I have a german shorthair that goes by sweetheart. She is no kidding the most athletic dog i have ever seen. She runs 40 mph, jumps 10 feet high, and runs 20 mph as long as i want to drive (usually about 12 miles). I actually saw her turn antelope one time (and to my displeasure, I had a witness).
I had the bright idea to try a treadmill to relieve her of some of that energy, so a friend of mine just gave me one.
I fired up the machine, got the dog in, but a leash on her and she immediately jumped over the front of the machine nearly hanging herself. She is a dog that can't get her head far enough under the couch cushion when it thundering outside, so I should have expected that she would have issues.
Do any of you have a dog you exercise on a treadmill? I could use some advice on how to get her used to the idea. She will either hurt herself or me. I would have a hard time explaining to the staff at grande ronde hospital why my dang dog had sent me up there for the third time.