10 | Fit Fur Life - Dog Treadmills
• When your dog is relaxed and his/her attention is solely on you,
press the on/off switch and allow the treadmill to start moving.
• The treadmill starts etc at 0.4km/hr or 0.25m/hr with the Professional
and Superior and 0.8km/hr or 0.5m/hr with the Small and Medium. Your
dog will drift backwards on the treadmill belt, encourage it to walk
forwards, and then it will drift back again, and again encourage it to
walk forwards. This is quite normal however if the dog looks seriously
unsettled stop the machine. Remember at this stage you are merely
introducing your dog to the treadmill.
• After 30 seconds or so switch the treadmill off. Reward and praise
your dog.
• Repeat this 4 – 5 times. Praising and encouraging your dog. Please try
to keep a slack lead so that your dog can move its head and examine
what is going on. Keep it fun and keep his/her attention on you. It also
allows the dog to learn to carry itself properly which is very important for
even muscular development to happen all over the body.
• Repeat this process twice a day for about two to three days.
• When you feel your dog understands that the treadmill starts and stops,
use the arrow keys, and the speed will increase by 0.1km/hr and
less than 0.1m/hr.
• Only you will be able to tell when your dog is walking at a comfortable
pace, by watching it. Your dog must be comfortable in its walking gait
for a few days before pushing it to a striding out gait.
• Decline function is available for all the treadmills
TROTTING
• After 1 – 3 weeks you can either teach the dog to trot or start to use the
incline and decline features. Some dogs will take to these changes
much quicker than others.
• Every single dog is an individual. Please treat them with respect and
don’t expect one to be achieving at the same rate as his or her
kennel mate.
• When trotting your dog you must be by its side at all times.
Trotting and using incline and decline functions
