Aside from a more natural, full run being achieved on the jenny, the fact is (running a mill) a dog is "moving a belt" ... but on the ground a dog (running a jenny) is propelling himself forward ... which is a major difference.
Anyone who's ever run a treadmill in a gym "moving a belt" will tell you it's a joke compared to actually running cross-country outside ...
Jack
Anyone who's ever run a treadmill in a gym "moving a belt" will tell you it's a joke compared to actually running cross-country outside ...
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Very true, I can say that personally, when I trained for MMA I did my running outside only used my treadmill when it was raning and it never felt the same. Speaking of which, how much of human strength and conditioning could be used for a dog? Just wondering, which I could make a jenny nut the flirt pole will do for now.
Very true, I can say that personally, when I trained for MMA I did my running outside only used my treadmill when it was raning and it never felt the same. Speaking of which, how much of human strength and conditioning could be used for a dog? Just wondering, which I could make a jenny nut the flirt pole will do for now.[/QUOTE]Originally Posted by Jon P. Lebron
the hardest part would be having the space to do one......im still debating on if thats something i want stored on my property lol..........
very true, once the momentum is going all your really doing is "lifting your legs" as compared to running you have no choice but to push your own weight!
which is one reason why i never really understood how the emill benefits a dog........i understand it still raises the heart rate which is the point behind cardio.....but the slatmill seems much more efficiant than the emill would ever be......
anybody have any good plans for a jenny???
I've used the e-mill too on a couple, and one went over 2:45. He must not have been in too bad of shape eh?
My preference as far as workouts is as follows:
Roadwork with the truck
Jenny
Ground work (Flirtpole or Fetch)
Slat Mill
Carpet Mill
Electric Mill
Swimming
I am sure this won't consist of plans but...I made mine from a mobile home axle. It is a 3" steel pipe concreted in the ground with the hub about 3' off the ground. I attached a steel frame to the wheel to make a table. I attached plywood and carpet to the frame to make a running surface. The frame of the table was made out of 2" square tubing. The arms were 12 ft if I remember, maybe 14' that extended out that bolted on or off. One had a the hook for the dog and the bait. Picture a field goal post parallel to the ground. The other had a counterweights attached. I have seen pictures where jugs of water were used as counter weights. Like most effective conditioning tools it is very simple and very basic. Not sure of this helps as far as plans or blueprints go. EWO
an e mill and a slat mill are totally different, but not all dogs are going to run a slat mill or jenny while most will run an e mill. just recently watched STP yard tour and he used an e mill and flirt pole for bad rosemarys first if an e mill is good enough for them it is definitely good enough for me
compleatly tue!!. altho we have never been able touse a jenny we do stay away from these soupt up hypt up 7/8/9/10 time free spinning mills. they give you a AIROBIC workout only. insted of endurance..
The only focus of using a slate mill is to increase heart and lung longevity.Unless you own a mill with a brake.The brake can be used to create more tension on the front wheels which deflects pressure to make your hound have to work harder to spin that Slat mill.
It is not completely like using a carpet mill but damn close.
When conditioning a dog. The more exercises he or she is involved in will bring you closer to what you are trying to achieve.I find walking a dog for hours on end is just over rated.I walk a dog to empty and that's it. Once he or she is empty, we start the serious stuff.
JM2C
it depends on how u hand walk if u got a dog that wont do anything but that u can grab a 30 ft lead and hit the trails letting the dog sprint walk and chase things and that dog should be good especially if u add resistance
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