I have a nearly 7 month old labrador/springer cross (mostly lab) and would like to eventually be able to run 5km (hopefully more) with him. I know he is still very young and his body is still developing so it is way too early to be doing any sort of distance with him right now.
I have done the last 100m or so at parkrun with him a few time as eventually I'd like for me or my partner to be able to run a parkrun with him and we want to get him used to the environment, but haven't gone any further than that as I don't want to risk putting any unnecessary stress on his young joints.
At what age is it safe to start introducing longer distances to him? Any tips on how to build it up, help with technique etc would also be appreciated.
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