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Dog Exercise on the Go!

Whether you have little time and space for your energetic pup, you want your pooch to shed a few holiday pounds, or you wish to keep your senior companion active, we use our specialized exercise programs to cater to your dog’s needs!

Benefits of Our Exercise Program

Controlled exercise on our special dog slatmills come with many benefits to your beloved canine companion! Our team of highly skilled veterinary-professionals lead your dog through regular sessions on these slatmills, which are 100% dog-powered and have NO motor/electricity. We recommend rescheduling these 30 minute runs weekly. Regular exercise is known to help your dog build muscle and lose fat, increase cardiovascular endurance, and promote the health of your dog. Since our slatmills are 100% dog-powered, your energetic pup is able to run as fast or slow as they want. This freedom gives dogs an outlet to release bottled up energy, which can result in less destructive behaviors, increased confidence, and decreased anxiety. Our controlled and safe environment prevents dog paws burning or freezing in extreme weather and you no longer have to worry about bullies at dog parks. Our exercise program also benefits you! We help save you time and space while promoting your dog’s health!

Our team of Veterinary-Professionals guide your dog through the 3 stages of our exercise program!

Stage 1: Introductions

After meeting with you to discuss any goals that you have for your dog, we proceed with the Introductions Stage of training. During this first stage, we will help your dog build a positive association toward our facilities and equipment. We will use a lot of treats and praise to accomplish this, as we want your dog to be excited every time it sees us! Most dogs learn quickly, but every dog is different, so this stage may be longer in nervous dogs as compared to confident ones.

Stage 2: Building Confidence

Once your dog is seen to have a positive association with our equipment and treadmills, we will start to focus on making sure your dog is comfortable and confident when running. We will continue to assist your dog when necessary and making sure that it transitions into being able to run full speed.

Stage 3: Endurance

After your dog has been trained to use the treadmill properly and is confident while running, we will allow it to run full speed! We will adjust factors like resistance and incline in order to maximize your dog’s cardiovascular endurance and help it achieve the many benefits of controlled exercise. During this stage, we work to achieve goals such as weight loss, muscle building, mobility, enrichment, and overall physical and mental health.

Each run session lasts 30 minutes and we recommend rescheduling weekly.

Weekly runs give your dog enough time to recover between sessions and maximizes benefits to their physical and mental health. 

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