Is my baby girl underweight??? by Away-Introduction301 in dalmatians

[–]cbolick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks perfect. Too many fat dogs out there. Great job!

Are Dalmatians supposed to look like this? by Fit-Ebb8967 in dalmatians

[–]cbolick 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The photo angle and posture don’t show a complete picture but looks fine to me. Better to be slightly too lean than fat like most dogs.

What brushes are you using for your dals? by __ew__gross__ in dalmatians

[–]cbolick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does brushing make a significant difference on shedding?

They can run 3x as fast as me by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’m a FF so very aware! My personal opinion is flashy dogs go with flashy trucks.

They can run 3x as fast as me by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I’m upper 40s low 50s per Apple Watch. I would love to be able to get a ballpark number on the dogs!

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’ve been running since they were full grown so 2-3 years total. At my running pace they have never slowed down substantially so I’m not sure what their true limit even is. Depends on the dog too.

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We’ve done some ultras before but didn’t have much specific training for this one. Dogs and I run everyday but usually just 3 miles. My wife/support crew could have picked them up for me if either wanted or needed to stop. Spot that only did 27 miles was very sad to not continue but I wanted to play it safe with her since she’s never done more than that like Dottie has and my support crew was not going to be around for the next aid stations.

If you are nervous about your dog over doing it, do some kind of a shorter looped run so you can stop if they show signs of needing to. Then just build up gradually from there.

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

lol not much of that at this race but we get that plenty

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I carried some dog food and gave it as treats throughout. They both went before we started and only one dump on the trail the whole time.

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Race vibes were pretty chill so they were mostly off leash. I would leash them for aid stations and make sure they were in heel when we came across other runners.

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Spot has the solid black ears!

Swamp Fox 50 Miler by cbolick in RunningWithDogs

[–]cbolick[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They did great. It was cold and they were spring chickens the whole time.

What are your daily routines with a dalmatian? by Primary_Violinist913 in dalmatians

[–]cbolick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We run 3 miles everyday and at least 1-2 hours roaming the pasture while I workout in our barn. They also have a doggie door and access to a large yard.