Bring an old dog hill walking?

joejoem

I was thinking of bringing my 11 year old golden retiriever (who walks fairly slow but can still get a bit of energy when she wants to/see's a cat) and my 3 1/2 month old golden retriever to walk the sugar loaf tonight. Would it be unfair on them?

Arcadian

I wouldn't be inclined to do any long walks in this weather to be honest, unless they have the opportunity to cool down in a lake or river.

Jules

completely agreei would take the younger dog out as long as he can cool down, and bring the older one on a less hilly walk, have you tired arthriaid, its a suppliment you can buy and it natural to help with lub in the joints just for dogs you are noticing slowing down can be gotten from your local vet, and doesnt need to be perscription, just give him double his weight ir 23 kg dog get 46ml once a day and then after 2-3 weeks if he is doing well ya can half the dose, works well with most dogs

joejoem

Thanks, will try that. I brought them for a walk by the sea instead, and thank god! The older one was clearly in bits, I had to stop a few times and pour the drinking water I had for them onto her back. She saw the water and sprinted for it. She had such a relieved look on her face!

The pup was still going mental, had her first swim though - very funny.

Jules

ya should of taken pics!!!!

joejoem

jules80 wrote:

ya should of taken pics!!!!

Here is a recent pic, will that do?

Jules

sssssoooooo cute!!!!!!

delly

Gorgeous dogs

SusieBelle

They're adoreable

Miguel_Sanchez

joejoem wrote:

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Resisting temptation to make 'new tricks' joke.

joejoem

Thanks! They are beautiful alright, and spoilt.:(

padi89

joejoem wrote:

Here is a recent pic, will that do?

Beautiful doggies ,Enjoy.

Smiley101

I sometimes bring my 14 year old dog for an hour long walk to a local forestry which is on a large hill. He absolutely adores going and gets really excited in the car on the way. The trick is to let him off the lead so he can go at his own pace and stop at intervals to let him have a little breather. Also need to make sure he gets plenty of water.
This seems to do him the world of good.....better than sleeping in his kennel all day which he usually does. He's 14 and in good health.

hmmm

If you're taking dogs hillwalking, can you please ensure you take them on a lead? Farmers are rightly upset when dogs chase sheep etc (not a problem on Sugarloaf however), and much of our access to the hills is dependant on farmer goodwill.