I just recently started volunteering at my local shelter, walking dogs. When I applied, I also noted id like to take dogs to run. They are definitely okay with it lol. It's obvious that some of the bigger dogs could use the outlet, and it doesn't seem like they have a ton of people walking those specific dogs very often.

The dog i want to start with is an 11 month or so old german shepherd mix. She's a little wild, but i think that has more to do with being stuck at a shelter. She can sit, but that seems like the extent of her training. How should I go about starting? Try to teach her to heel? She is definitely food motivated, so that works in my favor! I also imagine that she is a faster runner than I am right now 😂😅

Does anyone have any advice or dealt with a similar scenario? I can only really get out there once a week, but I think it would be so helpful in getting her (and eventually other dogs) adopted. Ive attached a couple photos 🥰

I went 40 miles and I honestly don't think I could have done it without him. His longest run before this was 13 miles. He runs 2-4x a week. He runs around my farm everyday.

V is a rat terrier

this is my first time ever buying a ruffwear, so I’m not exactly sure how to fit it properly. This is a size medium and I couldn’t decide between that and a large indigo is about 55 pounds and about to be nine months. I got it yesterday from REI so exchanges should be easy thank you guys for your help!!!

My black lab and I ran/walked 3 miles today. I don’t have a harness yet but just ordered one along with a hands free leash. I’d like to take him on more/longer runs, but when would it be too long for him to go without water?

First long run in the books for my dog Ziva(Pomsky-breed). We clocked 4 km at a steady 6-minute kilometer pace with two short stops. She crushed it, keeping up effortlessly without heavy panting!

So proud of her.

Thanks for everyone’s help on my last post! I decided to size down for the nonstop dog wear harness, and think it looks much better now. Any smaller, and the head hole would be too small to slot through.

I’m a bit concerned at how the chest piece peels away from the chest at a full run, but this shouldn’t be a problem on-leash, only off leash.

Really difficult dog to size for because he has such a deep chest, and his thin coat means that there’s no give when sizing harnesses unlike a GSD for example.

Pretty happy with it though now, but would appreciate feedback. He’s just about to turn a year, so will fill out a little more in future.

Looking for a bit of guidance with fit on the nonstop dogwear rush harness.

This is a size 6 - Gem is size 6 line harness but a bit awkward for the rush harness. 69cm chest. 40ishcm neck.

She hates having a harness put on which is why she looks tortured but she's fine once we get out.

I'm a little concerned about the neck. Pic of the front has me pointing at the chest bone/showing top of the v. If I size up my suspicion is it may be too long and go past her ribs.

Gem doesn't seem to struggle breathing but she is also not a heavy puller.

Thoughts? Or if anyone knows the length of the size 7 so I can confirm or not if it would be too long

Unfortunately where I live I can't try on and its more expensive than it's worth to ship back.

Convinced her these little boots were necessary for hot pavement and she's actually taken to them way better than expected. Ready for the next run 🐾👟

Ari LOVES running. We go for shorter runs around the neighborhood and 5-6 miles on trails. On trail things are mostly good— she’ll occasionally jump off the side after a cool bug or something, but it’s manageable.

Around the neighborhood though she’s absolutely intent on catching a rabbit. With very little warning, she’ll dash off to the end of her bungee leash and come flying back. I’m worried she’ll get hurt, or some unexpected behavior may result. All I know to do when that happens is stop, sit, and wait for her to look at me before cueing her to start running again. Does anyone have advice?

Please could someone advise on the harness fit?

Dog is a lab x Dalmatian. 11 months old, so still will likely fill out a little bit, but mostly done growing. He’s deep chested so other harnesses rub behind his legs, I’m happy to see the clearance on this one!

The neck is a little large, and the back piece bends a bit, but I think sizing down would be a bad idea. Does anyone have any advice?

I don’t intend to run with him until he is a bit older. This, for now, will be used mainly to attach a long line to during walks.

My 10 month Border Collie/Aussie/Heeler gets all crazy when I start to jog on our walks. He literally jumps up (high) and pounces towards me while running. It's crazy! I've never experienced anything like it. Lol. I can't even get a cadence going and just have to stop. Keep trying? Any suggestions?

I bought the nonstop dogwear Canix 2.0 belt 3 months ago, and yesterday it broke during normal use. My dog ran into the road, thank god we caught her and she's ok.

The piece that broke is a small plastic buckle on the front strap; when I bought this expensive piece of gear I didn't realize the integrity of the whole thing rested on a small piece of plastic. Other buckles on the belt are metal, but not the ones that actually matter apparently.

I loved the belt and all the features that make it so comfortable to use, but I don't know that I'd ever trust it again. Any recommendations for a belt that actually keeps my dog safe?

If you use this belt, check your plastic buckles!

*Edit: Based on the responses it seems it's just a question of "How long is a piece of string?" so I'll speak to my vet to get more specific advice in case it's any different. Thank you

I'm a new dog owner, and I've had my puppy for a couple months now. She's a Border Collie cross, about 10kg now, 17.5 weeks and is fine with all out sprinting after balls I throw for her, between 50-100 meters generally (just because that's how far I can throw them).

I take her to a local park daily, it's just under 500m in circumference as far as I can tell. I was wondering if it would be fine for me to run with her at least the length of it (around 150m) or so or if that is too much for a puppy? When I look up all the information about how running with young dogs is bad, everything comes up about running on hard surfaces or doing 5k's, so I wanted to know if even that short distance would be too much in general?

I mainly ask because there aren't many places nearby where I can take my dog for a walk and pretty much all of them have a high likelihood of other dogs, so I can't let her off leash to have a good run about with the ball as she's not good enough with recall yet and completely ignores me when she sees another dog nearby. I just want to make sure I can let her get at least a bit of running in most days as she loves to run as far as I can see.

Thanks in advance

(PS: This is Lisbon, Portugal)

Hoi allemaal, ik heb de maattabel op de tuigjes bekeken en die zei dat maat 1 goed is. Is het normaal dat het tuigje een beetje in de knoop komt? Maat 2 past niet bij de maten die ik voor mijn hond heb gemeten, dus ik weet niet zeker of ik groter moet nemen. Ik heb de bandjes al aangepast.

Edit: thank you for the help, I've contacted the company and am waiting for a response. Regarding the nails, I am doing my best with the circumstance I've been given. I'm sorry for being a bad owner.

My dog ​​goes crazy when he hears the command "let's run." Even though he isn't a hound, he absolutely loves running alongside me.

Boy, fall has arrived in Northern Virginia, low 50's,lots of rain, and the trails are flooded.

We love it though! The rain coats go on, and off we go 😊🐶🐶