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Old 03-22-2011, 07:54 PM   #1
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Default What is good wind?
So my female Stella and male Sammy look like this:



They battle all the time and though Sammy (62lbs) will over throw Stella (42lbs), she never pants. He does after a good 10 minute throwdown. So I took her outside and had her run back and forth about 50 yards, 6 times. She goes full speed body out flat as she goes, but even after all of that, she never pants. Just sits with her mouth closed. Is that what I read as having good wind?
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:59 PM   #2
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I'm not sure what it's called but my male is the same way. He will occasionally pant but for the most part that dog can go and go and go and never pant. My female though pants very easily.
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Old 03-22-2011, 08:09 PM   #3
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you wanna work on your dogs "wind", get ya a bicycle
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Old 03-22-2011, 08:32 PM   #4
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you wanna work on your dogs "wind", get ya a bicycle Yep that will do it, carpet mill does it for Nikki when nothing else wears her down....
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Old 03-22-2011, 08:39 PM   #5
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i started ladybug yesterday learning the ins and outs of trotting along side a bike. shes young still so we only went up and down the block once, but i think shes gonna enjoy it.
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Old 03-22-2011, 08:49 PM   #6
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lots of uphill power walking also helps, but my dogs have crappy wind haha
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Old 03-22-2011, 09:12 PM   #7
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But some have it naturally then as I see with my own 2 dogs?
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Old 03-22-2011, 09:14 PM   #8
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if so, then imagine what they could do if properly conditioned
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Old 03-22-2011, 09:24 PM   #9
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Lucy's like that. The only thing that can really get her panting is a very long walk in late summer when it's balls hot (and I even wait until it starts to cool off), and THEN a half hour of flirt pole. Even after that, a lot of the time she just does this silly little half pant with her mouth open just a tiny bit.
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Old 03-22-2011, 09:46 PM   #10
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I call Sako my "never panting dog".. it takes A LOT to make him pant. He can run full speed and keep up (easily) with the big dogs and still not be panting.
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Old 03-23-2011, 03:24 AM   #11
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Keep in mind the body mass differences comparing an Am Bully to and Apbt is the same as comparing sprinters to long distance runners.
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Old 03-23-2011, 04:15 AM   #12
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Bear seems confused when he tries to pant, and it takes A LOT of full on running for him to start up and he does two breaths and then stops lol
I think it will change once summer hits and its 110 dergrees
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Old 03-23-2011, 04:23 AM   #13
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First off, LOVe the pic! Have you seen this one;
Videos

Second, my dog pants in the car and after a public affair (i.e. Petco or wherever), but does a reverse sneeze or grunt if we run too much... What's up with that?
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Old 03-23-2011, 05:10 AM   #14
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Star gets hot easily and seems to pant when excited so
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Old 03-23-2011, 06:08 AM   #15
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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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Old 03-23-2011, 06:11 AM   #16
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Bronson will run the mill for an hour and be fully recovered in 12-15 minutes.

That's what I call good wind
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Old 03-23-2011, 06:16 AM   #17
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Bronson will run the mill for an hour and be fully recovered in 12-15 minutes.

That's what I call good wind
Recovery! The true test of any athlete.

I used to do a fair bit of training years ago & fitness / wind was measured against recovery time not performance.
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Old 03-23-2011, 06:19 AM   #18
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Recovery! The true test of any athlete.

I used to do a fair bit of training years ago & fitness / wind was measured against recovery time not performance.
You bet ya! He also runs sprints of 60 yards up a very steep hill. Training in exerting huge energy bursts is a big help in gaining recovery time.
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Old 03-23-2011, 06:28 AM   #19
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You bet ya! He also runs sprints of 60 yards up a very steep hill. Training in exerting huge energy bursts is a big help in gaining recovery time.
Sprinting up hills is always good, easy on me too. I stand at the top & throw the stick down for 20 minutes as a warm up then we hit the river for 40 minutes, swimming & climbing. Then it's golf ball for dessert.

This thread has got me thinking about muscle types in dogs, oxygen debt & stuff like that. Anybody have any info?
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Old 03-23-2011, 07:19 AM   #20
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Gaud... Tank has the WORST wind of any dog I've ever handled which made him SO hard to condition. His sister runs cirlces around him. She's the wind master!
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