I have briefly mentioned this before but I wanted to take a minute to talk about the importance of body awareness and canine conditioning exercises in any dog - but especially in working dogs of all types - whether that be dogs sports, farm life or especially service work that has physical components like Luna will be doing.
It is vital that we keep their bodies at the right weight and muscular development but also challenge them physically as well as mentally to build stronger core muscles, better immunity, flexibility and endurance. There are tons of products to help with this like the FitPAWS range.
Fenzi Dog Sport Academy offers a class on it:
https://fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/899
And a good article on conditioning and awareness applications to agility work although it applies across the board: https://www.petcha.com/full-body-awareness-in-agility/
One of the simplest exercises to start this with is just a body rotation / spin circles trick. We ask them to spin their body in both directions on cue. This is great for spinal flex, balanced muscle development, rear end awareness and can be a great reset behavior for low stress repetitions between other exercises. And most dogs love to do it...Gryph thinks it is great fun!
It is vital that we keep their bodies at the right weight and muscular development but also challenge them physically as well as mentally to build stronger core muscles, better immunity, flexibility and endurance. There are tons of products to help with this like the FitPAWS range.
Fenzi Dog Sport Academy offers a class on it:
https://fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/899
And a good article on conditioning and awareness applications to agility work although it applies across the board: https://www.petcha.com/full-body-awareness-in-agility/
One of the simplest exercises to start this with is just a body rotation / spin circles trick. We ask them to spin their body in both directions on cue. This is great for spinal flex, balanced muscle development, rear end awareness and can be a great reset behavior for low stress repetitions between other exercises. And most dogs love to do it...Gryph thinks it is great fun!
And now Luna is learning it!
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