On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:28:13 -0700 John  whittled   
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   > What are the smallest dog breeds than can comfortably handle running 15   
   > miles per week at a 6 minute mile pace?   
      
   I'm not entirely sure.  There are lots of small breed dogs that can be   
   speedy in spurts, but many lack stamina for long distances, particularly   
   in warm weather.  And it kind of depends upon what you mean by "small".   
   And how that 15 miles per week is distributed. I'd expect, for example,   
   that a Jack Russell terrier could handle 3 miles on dirt in temperatures   
   under 70 degrees. But 95% of people can't really enjoy living with a JRT   
   so I'm not offering that as a recommendation.  If by "small" you mean in   
   the 30 pound range quite a few of the hunting and herding breeds from   
   working stock would qualify.   
      
   The smaller the dog the more difficult it is, simply because of stride   
   length.   
      
   --   
   Diane Blackman   
   http://dog-play.com/   
   http://dogplay.com/Shop/dogplayshop.htm   
      
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