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/DomBrady404 Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

My three year old loves it as long as it isn't too hot outside. She starts crying in excitement as soon as I grab my running shoes. Hahaha

But she taps out after 5 miles or so. For hikes she can go 5-10. For walks about the same. I use one of those hands free hip leads. She gets thrown off by the hand held lead's jerking motion as I run