{"id":16543,"date":"2014-02-19T15:23:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T22:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16543"},"modified":"2014-02-19T15:23:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T22:23:42","slug":"running-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2014\/02\/running-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Buddy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Penny<\/a> Miss Penny is unlike any other dog I’ve had when it comes to exercise and mental stimulation.\u00a0 She requires both and she needs it on a daily basis.\u00a0 Our previous dog and even Avery were both content with some outside time and a little walk. Then they would happily snooze the day away.<\/p>\n

Not my Hennepin.\u00a0 She needs to have things a bit more involved, thank you very much.<\/p>\n

She loves to run around but she also needs to be challenged so that she has to use her thinker.\u00a0 If she doesn’t get both of those things, I can clearly see that she gets bored.\u00a0 She doesn’t get destructive or act out at all but I know that in order for her to be truly happy and content she needs mental and physical stimulation.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week in an attempt to wear Penny out I decided to take her on a run.\u00a0 I never thought that I would ever take a dog on a run let alone a pit bull.\u00a0 Most bullies aren’t built for running with their stocky bodies and sometimes shorter snouts.<\/p>\n

Penny is very athletic with a longer body and shorter legs.\u00a0 She also has a longer muzzle so she doesn’t quite have the same challenges with breathing.<\/p>\n

She did amazing on her first run.\u00a0 She stayed right by my side without pulling.\u00a0 She only took off once after a squirrel and I was able to get her refocused and back on track easily.<\/p>\n

When we got home she was pooped.\u00a0 Success!<\/p>\n

\"Hennepin<\/a>We’ve gone out again and she is doing so well.\u00a0 It’s definitely a learning process for us both.\u00a0 I’m learning how to run with a dog (and carry treats and a poop bag!) and she’s learning not to cross in front and to stay focused.<\/p>\n

It challenges her physically and mentally.\u00a0 She’s much calmer and centered after her runs.\u00a0 Since I’m still only at a mile with walk breaks, we can build up our distance and endurance together.\u00a0 She’ll never be a distance runner but I bet she could at least do 4-5 eventually with no problem.<\/p>\n

Have you ever run with a dog? If so, do you have any tips or tricks to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miss Penny is unlike any other dog I’ve had when it comes to exercise and mental stimulation.\u00a0 She requires both and she needs it on a daily basis.\u00a0 Our previous dog and even Avery were both content with some outside time and a little walk. Then they would happily snooze the day away. Not my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,52,51],"tags":[103,104,53],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4iP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}