I'm using information of wolf researchers. Henryk Okarma quoted in his "Wilk" book that according to Mech,1970 a distance of 70km in one night is nothing uncommon and there was also observation of one pack in Finland which was running for 200km WITHOUT INTERUPTION - source: Pulliainen, 1965.`
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Originally Posted by hanninadina
It is no question every normal dog would die for his owner and that is why they run for you even when it is 25 C.
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Have you ever make an endurance test with Czechoslovakian wolfdog? I can assure you they will never run even for their owner up to the moment in which they die. I would say more: they will stop even when they are bored of it (that this is the reason why nobody does 5km circles on exam). They do have THE INSTINCT OF SELF PRESERVATION. It is the reason why so many people do have problems to make the 40km run. If the wolfdog doesn't want to run he will not do it. He doesn't run just to run - it is not that type of the breed. We are not talking about Siberian huskies. We speak about extremly opportunistic breed.
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Originally Posted by hanninadina
And to be honest, if a veterianrian in germany from the governement would get to know that someone is doing a 40 km run in temperature from 20 C
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Please quote the real regulations of the German law because that means that practically the 40km runs should be banned in Germany. Maybe something to consider for the run that takes place next weekend. In the sun the temperature can get above 20 C and so what then?
For me saying that if the dog runs above 20 C is bad and at 16 C is good is a dangerous generalisation. For some breed the temperature of 10 C can be dangerous. Let the newfoundlander to run for 40km or the boxer at 16 C and 40km.
By the way: SVP1-3 exams are not old as you say. The regulation has been approved 2 years ago by FCI - apparently the lawyers at FCI didn't have any problems with it. I don't care that for example if it is forbidden in Germany or Albanien. The most important it is approved by FCI (and EU law) and Slovak and Czech Clubs.