Physical Education of a Dog

To the dog was healthy, strong and beautiful, it must be trained. Before you begin physical exercises, you should carefully study the features of the exterior of the breed, working qualities, so that loads are appropriate. Every dog ​​owner should consider the regime and the fullness of the training based on the condition, habits and nature of the pet, as well as their own preferences. Rules and principles of training: classes are held not in the heat, before eating, they can not exceed the capabilities of the animal. Physical exercise should please the pet, and not exhaust it. Popolit dog can be 10-15 minutes after the load, feed not earlier than an hour. The most popular exercises for dogs: abortion, running, driving on a tensioned leash, moving on an inclined surface upwards, swimming, playing in shallow water and dragging weights. Before training, the animal should be allowed to walk independently for 20-30 minutes: it copes with the need, runs and jumps in its convenient mode, stops to rest. Only after this you should proceed to the exercises. Aportation is based on the commands «Search!» And «Give!» Or «Bring!». Within three to five minutes the dog runs after the object thrown by it, a ball, a stick and the like, bringing it back to the owner. Usually this activity is very popular with the animal, it is often used to warm up the dog before more serious loads. The same purpose is played by the game of the pet with other animals. The simplest exercise for a dog is running. The muscles of the hips and shoulder girdle work, the back is strained, but ligaments and joints suffer, especially in puppies. The animal should move middle trot, short-term accelerations are possible. Begin running training with puppies reasonably from 200 meters, gradually increasing the distance as the growing and physical development of the animal. The daily rate of running of an adult breed dog like Labrador or Rottweiler is six to eight kilometers, so it is necessary to consider how to overcome this distance to the owner. Some owners run along with their pet, while others master cycling, skiing and horse riding. You can not make an animal run after a car or a motorcycle — the speed is too high and the dog can not stand the heart. In addition, the dog should not run on the asphalt — paws are knocked down. It is necessary to observe the running dog: at the first signs of fatigue or poor state of health, you should stop running. Fatigue is often indicated by a dog wagging when walking, as the animal redistributes the load. In winter, the length of the distance can be shortened if you complicate the task — run on deep snow. However, the dog should not be supercooled. Moving up the slope, you should change the rate of trot to a quick step. Overcoming an obstacle is better not in a straight line, but in a shuttle or spiral. It is important to climb up — strengthens the sacrum and hips, you need to go down the maximally gentle slope. To develop the shoulder girdle, withers, make the chest wider, train your breathing, you can use driving on a tight leash. It is important to use a round collar or a metal chain, but not a harness. The meaning of the exercise is that the dog as if pulling the owner behind him. It should be repelled by the hind legs, and on the front ones should rest. To teach the dog this action, you can conduct a lesson with the assistant — the trainer guides the animal on a leash, holding and commanding «Forward!», And the assistant provokes the dog to run after him. Subsequently, under the command «Forward!» The dog will accelerate, despite the restraining leash, then you can train without an assistant. A similar result can be achieved if, while walking at first with a quick step along with the pet, with the command «Forward!» To accelerate. After the dog begins to increase the tempo by himself, the master should remain in the same mode. To begin with, the distance should not exceed 500 meters, then it increases to several kilometers. The games in the water and swimming are incomparable: the muscles of the hips, forearms, backs, withers receive a good load, while joints and ligaments are not injured. Running on low water and swimming makes the dog breathe with a closed mouth. For games, you must choose shallow water so that the dog is immersed to the knee-belly. Such training is possible in the summer, when the temperature of water and air does not cause hypothermia of the animal. Usually, all dogs can swim from birth, but they can be afraid of water. In order to accustom the dog to water procedures, one can do port art on the beach with his favorite toy. First, throw the object on the ground, getting closer and closer to the water, then in shallow water — in excitement the dog will run into the water. Lure the animal into the water it is possible, and if the owner himself goes into the water and the dog calls. Only in no case can the dog be pushed into the water. To the animal to swim, you can swim with him or throw him a toy away from the shore, where deeper. Just like practicing in the water, pulling weights causes the dog to breathe with a closed mouth. In this exercise, the muscles of the back, neck, and jaws are trained.