I have a dog I run with. She is having trouble keeping up when we go our 6 mile loop. I worked her up to that distance over a period of 2 years and she only does it once every 2 weeks. She does about 25 mpw, but I hope to ramp her up to 40 and have her run a marathon with me next year. I even plan to enter her and pin a number on her collar.
In any event, if she were a person I would say she needs interval work and have been taking her to the track to do 400s and 600s. Just one set now, but I hope to get her up.
Does anyone one have a speed work shedules for dogs? Also, she has a hard time keeping up the sprint beyond about 100 meteres. Any pointers on keeping her motivated and moving?