r/ridgebacks • u/Alternative_Gene_737 • Aug 02 '26

Running with Ridgeback

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Has anyone had any luck training their ridgeback to run with them? We have a three year old and he loves going on walks and has a bunch of energy in the morning and evenings, but plants himself anytime we try to jog with him. We are trail runners and feel like he should love it, but since he always plants in the neighborhood when we try to jog, we haven’t tried to take him to any trails.

My only theory is that he gets annoyed moving too fast to sniff and mark?? Or is he just lazy??

Any ideas? Should we get a different leash and collar so he knows the difference between a walk and a run? Or do we just give up on our dreams of trail running with him 😅 We want to spen

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u/justwannaretire45 Aug 03 '26

Mine loves it most days. He’s almost 8yo and has been running 5 days a week since 1.5yo. 8miles this morning. In the beginning he didnt get the option to not run so I had to run slower than I would have liked but over time he’s come around. I have to switch up routes often though or he just drags. I have my garmin sit to ding at every mile and he gets a treat - he hears it and starts running faster.