Not sure what might be bad about repetitive ball throwing? Read more, and also learn some perhaps more appropriate ways of exercising and bonding with your dog.
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- Jana Gams
THE DOG'S CORE - Center of gravity! Its role in activities and weight distribution exercises
We tend to concentrate on primary movers (big muscle groups of the rear legs and front legs), because we want a powerful and muscular dog, but often forget about this important link between front and rear - the core. The importance of the core is to provide efficient front and rear limb work. If this system (abdominals, lower back) is not efficient, the body is not going to respond to all of the high demands placed on it while our dogs are running, jumping, and turning.
If 60% of a dog's body weight is carried by the front, the rear end acts more like the engine, responsible for pushing the body forward in sports performances and daily tasks. Learn more how to improve the strength in your dog’s rear end musculature, boost his acceleration abilities and takeoff power, as well as provide great support also to the hips and knees!
The dog's front end plays a big role in performance in sports such as agility, flyball, obedience, frisbee, and canicross as well as in everyday life. Because the front limb is attached to the body not by a joint but by muscle, it is more prone to injury. So let's take a look what can be done in order to properly strengthen this part of the body!
if you are already doing fitness exercises, or are interested in starting them with your dog, you need to understand the dog’s neutral position, weight distribution, and what is happening during specific actions, activities or sports performances - how and why something as simple as the direction your dog is looking in can affect your dog’s body, AND how to use this to your advantage when doing fitness!
Have you ever observed your dog's posture when sitting? Standing up from an improper or poor sitting position applies greater lateral bending forces to the knees and hocks, and doesn't activate correct muscles. So how can we achieve a proper sitting position?
Who doesn't love to watch all those cool workouts performed on various unstable surfaces? But, is it as beneficial as it is fancy-looking?
Again, we like to look at some facts first. :)
- Jana Gams
5 Tips for Senior Dog Owners
Age is not a disease, however throughout the aging process many physical, metabolic and psychological changes take place that affect the health and mental state of older dogs. Their immune system decreases, as well as other organ systems, and as a result older dogs are more susceptible to various diseases and ailments. However, this is not a reason to exclude our oldie from active and social life.
Read our 5 tips how to help our senior dogs to enjoy a long and quality life with proper care and adapted lifestyle.
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- 5 Tips for Senior Dog Owners
- Is sloppy sitting in dogs something to worry about?
- Know-how for dog fitness: Understanding weight distribution is the key
- Life jackets for dogs – a true need or just a fancy gadget?
- Repetitive ball throwing: the facts and the alternatives
- Stable vs. unstable surfaces in dog fitness - is it as beneficial as it is fancy-looking?
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