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**twiffatticy** · 03-23-2011, 06:08 AM

This summers heat & humidity has had Sandi panting like a flat out choo choo train after 20 minutes work, running up & down hills chasing 3kg sticks. If I can keep her cool or she is retrieving in water it takes 40 minutes to start panting but she recovers in moments & is still bouncing after 2 hours, unlike me. I throw a golf ball down an empty road to really get her puffing.
It's cooling off now & she is back to her normal wind, a big slobbery grin. The heat makes a bigger difference than the workload, I have yet to see her anywhere near quitting & I'm cruel & inventive with her exercise.

IMHO traditional leaner dogs will have greater stamina & endurance than a more muscular dog of similar length & height. Same sized heart & lungs for a greater weight.

Sandi is 23.2 kg / 51lbs ( vet loves her!) & of more traditional proportions if a hint big overall.

03-23-2011, 06:08 AM	#15
twiffatticy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 641 Senior Member	This summers heat & humidity has had Sandi panting like a flat out choo choo train after 20 minutes work, running up & down hills chasing 3kg sticks. If I can keep her cool or she is retrieving in water it takes 40 minutes to start panting but she recovers in moments & is still bouncing after 2 hours, unlike me. I throw a golf ball down an empty road to really get her puffing. It's cooling off now & she is back to her normal wind, a big slobbery grin. The heat makes a bigger difference than the workload, I have yet to see her anywhere near quitting & I'm cruel & inventive with her exercise. IMHO traditional leaner dogs will have greater stamina & endurance than a more muscular dog of similar length & height. Same sized heart & lungs for a greater weight. Sandi is 23.2 kg / 51lbs ( vet loves her!) & of more traditional proportions if a hint big overall.
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