Handwalk/Roadwork vs treadmill

[EWO]

No doubts.

Every dog is at least a little bit different. The best conditioners always take advantage of what the dog does best. If your dog hits the ground running and you have to keep up with him then you should do just that, go with it.

If that same dog will burn the mill up, then take advantage of that. If a dog half heartedly runs the mill with little to no effort, then unless he change his mind, the mill may be a waste of time.

As a young boy there was a really long dirt road near where I grew up. The "Hog Parlor Road" keep was born. There was a six foot lead and a '78 Chevrolet Station Wagon. A blue one with the vinyl paneling on the side. We road with the hatch down and held onto the dog. Some dogs broke out to a run and tried to pass the car. Others had to be 'convinced' it was a lot easier to just run along with the car. The dogs that chose to stop/not run were convinced as the car made the lead really tight. The dogs logged a lot of miles on that road. The better ones were the ones who enjoyed the run along side the car. Or, he was not in the wake of the carbon monoxide from the exhaust pipes. Could have been either way, LOL.

It is always better if the dog will go all out because he simply wants to do so.

EWO

[Frank43]

No doubts.

Every dog is at least a little bit different. The best conditioners always take advantage of what the dog does best. If your dog hits the ground running and you have to keep up with him then you should do just that, go with it.

If that same dog will burn the mill up, then take advantage of that. If a dog half heartedly runs the mill with little to no effort, then unless he change his mind, the mill may be a waste of time.

As a young boy there was a really long dirt road near where I grew up. The "Hog Parlor Road" keep was born. There was a six foot lead and a '78 Chevrolet Station Wagon. A blue one with the vinyl paneling on the side. We road with the hatch down and held onto the dog. Some dogs broke out to a run and tried to pass the car. Others had to be 'convinced' it was a lot easier to just run along with the car. The dogs that chose to stop/not run were convinced as the car made the lead really tight. The dogs logged a lot of miles on that road. The better ones were the ones who enjoyed the run along side the car. Or, he was not in the wake of the carbon monoxide from the exhaust pipes. Could have been either way, LOL.

It is always better if the dog will go all out because he simply wants to do so.

EWO

I’m like that with my bike. It’s probably going to make it into the genetics f the dogs I keep. I got a biking attachment. We work on the bike. The first brood female wouldn’t run the bike. I got a litter out of her. She’s gong to be going somewhere else soon. . Found the pups that like to work and like to work how I like to work. The rest were sold. I’ll prob do the same thing every litter and pup I raise. When they were young if they followed instinctively when I opened the door and would walk they could stay if not placed with friends. The two pups I kept almost died following me when they were young. They will be here forever. The rest are with friends. Maybe I get rid of good dogs. In time if I keep that early selection method we will have good lungs and cardiovascular systems. If I have to add breedings to outside phenoms hopefully that will add to my base. I digress.

I really like the bike. My big male loves to work on it. I can put in three to four miles in 15 minutes. During a 3 mile ride he’s pulling me at least a mile. I’m a big guy. I can control his speed with my voice. I think the bike is like a mix of carpet mill and free mill. I Ike the fact I can say “come on let’s get it. Work boy”. And “easy breathe boy. Easy now”. He slows down. I think old fashioned work is better overall. In mma you can use weight equipment that isolates movements. In a fight your arm is rarely in the perfect range of motion. Nothing beats lifting a heavy ass wrestling dummy and wrestling a real person beats all of it. For me I think the bike is superior to a mill. You train fast twitch with all out sprints, slow twitch with pulling and sprints uphill. You can train recovery while moving. The biggest thing your there with your dog. I think that bond is important. Somebody said

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

Vince Lombardi

I think he’s right.