Guys,
Since Diego was a puppy i have always walked him and once he got a little older over a year i started running with him for short distances in order to drain his energy. After he passed 15 months i was no longer able to drain his energy with our walks and runs, i have a busy schedule and im not a great long distance runner. So eventually i started rinding my Bicycle with him but it was only on weekends due to not been able to ride around the house due to all the massive hills.
I did have some inline skates and i tried once to ride with Diego, i was afraid of him dragging me to the ground if he saw another dog, you see Diego is like a mirror if he sees a gently dog he becomes gentle himself but if he sees an aggressive dog he goes into a berserk mode with redirected aggression. He tried that during our bicycle rides but it was easy to control riding the bicycle.
So recently i hired a trainer and started to go to free classes administered by the Kennel Club of Sao Paulo on Saturdays on top of daily reinforcement Diego has made huge improvements and me knowing that rules and boundaries were only part of the equation i knew that i had to also exercise to help him drain his energy.
So i took him to an area near the house and that has low traffic, a lane for bicycles and a huge straight line of about 1 k and just let Diego sprint allout. My god it was fun, i did so each day at 5 AM for a week and then i took him to Iberapuera park.
At the park i can't go full speed due to the huge crowds but what the ride lacks on speed at the park it makes up for the calmness and connection you create with your dog, wow the site seen is amazing and a connection you create of trust is incredible.
He does not pull, lunge at other dogs, he just mirrors my speed and obeys each one of my commands, this is the 4th straight week that we skate each day for 30 minutes and go on weekends to the park for half day just to relax and have fun. I just wanted to share my experience of skating with my dog and see if others also skate with their dogs
Since Diego was a puppy i have always walked him and once he got a little older over a year i started running with him for short distances in order to drain his energy. After he passed 15 months i was no longer able to drain his energy with our walks and runs, i have a busy schedule and im not a great long distance runner. So eventually i started rinding my Bicycle with him but it was only on weekends due to not been able to ride around the house due to all the massive hills.
I did have some inline skates and i tried once to ride with Diego, i was afraid of him dragging me to the ground if he saw another dog, you see Diego is like a mirror if he sees a gently dog he becomes gentle himself but if he sees an aggressive dog he goes into a berserk mode with redirected aggression. He tried that during our bicycle rides but it was easy to control riding the bicycle.
So recently i hired a trainer and started to go to free classes administered by the Kennel Club of Sao Paulo on Saturdays on top of daily reinforcement Diego has made huge improvements and me knowing that rules and boundaries were only part of the equation i knew that i had to also exercise to help him drain his energy.
So i took him to an area near the house and that has low traffic, a lane for bicycles and a huge straight line of about 1 k and just let Diego sprint allout. My god it was fun, i did so each day at 5 AM for a week and then i took him to Iberapuera park.
At the park i can't go full speed due to the huge crowds but what the ride lacks on speed at the park it makes up for the calmness and connection you create with your dog, wow the site seen is amazing and a connection you create of trust is incredible.
He does not pull, lunge at other dogs, he just mirrors my speed and obeys each one of my commands, this is the 4th straight week that we skate each day for 30 minutes and go on weekends to the park for half day just to relax and have fun. I just wanted to share my experience of skating with my dog and see if others also skate with their dogs