Over the years, I've had a pretty good result with training various dogs (mine) on a treadmill. Some are easy, some aren't. But all have actually learned to walk, even run, on the treadmill.
I've had my current dog, Pepper, a mixed breed female, since early May. She came to me well-trained on a leash, housebroken, lots of good things. I didn't have to do much with her, except try to tame her extremely strong prey drive -- kinda hopeless. She's dispatched a grand total of 9 squirrels, one bunny (young), and a rat since I've had her. I have a large, fenced yard and I allow her to roam at will, except when I'm not awake (night). She is very aggressive with those wild critters.
Anyway, with the weather associated with winter -- here in Arkansas, that usually means ice storms rather than huge amounts of snow -- I need to train Pepper on the Sole treadmill I own. Results are generally good so far, though it's early. After only two short, 15-minute periods of training, Pepper has learned that getting on the treadmill will not end her life. Two, she can trust me that the treadmill will not end her life if it starts moving at the sedate, steady pace of one-half mile per hour. She's still uneasy, but I'm confident she'll come around with consistent, steady, and positive-reinforcement training.
How about you? Have you ever trained your dog to walk/run/sashay on a treadmill and if so, how did you train your dog?
I've had my current dog, Pepper, a mixed breed female, since early May. She came to me well-trained on a leash, housebroken, lots of good things. I didn't have to do much with her, except try to tame her extremely strong prey drive -- kinda hopeless. She's dispatched a grand total of 9 squirrels, one bunny (young), and a rat since I've had her. I have a large, fenced yard and I allow her to roam at will, except when I'm not awake (night). She is very aggressive with those wild critters.
Anyway, with the weather associated with winter -- here in Arkansas, that usually means ice storms rather than huge amounts of snow -- I need to train Pepper on the Sole treadmill I own. Results are generally good so far, though it's early. After only two short, 15-minute periods of training, Pepper has learned that getting on the treadmill will not end her life. Two, she can trust me that the treadmill will not end her life if it starts moving at the sedate, steady pace of one-half mile per hour. She's still uneasy, but I'm confident she'll come around with consistent, steady, and positive-reinforcement training.
How about you? Have you ever trained your dog to walk/run/sashay on a treadmill and if so, how did you train your dog?
Up until the Christmas before last she owned Large kennels ( Doggie hotel) in Spain... & a cattery...many people sent their dogs to be trained by her, and would leave them for a week or more with her..
