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Baxter Tiberius
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I know EB's have a lot of heart problems later on. Science tells us that in general, this can be heavily influenced by two things: (1) Food type (2) Exercise.
Sometimes when I take Baxter to play, I worry that he's overdoing it on his heart. I only worry about this because of his breed. I'm wondering if that's a valid concern. He's still young, so I am sure he's safe for now. But I want to believe that taking him to the park 3x a week (where he runs full steam nonstop for an hour) ... will only benefit him long term. By giving him a strong and healthy heart and lungs.
Is there any scientific basis for voluntary, vigorous exercise being *detrimental* to english bulldogs, because of their structural issues, or otherwise?
(not referring to overheating)
Or will a *lot* of vigorous nonstop running (as long as he's doing it voluntarily, and loving every minute of it) be perfectly safe for him? There are times where he is so out of breath that he looks like he's going to keel over, and that concerns me. While *all* the other english bulldogs are waddling around slowly, he is running full steam with the rest of the dogs. He will sometimes flop down on the ground as the other dogs bounce around him to play, and he's just gasping for air. So I pick him up and take him off to the side until his breathing slows down. He isn't overheating. He's straining his heart.
Thanks.
Sometimes when I take Baxter to play, I worry that he's overdoing it on his heart. I only worry about this because of his breed. I'm wondering if that's a valid concern. He's still young, so I am sure he's safe for now. But I want to believe that taking him to the park 3x a week (where he runs full steam nonstop for an hour) ... will only benefit him long term. By giving him a strong and healthy heart and lungs.
Is there any scientific basis for voluntary, vigorous exercise being *detrimental* to english bulldogs, because of their structural issues, or otherwise?
(not referring to overheating)
Or will a *lot* of vigorous nonstop running (as long as he's doing it voluntarily, and loving every minute of it) be perfectly safe for him? There are times where he is so out of breath that he looks like he's going to keel over, and that concerns me. While *all* the other english bulldogs are waddling around slowly, he is running full steam with the rest of the dogs. He will sometimes flop down on the ground as the other dogs bounce around him to play, and he's just gasping for air. So I pick him up and take him off to the side until his breathing slows down. He isn't overheating. He's straining his heart.
Thanks.