Gravel road Roading

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Gravel road Roading

Post by tompetey » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:53 pm

Been Roading my dogs on a gravel road sometimes just free running to, but the feet and pads keep getting tore up broke nails chunks out of the pads, any thing I can do another way to exercise them?

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Re: Gravel road Roading

Post by Ricky Ticky Shorthairs » Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:52 am

Sled dog guys use something called Mushers Secret on the pads.

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Re: Gravel road Roading

Post by Brittguy » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:24 am

Isn't there a shoulder between the road and the ditch. That is where my dogs run.

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Re: Gravel road Roading

Post by dan v » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:51 am

tompetey wrote:Been Roading my dogs on a gravel road sometimes just free running to, but the feet and pads keep getting tore up broke nails chunks out of the pads, any thing I can do another way to exercise them?
The roads built from coarse rushed limestone? You'll probably have to boot them.
Dan

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Re: Gravel road Roading

Post by Doc E » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:50 am

I think it depends on the type of gravel. In most of the mid-west, they use gravel that has been "mined" and crushed. It has a lot of sharp edges and is frequently large enough that it can cause dogs to "roll" their ankles.
Out here in the PacNW, our roads (logging roads) are just carved out of the sides of mountains and are just small rocks made by mother nature. I free road our dogs nearly daily and have never had an injury due to the roads.

Another thing to do is supplement with Zinc Gluconate. This toughens the pads and nails nutritionally, from the inside out.
50 mg Zinc Gluconate a day for a month -- then 3 times a week.



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Re: Gravel road Roading

Post by AZ Brittany Guy » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:58 am

Only time I have had that problem is on volcanic cinders. I change my location to run/road.

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