We have two Samoyed dogs, and Tony does not like the treadmill. It makes him nervous. It is one of a whole multitude of things that make him nervous. So, we focused our attention on Abby. She has a ridiculous amount of energy for an 8-year-old dog in a breed with a life expectancy of 12-14 years. Walking her outside for an hour barely helps take the edge off how hyper she can be. We haven’t gotten her to walk/run on the treadmill just for fun, yet. She will use the treadmill for food rewards though. So, every night, she eats her dinner while on the treadmill. Originally, we would feed her kibble from our hands, but there was too much chomping down – ouch! Now we drop her kibble a few pieces at a time into a plastic bowl. It works. The longer she’s at it, the more drool that forms on the downhill side of her mouth. Oh, and not part of the video taken, but she will only hop up on the treadmill for a food reward. And never from the logical end of the treadmill. She gets on at the top of the treadmill and then has to swing her big butt around between the treadmill walls so that she is facing uphill. At least she's cute.
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