How-To teach your dog to run or walk on a treadmill.
This is our latest How-To video! Does your dog lack mental stimulation and exercise? If so, teaching your dog how to gate on a treadmill can be fun for the both you! A mental challenge for the dog, the treadmill helps desensitize him or her to a variety of their fears. Treadmill work with your dog should not be a substitute for the walk or exercise, but an addition to such ivities. Not only can this ivity ease some fears in your dog, but it can also strengthen the bond between you and your best friend. Dont forget to subscribe!\r
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Why the treadmill?\r
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First of all, its a great physical and mental exercise for them. However, the treadmill should be a supplement to the walk, and NOT a substitute. If you have a young and rambunctious dog that starts off the walk being very difficult to maintain a good heel, then I would suggest 15 minutes on the treadmill before your walk. Treadmill training can be great for nervous and/or fearful dogs. Usually these dogs have certain triggers that are followed by a thought pattern that turns like a fast wheel. The treadmill provides the perfect opportunity to break or slow down that vicious thought cycle which allows for something else to take its place. In this case the something else is just walking, therefore desensitizing the dog to whatever is triggering that nervous or fearful thought process.
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Why the treadmill?\r
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First of all, its a great physical and mental exercise for them. However, the treadmill should be a supplement to the walk, and NOT a substitute. If you have a young and rambunctious dog that starts off the walk being very difficult to maintain a good heel, then I would suggest 15 minutes on the treadmill before your walk. Treadmill training can be great for nervous and/or fearful dogs. Usually these dogs have certain triggers that are followed by a thought pattern that turns like a fast wheel. The treadmill provides the perfect opportunity to break or slow down that vicious thought cycle which allows for something else to take its place. In this case the something else is just walking, therefore desensitizing the dog to whatever is triggering that nervous or fearful thought process.