego, I'm not super worried about starting this in "WInter" Pic of the Beanz who gives her all at everything.

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High winds today. I’ve got water proof boots for him also so when it snows. Luckily he does not mind putting them on or wearing them.

We recently moved to the countryside, and I have recently discovered the pleasure of running on a gravel trail instead. of cement. I am 60, a 60-year-old man, and I run 3-4 times a week, about 6k per run... with my 3-year-old lab :-). I have always run with Asics shoes (3 marathons yeaaaaars ago). My walking shoes are from Salomon, and I bought winter running shoes that I like (XA PRO 3D V9 GORE-TEX), but they are more for winter, them being GTX. I look forward to saying that I am looking for summer gravel shoes. I like mentioning "gravel" because Salomon has a gravel model - not a trail one, if that makes a difference.

So, yeah, any recommendations for gravel running?

Tks all.

I’m getting a pembroke soon. I plan to have her do canicross with my current pack when it’s developmentally appropriate for us to do so, I’m looking at harnesses and see that non stop has their kid which is a lead, harness and poop bag. I planned to get her a lead to attach to my CaniX belt anyways, but wasn’t sure if the lead in the puppy kit would be worth getting now? since her projected adult weight is set to be 22-25lb I don’t expect to need a thicker lead the way I would my GSD. I also noticed that they have the ramble harness in the kit and don’t see that it would be recommended for canicross. Should I just wait and get a normal lead/harness for now from the pet shop?

Since this photo I have gotten her a proper harness, and myself a waist leash. Running with her is easier when she provides the power!

I’ve got a stress fracture in my foot. See y’all in the new year. 😞

I run with my border collie he is about to turn 4 years old. We've been running together for a few weeks and quite often when running he ends up wearing his nails down to the quick and I have to stop it and treat them and clean the house after he covers it in blood. Is there anything I can do to stop this? I've heard the boots are not good for them and he hates wearing anything except a collar.tia.

Has anyone purchased this reflective blanket for their dog? Was it lightweight? Thanks so much!

I’ve been getting into trail running with my dog lately. Does anyone have any suggestions for carrying water, a bowl for and I would also like to start carrying an emergency carry out for her god forbid something would happen. Currently I just use a handheld water bottle and she drinks from the stream but looking for better options!

Thanks!

Any recommendations for a light that will clip to my dog's running harness without bouncing around? He has a Neewa Pro Sled Dog Harness and doesn't wear a collar when we run so it would have to clip to one of the straps of the harness without bouncing around. Most of the lights I have seen on Amazon are made to dangle from a collar but this doesn't work for our set-up. I wear a headlamp, rear blinking, and high visibility vest when running at night. His harness has some high-vis patches but if other path users don't have a light that doesn't do anyone much good and lately we've encountered a lot of users without lights who see me but miss the dog and get startled when we get closer.

Hello, We just fostered a pitbull (mixed I think) to save from a shelter. He seems to be pretty well trained and loves to walk, has a lot of energy and seems to stay with me when I run.

First run we went about a mile before he started to just stop. Then he ran well for about 2 miles, not really stopping. The third time I ran with him, he barely went half a mile before continually stopping.

I've had other dogs that are runners that do the same and just keep stopping after showing a lot of energy at first.

I know these dogs should be able to run further and I'd assume would enjoy it and certainly need the exercise after staying inside a lot of the day.

I'm not sure why he seems to not like running and continually stopping. I don't want to run with him as this really affects my run; but it would be great to give him that exercise he needs and tire him out.

He is pretty young I think, seems to have been trained as he runs alongside and rarely strays, and doesn't have a lot of other exercise throughout the day.

We have had him for 2 weeks so we don't know him very well yet but he seems to be happy and well behaved inside and outside so far. Still not sure how he reacts to other dogs/people yet though.

Maybe it's me since we had a husky and a German shepherd who were great runners, but after running 4 miles, they seemed to not want to run that far anymore.

I run about a 7-8 min/mile pace.

Any thoughts/advice?

Nico & I had our longest run, 12mi/19km ! He’s the reason why I love running. 🐕❤️