Why your dog needs springer. |
| We know you love your dog. But did you ever consider
that, although domesticated, your dog is by nature a predator, created
to hunt -running and stalking its prey all day for survival. So your dog needs more than your love, nutritious food, and a leisurely walk through your neighborhood. According to vets medium to large dogs may need as much as 4 hours of brisk walking or 1 hour of running every day (weather permitting) in order to stay fit, healthy and happy. Most of us are to busy to walk our dogs 4 hours a day, and very few are fit to run for 1 hour at a pace that will also give our dogs a healthy work-out. So our dogs end up getting far too little exercise, causing more and more dogs to suffer from typical 'human ailments' like heart trouble, shortness of breath, arthritis, obesity, atrophy, etc. Many vets and other dog experts go so far as to call this lack of sufficient exercise the most serious collective mistreatment of animals in today's society! However, as recreational biking becomes more and more popular here in the U.S. as well as in Europe, more and more vets, breeders, trainers and other dog experts recommend that dog owners bring their four legged friends alone on daily bike trips. Hence, a large, rapidly increasing number of conscientious and caring dog owners throughout the U.S. and Europe are biking with their dogs for the exercise. It is much more fun than walking, far less strenuous than running and the dogs love it. They are exhilarated by the opportunity to use their muscles and natural speed, making them ever more fit, healthy and happy. This is also an excellent opportunity for the owner to get in shape! The late Mr. Ulrich Klever was the most successful writer on dogs in Germany. He wrote eight books on dogs that earned him international acclaim. In his unusually handsome book "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DOG CARE. HOW TO RAISE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY DOG" (Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 89-6796), Mr. Klever wrote, as subtitle to a beautiful color picture of a young lady biking with her hovawart dog: "Trotting along next to a bicycle is one of the best ways for a dog to get the exercise it needs". Countless other dog experts agree with Mr. Klever. Wouldn't it be great if you too could bring your dog along on a bike ride every day, or even only once in a while, let it run to its hearts content, while you enjoy biking as a break away from the often tedious and boring routine walks? You thought about it? But the problem of controlling your dog from a bike kept you from trying? That's understandable, for also when biking with your dog, common leash laws apply, perhaps even more so that when walking your dog. Countless dog owners biking with the leash in hand or tied to their bikes, have experienced unfriendly encounters with pavement, gravel, ditches and worse. Their dogs had suddenly decided to lunge after another dog, a squirrel or a cat. The results: bruised hands and knees, torn pants, and sometimes even sprains, stitches and broken bones. Those days can be over, at least for the happy owners of a SPRINGER. There is a saying: "You can't have it both ways". But now you can! Thanks to the patented invention SPRINGER your dog can have all the exercise it needs and longs for, while you enjoy biking, almost as easily as if you were biking alone. |