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Set up some plastic cones Set up plastic cones in a row and get your dog to weave through them. Or do the same with vertical poles, like they do in dog agility. As your dog gets more and more flexible and gets better at weaving through the cones, place them closer together to make it more challenging. Jumps Make some jumps out of PVC pipe and teach your dog to go over them. I wouldn't recommend doing this until your dog is at least 1 year o...

The following is a press release submitted to 1 Fit Mutt. 1 Fit Mutt does not endorse the following service as we haven't had a chance to try it ourselves. The following is published for informative purposes. SUPER FIT FIDO CLUB UNLEASHES NEW FITNESS PROGRAM FOR CANINE COUCH POTATOES NEW YORK, NY, April 14, 2010 – Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions among the human population, and our four-legged friends are right next to us on the fat c...

I ended up not posting the first episode of the 1 Fit Mutt podcast here because it was more of an introduction that wouldn't really be applicable to 1 Fit Mutt readers. So instead I'm starting off with the second episode, which talks a little bit about injury management when it comes to exercising with your dog. Check it out: [powerpress]...

As I mentioned in an earlier 1 Fit Mutt newsletter, I've decided to start podcasting about dog fitness, my personal fitness goals, and other fitness related topics. If there's anything in particular you guys would like to hear about, let me know. So far I've recorded two episodes, but am having some trouble getting it published exactly how I want it - you might have to wait until the RSS feed gets picked up in iTunes. If anyone can recommend any ...

In this blog post I'd like to talk about a great new dog running program created by Audrey, who is a veterenarian in Brisbane and her husband Francis, an ultramarathon runner. Based on the well known Couch to 5K (C25K) program (which is aimed at helping people train to run 5 kilometers), her Pooch to 5K program is modified for people running with their dogs. The c25k has a couple of pretty decent increments in running time and because dogs can't...