@moniquepierce I'm defenitely not trolling but I just want to know, if they can do hundreds of kilometers in snow, why is beach sand bad for them. Dogs love the beach and once its going, the board offers increadibly low resistance since its on wheels. Also, have you ever been barefoot in snow. Now that hurts. I'm sure this owner is very tuned in to his dog's wellbeing.
All that being said, Mr Turner is to be commended for giving his dogs the exercise that this breed so desperately needs. He clearly loves them very much. There are 100's of Sibes in CPT alone sitting neglected in backyards because of owners who only wanted them because of what they look like and don't have the first clue of how to care for them and couldn't be bothered to try, and eventually these dogs end up in shelters as can clearly be seen with a visit to any one of the many shelters.
Also, Siberians are not naturally aggressive dogs. If you find an aggressive Sibe, he has either been mistreated badly for him to become aggressive or he has been badly bred. The first thing that goes with bad breeding is temperament followed closely by conformation......
Beach sand is also extremely abrasive on dogs' pads and, while walking on the beach is ok, making them pull a load on beach sand for long distances can cause the pads to rub raw. No experienced musher in CPT will make their dogs run in beach sand pulling load for this reason. Siberians have an extremely high tolerance to pain and that combined with their will to run, can lead to them running their feet raw or running with any other injury without their human noticing a thing until it's too late.
Siberians DO NOT have a cold and warm blood stream that help them adapt to the warmer climates. Like all dogs they cool down by panting and sweating through their pads. They shed their undercoats a few times a year and in summer they tend keep still during the warmer times of the day, seeking shade or other cool place to lie. Exercising a Sibe has to be done with extreme caution as doing it in temps any higher than about 13 degrees for extended periods can cause heatstroke.
Way cool i say let them run thats what they like to do very cool
MarkdaBarbarian 3 months ago
@moniquepierce I'm defenitely not trolling but I just want to know, if they can do hundreds of kilometers in snow, why is beach sand bad for them. Dogs love the beach and once its going, the board offers increadibly low resistance since its on wheels. Also, have you ever been barefoot in snow. Now that hurts. I'm sure this owner is very tuned in to his dog's wellbeing.
ShawnVerne 7 months ago
All that being said, Mr Turner is to be commended for giving his dogs the exercise that this breed so desperately needs. He clearly loves them very much. There are 100's of Sibes in CPT alone sitting neglected in backyards because of owners who only wanted them because of what they look like and don't have the first clue of how to care for them and couldn't be bothered to try, and eventually these dogs end up in shelters as can clearly be seen with a visit to any one of the many shelters.
moniquepierce 9 months ago
Also, Siberians are not naturally aggressive dogs. If you find an aggressive Sibe, he has either been mistreated badly for him to become aggressive or he has been badly bred. The first thing that goes with bad breeding is temperament followed closely by conformation......
moniquepierce 9 months ago
Beach sand is also extremely abrasive on dogs' pads and, while walking on the beach is ok, making them pull a load on beach sand for long distances can cause the pads to rub raw. No experienced musher in CPT will make their dogs run in beach sand pulling load for this reason. Siberians have an extremely high tolerance to pain and that combined with their will to run, can lead to them running their feet raw or running with any other injury without their human noticing a thing until it's too late.
moniquepierce 9 months ago
Siberians DO NOT have a cold and warm blood stream that help them adapt to the warmer climates. Like all dogs they cool down by panting and sweating through their pads. They shed their undercoats a few times a year and in summer they tend keep still during the warmer times of the day, seeking shade or other cool place to lie. Exercising a Sibe has to be done with extreme caution as doing it in temps any higher than about 13 degrees for extended periods can cause heatstroke.
moniquepierce 9 months ago