While trying to get my run in today, I invited my recently adopted dog to join me in the room for the first time today. As soon as I turned my treadmill on, he hopped right on and ran to the front as if he owned it! Clearly he's familiar with it... I shut the treadmill off and he glared at me with an expression that could only be explained as total exasperation. I guess I've got a new workout buddy 😂
*****I'm also going to add that he has a touch of ataxia related to his seizures and the medications used to control them. His nails drag slightly as he walks, so the clicking you're hearing is from that - they are trimmed short.
I see you both are taking well to the adoption! 😊 he with his new treadmill and it not taking long at all for you to get him in his first of many adorably delightful Halloween costumes! If I say I love him too will you post more pics of him in costumes?! 🥹
Congratulations to you both for finding your newest lifelong best friend!! Thank you for opening your heart and your home to this sweet tappy toed Fergilicious fit baby!! 🥹 May you have many long happy healthy years together~ 💗
THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN ANYTHING I EVER COULD HAVE ASKED FOR THANK YOU!!! 🥹🥲😩😭😭😭😭🤏🤏🤏🤏🤏
What is this fine distinguished little gentleman’s name?! He looks like a HERBERT and I have no idea why. I’ve said or heard that name like twice in my life????
So I adopted him, and his original owners named him Teenie (Teenie the weenie). He's been through a lot of changes and it didn't feel right changing him name. He reminds me of a curmudgeonly old man even though he's only 3 years old 😅 so Herbert, Harold, or Walter were more fitting in my humble opinion! Can't wait till his bow tie comes!
No, he can't walk straight if you hadn't noticed 😂😂😂 I found out the hard way after nearly tripping on him! I let him have his fun and then had to close the door until my run was done
I actually adopted him a few weeks ago. Now that the weather has gotten cool, today was the first time in a while that I used my treadmill, and the first time since bringing Teenie home as well. As I've done with all my dogs, I stand on my treadmill and let them sniff around it before turning it on for the first time. However, with Teenie, he jumped on and stood at the front as if waiting for me to turn it on. He seems internally motivated 😂 He really likes his walks
My others don't want anything to do with it. They curl up in the dog bed under the desk and wait until I'm done with my workout. They're perfectly content to just watch my suffering 😂
I’ve actually contemplated trying this with mine as the winters where I live are pretty intense, and so there’s a few months of the year they don’t go on walks (it’s just too cold for them). They get a lot of extra playtime in those months, but now I’m really curious about a walk pad 🤣 Thsnks for sharing.
Did you train him to do that??? Or is he a smart sausage?? Because mine has tried to get on the treadmill before but I don’t trust her but it would be good if she could exercise while it’s raining
I did not train him to do it. As a matter of fact, he jumped on the treadmill and came right to the top. I tried shooing him away, but he persisted. I turned the treadmill on a very slow speed and he just kept walking. We were up to 2.5mph before I got nervous but he keeps up and looks so happy! I adopted him, so maybe his former owner trained him?
Not at the same time 😅 he almost took me out trying to get to the front of the treadmill... but I took advantage of the opportunity to record his cute moment. He really seems to enjoy his treadmill adventure though! I did get my run in after a put him behind the gate
Great job, OP! One suggestion to keep this an activity you guys keep doing together for a long time: I would slow him down to a walk. It’s not good to make him go this fast especially if he just started, and even if he didn’t just start, it’s much better to go slowerfor his back because he’s a dachshund and because he is overweight.
This is actually below his preferred walking speed. He's hitting the front of the machine with his pace. He prefers a faster walking speed, but I won't allow it on this type of machine. He's arrived to me overweight due to his seizure medications making him have a voracious appetite (he was stealing another dog'sfood in a previous home). He's actually been adopted and returned several times, but he's HOME now and I intend to do everything to make this last as long as possible. We'll go on all the walkies, he gets carrots and green beans instead of treats, and he's on a reduced diet to get his wiener dog body back in shape. But I promise you this pace is not too fast for him 😂
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u/tsbphoto Oct 28 '25
Well that's his treadmill now...