[Closed] Best dog for running ?

Collie cross something

Not sure he is the 'best' dog for running, but I have a Border Terrier and he loves running with me. He seems to switch into a different mindset when on a run. A no dicking about keep with the pack mentality. But only if i'm moving fast enough.

Not sure if this is normal for the breed, as he does have days when he just doesn't want to go....

as he does have days when he just doesn't want to go....

Don't we all!

Aye, i've just taken on a "recycled" bearded collie cross something or another. On the lead at walking pace he is always shoving his nose into stuff. Start running though and he seems to 100% focus on running. This seems fairly typical of collies though, i looked after a couple of border collies that do the same thing.

Used to have a bearded collie--thought she'd make a great running buddy ... but she turned out to be agoraphobic 🙄
So maybe not one of them then 🙂

You want to change the Lakeland for a Cocker?

I reckon it would be easier to ask which dogs aren't suitable! The majority of breeds would love to go running at man-speed for their "walks". I know my GSP would.

A chihuahua.

Put it in your man bag and go for a run.

The majority of breeds would love to go running at man-speed for their "walks".

Yep. My wired hair fox terrier loves going for a run. She's got about 5k in her at 5min/km pace. Quite important that she's near water though as after about 2k she starts to overheat.

You want to change the Lakeland for a Cocker?

Dog trade ins. I like it!

I've a springer spaniel ..........he never has days where ....he just doesn't want to 😆

I'm still unsure about this.
Is the OP looking to trade the current dog in for a running one?

I think he's looking to get a new one (a 29er if you will).

He's going to keep the old one for spares.

My springer loves running with me, but I wouldn't want to run her too far in the summer as I'd worry about her overheating without her regular dips into the nearest stream / the sea.

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Collie's and Border Terrier's seem to be the stock running dog

Staffie.

I had a Staffie/Pit cross, and she would have been happy to run non stop for about 18 hours a day. Exhausting dog! 😀

Get a husky..boy they love to run.. Question is if you can keep up 😀

I used to do a lot of fell running with a large whippet almost lurcher size and she loved it. Boxers make good running dogs but they don't live very long.

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Get a husky..boy they love to run.. Question is if you can keep up [/i]

Actually, I nearly got a husky as a rescue dog - I was reliably informed that they have a bad habit of eating smaller dogs if they get too hungry!

In the end we got a collie/german shepherd cross, she's a bit too old for running any distance, but she makes up for it shedding fur. Very intelligent too!

Edit - they look amazing though, the cross puppies are cute
http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/search/default.aspx?searchString=husky#.UjM8SGTXg3n

I know nothing of dogs, but surely a greyhound would be ace?

Lots of dogs would be suitable, what else do you want from it and how big do you want it to be?

Dalmatian are bred for running alongside carriages so can be good, otherwise collies, pointers, anything that is trainable and of normal size ie not too big or small should be ok

Used to have a Boxer bitch that would run all day,full of life.have now got a male Boxer who is the laziest dog I've ever known,he hates running & is happy with one walk a day & to sleep the rest of it..

Like people,they're all different

I think he's looking to get a new one (a 29er if you will).

He's going to keep the old one for spares.

Bloody hell you turn your back for a few minutes and:

I'm still unsure about this.
Is the OP looking to trade the current dog in for a running one?

She's our much loved dopey pet! she may be "as thick as a coffee house cup" but we did plan on keeping her!!

Not all dogs are good "running" dogs Daisy Duke has re-homed a couple of ex racing Greyhounds and they are pretty uninterested. Few laps of the field at 30mph then sleep for the rest of the day. Also Border terriers can be hit and miss, some great and willing runners others not.
Cockers seem to be a good mix of energy, stamina and willingness plus good temperament and size.

Like people,they're all different

Thats what I think but Cockers seem to be full of beans without exception

what else do you want from it and how big do you want it to be?

Cocker size 🙂 no bigger really. Just want it as a pet and running partner and something else to give me grief and eat me out of house and home!

I have run with my friends labrador a few times. she would happily trot alongside me. However shes old now so her running days are over she prefers a nice leisurely walk instead. I had a retriever who I loved to bits but was hopeless as a trail running dog as he preferred to explore and sniff about instead. If you go to park run there are people there with dogs a few were terriers

That's good news 😆

I have see so many people treat their pet as a replaceable commodity, willing to get rid at the drop of the hat.
Just one look on Facebook and there's 5 on there now for sale.
This kind of behaviour boils my blood.
A dog is for life not just for Christmas and all that.

