Running and Canicross
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 17:08
Are there many of us on the forum who run with their dog? I run with Tilly a couple of times a week. We're in London, so it has to be in a park. It usually goes something like this: we set off on the street with Tilly on the lead. For the first couple of hundred metres she pulls excitedly and sniffs and jumps around uncontrollably, often barking and generally being a pain in the neck. I've stopped being embarrassed about it, but we certainly draw a bit of attention to ourselves. Then very suddenly something switches in her brain and she settles into a steady trot beside me. After a mile and a half we reach a big park and I let her off the lead, where she runs around on her own for the first lap or so (about a mile) then comes back to me and runs beside me, but with a few break offs for excursions to see other dogs, chase a squirrel or two etc. After two or three laps we head off home back on the lead.
We both love it and I've never really bothered about her over exuberance at the start of the run. However, I've been thinking of giving canicross a try. Tilly's nowhere near well behaved enough to do that, what with the need for obeying instructions for directions and not chasing small animals, so there'd need to be some serious training to bring her up to the necessary standard. Has anyone else done canicross with a schnauzer? Tilly's coming up to four, so I hope it's not too late to get into this. Anyone else done canicross, and how did it go? James
We both love it and I've never really bothered about her over exuberance at the start of the run. However, I've been thinking of giving canicross a try. Tilly's nowhere near well behaved enough to do that, what with the need for obeying instructions for directions and not chasing small animals, so there'd need to be some serious training to bring her up to the necessary standard. Has anyone else done canicross with a schnauzer? Tilly's coming up to four, so I hope it's not too late to get into this. Anyone else done canicross, and how did it go? James