While I don’t personally use dog parks, I have noticed that most of the parks in my area are now equipped with “agility” like equipment including A-frames, jumps, weave poles, and tunnels. Pet dogs can have a bit of fun weaving, jumping and negotiating the obstacles, but does it expose them to risk of a muscle strain…..

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We often hear the saying “a tired dog is a good dog” but does that mean we should be exercising our dogs to the point of tiredness on a regular basis? In this article, I discuss the definition of muscle fatigue, how muscle fatigue increases the likelihood of injury, and how to prevent fatigue?

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When our dogs injure a muscle, however slight, we typically give them a couple of days rest and then allow them to return to normal exercise. Is this approach sufficient to restore the dog’s muscle strength or are we risking re-injury?

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