Working cocker should be good as would a small Sprocker.

If you can't find one then you are looking at terriers and the disadvantage of those is their desire to disappear down a rabbit hole occasionally. Pick something with decent leg length and slim build like a Patterdale or Parsons Jack Russell and you will get the grief bit too or have an extra long run when they bugger off and you try and catch them!

Staffie here, loves going for a run and always sticks close by,

I know nothing of dogs, but surely a greyhound would be ace?

No it would trot a few hundred yards then fancy a lie down. Most reasonable dogs ie not a pug will out run most people I would imagine. Springers might want to hunt up a bit much maybe? Collies make poor pets imo.

Get a rescue trailhound that has been retired. You will never tire one of those out.

http://trailhoundwelfare.org.uk/

Our Beagle x Cocker will run all day at whatever pace I can manage, she does need constant talking to though or she'll be off following her nose.

what about the best run for dogging?

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I take this daft creature when I go out either running or biking. She'll happily do over 20 miles.

Dalmatian, originally breed for running alongside horse and carriages. If trained properly and their fitness was built up going out with someone for a jog would be a walk inthe park I'd imagine.

I think most dogs can run.

Not a dog owner but was impressed when I overtook a Staffie on a downhill section. The dog even had the etiquette to pull to one side as I passed him on the straight. He was haulin' ass, I overtook him at over 30 odd mph IIRC.

I remember thinking to myself If I was going to get a dog it would be a Staffie

I think most dogs can run.

Great contribution 🙄

Does anyone have a Cocker and take it running???

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These will be making good running and biking companions before too long. Collie Kelpie X. Good hard pads so even tearing down fire roads doesn't bother their mother (in moderation! I worry her legs will fall off the speeds she can manage!). Still a couple of pups left if anyone is tempted 😉

Mine has a bit of staffie and a bit of lurcher/whippet in the mix. will do 20 miles and tops out at something like 25mph (doesn't like being overtaken).

Collie Kelpie X

no thanks, I don't want a dog that's smarter than me!!

We have a working Springer for running and all other duties. Incredibly focussed on the boss, whichever one of us is taking him out, and therefore very biddable. He runs an average of 90 mins a day at around a 7min/mile, just back from Corrour Estate where we did a 20 mile trail run. He was fine for it, if a little tired, although admittedly less than me 😕

Has anyone ever strapped a GPS device to a dog?

Canine Strava anyone?

I have a parsons jack Russell that will happily run +3hrs with me at a fairly fast pace;)
Running alongside the bike is abit too fast for her and she only lasts about 90 mins 🙁

Ex Dalmatian Owner here (hence the name)and collie both great for running and biking

Dally was able to run all day BUT they need to be properly trained ours was and possible the best house dog I have ever owned...when biking fine till a smell of something dead.....gone like a bisto kid to find it.
THey need to be active and then crash then active
Dallys have a pace that is impossible they just maintain it for hours

Collie was a good dog but not a great bike dog or for us running just, have friends with collies who are fell runners and they think they are the best and farmer friends who can testify for the mileage they can put in

Both breed of dogs need to be active and well trained and you need to build up slowly to avoid joint damage.

Never heard of huskies eating other smaller dogs before lol absolute rubbish I think, only thing mine used to savage other than his dinner was just about every inanimate object in the house. Shoes, DVDs, jeans! Nothing is safe from a husky. Run like the wind though and would do it all day long, that's what they're bred for.

Got two American akitas & they love running but have to keep them on a lead coz they will kill & eat anything small ! All Spitz breeds tend to have this wolf like instinct / trait so should never be let off the lead unfortunately !
Had a jack Russell x poodle as a kid & it run all day so I'd say get a terrier, loads of energy with a great personality 😉

A point of interest most will nothave thought about, get a light dog the twice I had to carry my dog of the fells I'm glad I did

My Jack is 9 years old now, so biking for him is over. He is a lab x with collie and hunterway. Really bright, easy to train, at his peak 30 miles no probs. you need a dog that aint gonna get tangled in other riders/runners legs and wheels. At the top of descents he would always hang back and run behind. At the top of climbs we would stop let everyone catch up, Jack would get excited and whine because he was eager to get running again. Would avoid running a dog hard until its 2years old and fully developed, joints are soft until 18months old.

