Comments on: Dog Hydration: How Much Water Should My Active Dog Drink? http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/2010/06/dog-hydration-how-much-water-should-my-active-dog-drink/ Health & Fitness for Urban Living Sat, 28 May 2011 22:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: pat http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/2010/06/dog-hydration-how-much-water-should-my-active-dog-drink/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 pat Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:30:22 +0000 http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/?p=696#comment-1327 Our GSD "jimmy" loves ice, so we started putting ice in his water bowl w/ the "drink" command. Times when we are outside in the TX heat & we know he won't leave a game of fetching the ball. We just turn on the garden hose w/ the nozzle set at jet. He will try to get the water and be drinking too. Our GSD “jimmy” loves ice, so we started putting ice in his water bowl w/ the “drink” command. Times when we are outside in the TX heat & we know he won’t leave a game of fetching the ball. We just turn on the garden hose w/ the nozzle set at jet. He will try to get the water and be drinking too.

]]> By: Karen @ Blazing Minds http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/2010/06/dog-hydration-how-much-water-should-my-active-dog-drink/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Karen @ Blazing Minds Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:10:38 +0000 http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/?p=696#comment-255 When I take my two Poodles for a walk I always carry water with me, so that they can have a drink when I stop to sit down with them. Never had a problem with them not drinking as they always have a big bowl of water in the kitchen for them. .-= Karen @ Blazing Minds´s last blog ..<a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/anhedonia-recluse-music-review/" rel="nofollow">Anhedonia by Recluse [Music Review]</a> =-. When I take my two Poodles for a walk I always carry water with me, so that they can have a drink when I stop to sit down with them.

Never had a problem with them not drinking as they always have a big bowl of water in the kitchen for them.
.-= Karen @ Blazing Minds´s last blog ..Anhedonia by Recluse [Music Review] =-.

]]> By: jtclough http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/2010/06/dog-hydration-how-much-water-should-my-active-dog-drink/comment-page-1/#comment-254 jtclough Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:29:36 +0000 http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/?p=696#comment-254 Julia, Adaptation is an amazing things and dogs tend to do it better than people... possibly due to the fact that complaining isn't part of the curriculum of their learned behavior! :) Keep exercising with your dog. It's important. Just take precautions that allow safe adaptation. Shortening the amount of time is a good idea. You could also take a 30 minute walk in the morning and one in the evening to get the same hour of activity in :) Evaporation is a cooling system for dogs so getting your dachshund wet before you go out or during your walk is a helpful tip. Hydration is important and to help with staying active in humidity try to make sure your dog is hydrated throughout the day, not just right after coming home from exercise. Keep on moving... I'm sure you and your dog are wagging more because of it! Julia,
Adaptation is an amazing things and dogs tend to do it better than people… possibly due to the fact that complaining isn’t part of the curriculum of their learned behavior! :)

Keep exercising with your dog. It’s important. Just take precautions that allow safe adaptation. Shortening the amount of time is a good idea. You could also take a 30 minute walk in the morning and one in the evening to get the same hour of activity in :)

Evaporation is a cooling system for dogs so getting your dachshund wet before you go out or during your walk is a helpful tip. Hydration is important and to help with staying active in humidity try to make sure your dog is hydrated throughout the day, not just right after coming home from exercise.

Keep on moving… I’m sure you and your dog are wagging more because of it!

]]> By: Julia M Lindsey http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/2010/06/dog-hydration-how-much-water-should-my-active-dog-drink/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Julia M Lindsey Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:21:07 +0000 http://www.dogtrainingsandiego.com/?p=696#comment-252 I take my miniature dachshund on daily walks. It has been very humid lately and he seems to be getting overheated. We usually walk for about an hour but I have been limiting the walks to 30 min. Should I avoid walking him in the heat or is it ok as long as he gets hydrated when we get home. .-= Julia M Lindsey´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/blog/2010/6/10/writing-can-heal-your-soul.html" rel="nofollow">Writing Can Heal Your Soul</a> =-. I take my miniature dachshund on daily walks. It has been very humid lately and he seems to be getting overheated. We usually walk for about an hour but I have been limiting the walks to 30 min. Should I avoid walking him in the heat or is it ok as long as he gets hydrated when we get home.
.-= Julia M Lindsey´s last blog ..Writing Can Heal Your Soul =-.

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