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Title: conditioning dogs Post by: devildawg86 on January 21, 2015, 09:53:24 pm For those that don't hunt year round with dogs how do u condition your dogs for hunting season.
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: jdt on January 21, 2015, 10:02:07 pm take'em huntin ;)
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: dallas22 on January 21, 2015, 10:20:49 pm Tredmill or dog run.
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: Pwilson_10 on January 22, 2015, 07:03:07 am A dog run like a horse walker ??? Cuz if u mean like a pin that is long enough for them to run in number 2 just gives mine more room to get fat
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: Judge peel on January 22, 2015, 11:51:21 am If your talking bulldogs I keep mine on a 65lb toe chain that will keep them in fair shape. Bay dog needs to be hunted to be in hunting shape ten miles ain't much for a modest dog a above average dog twenty miles ain't much. And just don't feed them as much and it will be easy to get in shape just like people
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: dallas22 on January 23, 2015, 07:22:23 pm This what my dogs look like condition.(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/23/251bb7ca1bbaececf4226ece8d2d5f5d.jpg)
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: jpuckett on January 25, 2015, 12:06:04 am Lol you let em get burned for a hunt or two on some running hogs lol and they'll get in fighting shape pretty fast hahahaha
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: Hutch33 on January 28, 2015, 04:01:55 pm Try making a spring pole...get a garage door spring with a hide or rope on the end and hang it from a tree or wood pole. Or a flirt pole, I use a whip with a hide on the end. Also swimming.
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: devildawg86 on January 28, 2015, 06:20:35 pm Thanks for all the replies
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: MrsLouisianaHogDog on January 28, 2015, 06:35:09 pm Good old fashioned hand walking goes a long long way as well.
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: Georgia-Hawgs on January 28, 2015, 08:02:30 pm Im gonna try out some of the spring methothds. But i can say from experience that swiming/wading will whip a dog into pretty good shap pretty dang quick. I live right on the river and we do alot of fishing, frog gigging ,limb lining and basket setting. My bulldog always goes with me. And during the summer when were doing all this he looks real good all the time !
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: devildawg86 on January 29, 2015, 10:32:36 pm Thanks for the replies...I was doing some research on the different keeps for game dogs and thought I might try one to get my bulldog n shape for the hunt. I figure if it worked for some of the greats its worth a shot!
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: TheRednose on January 31, 2015, 06:32:33 pm Spring pole to strengthen their core, flirt pole for both explosiveness and muscle condition, and treadmill or a dog walker for stamina.
Title: Re: conditioning dogs Post by: txdogos on February 03, 2015, 06:53:13 pm i live down by the beach, i run them on the beach. I drive the jeep while they chase me. Sometimes they last 2 miles, sometimes they last 7 miles.
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