[kictainiSot]

My girlfriend and I are runners and do about 4-8mi a day. CJ usually runs with us 2mi at a time twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. He can do 4mi at a time, comfortably, in the morning when he's the most worked up from a good night's sleep. But we usually keep at 2 mi because he usually just falls asleep the second we get home. He wears a backpack, carrying our keys and plastic bags. I would love for him to eventually work up to doing longer distances with us on trail runs but I know he wasn't bred to be a distance runner. My question is, does he just view this as exercise or a job? I know that to have a truly balanced dog, they need to feel as though they have a job along with getting exercise.