watering dog when running with her (Read 730 times)

I've been running with my dog Spooky and she can come with me for all of my marathon training. So the vet says. Spooky is a bouvierXlabrador, 2,5 years old. Last Summer Spooky joined me in my training for a 30K race. My boys (15 and 17yo) came along on their bikes with big bottles of water to make sure Spooky was well hydrated and carrying my bananas, gels and water. Now that I'm hitting high mileage for my marathon training, my boys are rebelling about coming along on my long runs. We've had a pretty dry Winter, so there isn't a lot of water around at the moment. Now I distinctly remember seeing dog harnesses on the internet last year with water bottles for the dog to carry on either side. I can't find them now and have no idea what they are called. What I do find are dog packs. But I'm worried those will just make Spooky overheat in Summer. And I'm not sure if they are meant for the dog to run with. Chafing comes to mind. Maybe those are just for hiking? Any ideas where I can find those doggie harnesses with bottles?

YES!!!! Something like that. Thanks!!! Leendert, that's a Dutch name. You're Dutch or Dutch ancestry?

I never ran my old mutt that far, but when we did go on long runs ( 6 or 7 miles) I would wet her hair down ahead of time, and offer her water if she looked like she needed it. She would let me pour it in her mouth... What a sweetie she was...

My springer spaniel can run a long ways when he wants. Last fall, after nearly a year of not running regularly with my wife at 11min pace like they used to, she took him out. He made it a mile and a half and she almost had to drag him the last half mile home. He acted like it was killing him. The next day, I went for a run on my grass loop out back and he tore alongside me at sub-7 pace for over 2 miles. Then he'd stop when we looped close to the house, watch until he was sure I wasn't going to turn around, and spring to catch up (still covering the whole distance). He did this for another 4 miles no sweat. But it was relatively cool out both days.

Right now it's 4C here. Should be OK for the dogs. But they do need water, however low the temp is. Plus I run early mornings. Temps will be anywhere between 14-18C in July when we run. They both seemed to handle that just fine in the past. Spooky ran up to a couple of 30K's last Summer. She's checked every 6 months by the vet, who seems to think Spooky can run up to 36K, which would be my longest long run in April for my May marathon. Ofcourse, all with proper training.

Leendert: Yes I'm Dutch and still living in Holland Canada must be a great place to live. Any plans for going back to Holland? Thanks for the site. Unfortunately, the site won't accept my credit card Have no problems with other sites. I emailed them Monday but no response yet. If anyone knows of any other sites that sell that type of harness / pack for water bottles, please let me know.