why wont my dog run with me?

Posted December 26th, 2009 by admin




i have a jack russel mix that is about 2 years old, and a yorkie who is around 1 and my jack russel has been having aggresion problems such as trying to bite people when they want to take her off the sofa or bed. I was reading a lot of Cesar Millan’s books and i have learned tht excersize (other then walking) such as running will help your dog to train it to be in a more clam submisive state of mind, so i ran with my dogs yesterday for about 30 minutes and they ran fast and they kept up with me, but today when i ran with my dogs my jack russel mix wouldn’t run i would have to pull it so it could walk faster but it just wouldn’t run. She likes to run around in the house and play with my yorkie but she wouldn’t run, and i realized that as we were getting closer to my house she started to run which was really wierd. Couls it be possible that this has to do with an operation she had in her leg a year ago?




6 Responses to “why wont my dog run with me?”

  1. DP

    Oh probably it’s the surgery.. If you ran her hard yesterday suddenly, without working up to it.. it’s very possible that she is feeling it today. You have to work up to exercise if you are used to just sitting around.. Start with good long walks and work up to running.. Don’t over do it with the dog that had surgery.

  2. Nikki M

    Because he’s fat.

  3. cristy cook

    maybe your dog is just tired

  4. alex "the answer" kim

    Just like humans dogs have to build muscles and have limits maybe shorten the run or turn them into longer walks trust me

  5. kaadish

    It’s possible her leg is bothering her. It’s also possible, given her behavior with the furniture, that she is rejecting the notion of you being the alpha. Run anyway. She will have to run to keep from being dragged. You are going for a walk/run. She is lucky enough to get to come along. You decide how fast you go. Not her.

  6. kamehameha

    That is so weird because I have a two year old lab and he loves to run around and play. But latley he does not want to run or even go for a walk sometimes. I will get his leash and he will get all happy then we go out the gate and he lays in the st and won’t get up till we go back home. He is 80 pounds so I can’t just pull him. It is so sad cause dogs need to excersize everyday just like humans. I don’t know what to do either.

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