my dog is a really fast runner. not to mention really hyper. she's grown older (she's about 6) but she still runs like a greyhound and she has the energy of a 3 year old. is that weird?
2006-09-05 10:03:12 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
my dog is a miniature poodle.
i think its weird that she's so old and she still runs this fast.
2006-09-05 10:09:26 · update #1
mine too....
gosh i have a poodle i kept him in the cage and play with my minipin, she used to be demure and slow, but now.. she jumps in 4 feet, she runs like a minipin and barks like a minipin, it may have been the environment influence...
2006-09-05 17:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by joseph_abri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider that the *shortest* distance Greyhound race is about 500 meters, and the *longest* Olympic sprint is 400 meters. The Greyhound maintains speeds of 42 mph for *at least* 100 m further than an Olympic Athlete. I'm fairly certain that a Greyhound could still beat the "World's Fastest" Man or Woman in any race. As far as maintaining speed -- the record human Marathon speed is about 12 mph over 26.2 miles (a 4+ minute mile). Winners of competitive sled dog mid-distance races typically run a 3+ minute mile, in races of 25-50 miles. They can go further faster than any top marathon runner. Last year Egil Ellis won the Open North American Championships with a time of 3 hours 39 minutes. The race is divided into two 20 mile heats, and a 30 mile heat (70 miles total). This means that his dogs essentially ran 20+ miles an hour for the entire distance of all 3 heats. And a sled dog team is only as fast as its slowest dog.
2016-03-26 23:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not weird. Some dogs are energetic for a long time. We have a 10 year old golden retriever who's very hyper, not quite as hyper as our 15 month old golden.
2006-09-05 10:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by SusieQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a fast 6 yr old dog!
2006-09-05 10:08:39 · answer #4 · answered by yeppers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, dogs should always remain active. And your dog isn't that old, I had one that lived longer than I had at the time- 15 or 16!
2006-09-05 10:06:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She sounds like a happy healthy dog to me, maybe hard to keep up with but I bet you'd rather have her happy and hyper than sick or worse.
2006-09-05 10:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by ttti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she'll get not so hyper as she grows up just have fun while shes a puppy now u wont want 2 let her go when shes old n grey
2006-09-05 10:06:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a Winner, to Me.
2006-09-05 10:04:51 · answer #8 · answered by M L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually It probably isn't! It probably means it's healthy! That's a good thing!
2006-09-05 10:16:14 · answer #9 · answered by Jordan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is normal, But you could adjust the brakes.
2006-09-05 10:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by Adnan Sallam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