not fancy a walk to cheshire then to drop it off??

I should have made it clear that yes the dog was tied to one of CM,s treadmills, but not directly by him, but one of his staff.

I don,t want to turn this into another CM thread. I just don,t think its safe to tie a dog to one . Its too easy to get distracted by a phone call or a unexpected caller at the door.

I have no idea of what happened to the dog at CM,s place. I do wonder how long the dog was left, to be bleeding like it says it was.

Dogs can still have their daily walks, but can also use a treadmill to burn off excess energy. how many people walk their dogs, get home and after say half an hour, the dog is hyper again? dogs need to get rid of excess energy and they can do this by walking or trotting on a treadmill and once the dog has learnt to walk on it properly and get off it properly then there should be no problems with dogs on treadmills. they should only be on a treadmill for about 20 minutes at a time anyway. whilst dogs are on treadmills they dont need any specific enrichment because they are getting what they need, to remove their excess energy!

if a well balanced dog is happy and gets lots of enrichment before and after any sort of exercise whether it is on a treadmill, swimming, biking, etc, then thats fine with them. dogs that have pent up excess energy that they cant get rid of end up having many problems, like hyperactivity. the reason dogs become hyperactive, again is because they have too much stored energy that they are dying to get rid of and they only way they can is by running around crazily. i think that if a dog needs extra exercise that the owner does not have time for then dog treadmills are a good option. as long as you dont have the dog on the treadmill for excessive times and leave the dog unattended then i dont see any problems with treadmills for dog.

i have one for my collies they love it

I do agree... but ....

What about dogs who's owners can't do slightly longer walks (I, for instance, can't always go for a long walk due to my problems), dogs that don't like other dogs, hate water, don't fetch (Eddy doesn't even know what to do with a ball and Takara takes it and hides it!), some people dont' have the facilities to get a bike to safe place for riding with your dog or some dogs don't like bikes and I'd love to do agility but currently can't due to my leg and can't afford private lessons to teach distance cues.

I know someone who's dog is afraid to go out due to sight problems and aggression issues with other dogs so they only go for a short walk at very quiet times. Perhaps treadmills would be a good way of making sure they don't get overweight as well.

I do have to say though, I hate that people will have dogs in appartments and not take them for walks but just stick them on a treadmill to wear them out. That should never happen imo, they get far more from walks than just physical exercise.