23/08/2026
Something different for Canine Athletes! When working on conditioning and strengthening we try to include exercises that use similar muscle groups and movements that would happen during activities the dogs will be doing.
Cavaletti with the obstacles added encourage Harmony and Lucy to move side to side more and use more muscles in the shoulder and hips, along the back and core then moving straight ahead with the usual cavaletti set up.
These two dogs are very strong, good weights and have done conditioning regularly for a few years so aside from needing to think about foot placement around the cones they both got on with this exercise very well but I wouldn't set this up for every dog I work with.
When progressing a dog too soon you can over fatigue muscles which can lead to injury, soreness, pulling tendons or stretching ligaments so if looking to start conditioning with your dog my advice is to not copy routines people post on social media as these will be tailored to that dog.
Or worse, that person may just be copying something they saw and it's not suitable for their dog so you don't want to copy further as they may not even be doing the exercises correctly!
Keep your dogs safe!! Work with a professional Canine Conditioning or Fitness Trainer, Physio etc.
Well done Lucy and Harmony!
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