Treadmill work
We work dogs on treadmills every single day..we don’t use the treadmill to replace the structured walk, we do this in additon to an exercise program. It builds both mental and physcial stability, dogs love the structure and look forward to getting on the treadmill.
We often have dogs in a downstay or the Place dommand while they are waiting to get on the treadmill.
We have 6 treadmills on the property on often work 4 at a time…each dog is at a different level, some still need us to stand and help them, others just start walking when the treadmill starts moving. 3mph seems to be a good steady speed for most of the dogs.
this is at a clients house and the dogs first time on the treadmill
a quick video of what it looks like for dogs going on the treadmill
We have a treadmill in our kitchen and the chihuahua’s use it a couple times a day and we work dogs in downstays
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I purchased my Precor 9.21i over 8 years ago and have used it alsmot daily since then. It appears this model is an updated version of that machine, so it should give you some idea of what to expect. There have been no maintenance problems; once a year, my husband takes the front cover off and vacuums it out. Conversely, my son-in-law purchased a True treadmill two years ago and has had to have repeated repairs. I looked at all the treadmills out there before purchasing this one. I found its ergonomics to be superior to others I’m 5’2 tall and some of the models had handrails that were very uncomfortable for my size. I use my treadmill on the manual setting and like the fact that if I’m interrupted it doesn’t go into a sleep mode and lose my time/distance. I generally walk at 3.4 mph and a 15% incline having reduced my speed from 4 mph and a bit lower incline due to aging feet. One of the factors that weighed into my decision was the fact that Precor allows a greater incline than some others. If you are going to spend the money on a good treadmill, I definitely recommend the Precor models.