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Dalmatians can be a tad variable as running dogs. My first would go 8mph all day following a wheel if I let him. The next two weren't interested. The current one will run but he has the hunting gene (originally hunting dogs in Dalmatia, the gentry bred the running by carriages into them) and he'll be off after anything small and fluffy/feathery given the chance. Or paddling in the river, puddle, sea.

He doesn't like electric fences either, £95 bed and board charge from the dog warden after he ran off after the second hit!!

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....he wasn't mine but it was a dog I was looking after whilst the owners were on holiday.

Any of you ever killed a dog from making it run too fast and long so it did,nt get left behind? We.ve had lurchers for over 30 yrs and when working them NEVER made then work as hard as some of you seem proud to be doing!

Just checking, are you suggesting a bunch of middle aged internet dwellers that drink blonde beers and work in IT, exercise to a level that would kill a dog?

Well, I suppose no one would actually admit that thinking about it, blame it on something else.

Ive never killed a dog exercising it

10 miles tops for the run all day dog. The current one did 2 lots of 5 miles, 3 times a week (up until the fence incident, we're rebuilding confidence slowly). I dawdle when out with the dog.
Lurchers tend to be short effort hounds, unless they are walked loads every day like my sisters do/did. She is a walker for hire and the dog is a help with the group. The old one is retired now, the young one is fitter than Armstrong on EPO.

Still a couple of pups left if anyone is tempted

Why, oh why did you say that. Kelpie/ Kelpie X dogs have been coming top of my 'potential hounds for our home' list. Is it a one off brood or are there likely to be more?

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Re the GPS device, I know a Scottish-based trainer who strapped one to his top black lab for a day's shooting; result was that the dog had covered in excess of 100 miles over the course of the day.

This, sort of, links to Robbieh's question regarding the health impact on the dog. Was the dog tired the next day? Yes, and the next one too, and normally rests for a week after a tough day. By the end of the season the dog needed a good rest, and got it.

Did the dog work beyond its capabilities? Probably for a short period, yes, but overall, no. I suspect that most of us would be in a similar position in our careers. Our Springer has been in training for over a year to manage the kind of runs that he does, with careful planning and rest days in between and consultations with vets to make sure. He loves it, and I'm sure that as a dog-owner you will not be surprised when I say that we love him. Not having ever owned a lurcher, but having been associated with a few in my time, given that they often have greyhound in them they are a short course dog bred for sprint distance, not endurance. They are, therefore, not going to enjoy the distance work as much as, say, a gundog or a sled-dog.

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I think most dogs can run.

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I remember thinking to myself If I was going to get a dog it would be a Staffie

yep to that.

Art, it's probably a one off, it was planned, but won't be something we plan on doing again.inthe next 2 years at least.
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Any of you ever killed a dog from making it run too fast and long so it did,nt get left behind? We.ve had lurchers for over 30 yrs and when working them NEVER made then work as hard as some of you seem proud to be doing!

Its the ones that take them biking that scare me. Doubt they'll kill them but joint problems may be an issue. People dont seem to realise a lot of these working dogs get worn out and pensioned off (or worse) very early.

[i]Does anyone have a Cocker and take it running??? [/i]

We've a Cocker and Springer, both working breed.

The Springer is stronger and faster, but the Cocker has more stamina.

They will both roam, but the Cocker stays within eye-contact whereas the Springer goes to voice-contact. Both come back to find out why I'm not going faster (on the climbs).

I'd say a Working Cocker would suit you.

[i]Its the ones that take them biking that scare me. Doubt they'll kill them but joint problems may be an issue. People dont seem to realise a lot of these working dogs get worn out and pensioned off (or worse) very early. [/i]

Sorry, but that is what they are bred for - working.

If you saw my Springer charging through undergrowth/copses after rabbits/deer/shadows/smells etc on his own accord, you'd realise that it is in their blood.

As Guy Martin says, "they aren't here for a long time - but for a good time".

Sorry, but that is what they are bred for - working.

really? Firstly very few dogs are bred for working, secondly working dogs are often knackered pretty early and thirdly spaniels were not bred to run after bikes anyway.

+1 for a springer get a longer legged one and get a bitch

Try and avoid one like this: