Post #553694 by tiki mick on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:27 AM

Taking your dogs jogging with you.

I know I will probably take a lot of flames for this, but there is something I just find so wrong with it!
The other day, I was doing my daily 3 mile run after work. It was still quite warm, and the sun was beating down strongly. This evil woman was running with her two small dogs on a leash, around the track. She was there before I started, and stayed after I was finished, so I estimate she forced those dogs to run long past 3 miles.
I don’t know about other people, but I rarely see coyotes, wolves, wild dogs, jogging or doing long-distance running in the wild. Short bursts at high speeds to catch rabbits, or whatever, but not exercising.
Increasingly, I see people doing this. The dogs look like they are not enjoying it at all. And why should they? Dogs like to play fetch, they like to run at their own pace, stopping to rest when THEY feel like it. This evil woman was just running and running and basically dragging her dogs along. For over 45 minutes, probably.

Am I the only one who feels this is a bad thing? Or like usual, am I in the minority with my opinion?
Please note, I don’t have a problem with people hiking with their dogs. The dogs rest more often, get to drink water and generally like walking.
I also understand that primordial humans probably did not jog either, but at least a human has a choice. The poor, thirsty and tired dogs don’t.