Pets and exercise?

[Patticake74 34]

I have a 2 year old pit bull named Bella that is my baby, totally spoiled rotten.Ive recently started a committed 2 mile a day walking routine and dont always have a walk buddy to go with..So Bella has become my excercise pal! Shes always willing and excited to go and never makes excuses.lol This might sound funny but she helps keep me on track.Was wandering if anyone else has a four legged exercise pal?

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[orionburn 1,023]

We've got a pack of greyhounds so we usually take them in batches. Greys aren't endurance athletes so we don't even have to go a mile for them to be worn out. Between it being winter and my sciatica being off the charts horrible I haven't been able to walk near as much as I'd like. I try to walk "my" dogs when my leg allows it and my wife takes "her" dogs when she can. Works out fairly well. In the summer we'll sometimes round them all up and take them all at the same time. That's more for the amusement of seeing people's faces when you're walking 6-8 dogs (we're a foster home as well for our greyhound group so our numbers vary).

[Patticake74 34]

Thats so great! I would like to see how you both manage that many at once, talk about cordination..which I lack...Im glad mine is very calm on her leash otherwise I think Id be running (or being dragged) those 2 miles.lol

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[_Kate_ 2,224]

I have a black lab called Jasper and we spend a couple of hours a day walking across Salisbury Plain in England. It's hilly and vast so we both get plenty of exercise in. I have just had skin surgery and haven't walked outside for two weeks. I miss it !!!!

Kate

[Patticake74 34]

Hope your surgery has gone well..I love being outdoors I have a treadmill but prefer outside when weather permits

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[_Kate_ 2,224]

@@Patticake74 ... It did thank you

[Thucydides 250]

I do! One of the things that I always felt guilty about was how hard it was for me to walk either of my two dogs, Ramius (the handsome guy in my avatar) and Jasper (a shepherd mix). Now that I am in better shape, the both get about 2 miles a day in walks and are a lot healthier.

[Patticake74 34]

That's so great! Isnt it funny how they come to expect it and seem to say "ok mom let's go! "Lol

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