I'd be wary of using a treadmill to condition your dog...and not because of the potential for injury. When dogs are on treadmills they tend to shorten their stride and they never really open up.....you don't want them to get into that habit. Cindy InquestGSD@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 8/3/2006 11:23:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time, cimarrongsd@xxxxxxxx writes: Ileana, Get a thread mill and you and your dog can excercise. No excuses now for you and the dog. hehehe Louie You HAVE to be kidding........ True story.....I was at the gym with a girlfriend of mine. We were on the treadmills, and listening to music. Her headphones fell, and she...........yes.........she bend over to pick it up and next thing we knew she was plastered on the wall of mirrors........ We laughed so hard they asked us to leave.......I can't do treadmills.....not safe.....LOL Besides, I spent my budget on a bunch of new bake ware. Ileana Chance favors the prepared mind ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================