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darkwood-sleddog · 1 year

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tbh i do feel like a lot of sport dog or general dog people's confusion regarding why certain gear not made for specific sports does not work for that said sport comes from a general lack of people who do not have a lot of personal experience wearing sport equipment or doing sports themselves.

Obviously people not having that experience is not a bad thing, we all learn and grow and it's great imo that people want to do active things with their dogs (any little bit you do is positive in my eyes). But it's just a fact to me that when you, personally, have experience with how YOU feel in different type of sports equipment, that knowledge certainly transfers to animal sports as well.

#dogblr #dog gear #this message brought to you by your former emo jock darkwood.....#so many shoe fittings to not feel pain #so much tailoring things to each individual need #can you imagine if i tried to do gymnastics in hiking boots. or even run track in hiking boots #that's what a lot of people are essentially asking of their dogs #and btw when we talk about modular 'all in one' dog equipment it's like #the gear equivalent of 3 in 1 mens shampoo #it works alright #and it's better than not having correct gear #but it's not going to work as well as the gear specialized for that sport #would you bring a field hockey stick to an ice hockey game? absolutely fucking not #when i say i am a sports coach to my dogs i mean it lol #i'm here to make sure they can perform the best they can #and take them out of the game if they need it so they don't overrun their limits #to help stretch them and keep them supple and healthy #and give them snacks. lots of snacks.

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