Conditioning Your Working Dog: Miles, Rest, and Progress

A working dog's condition is built quietly, in the weeks nobody is watching. The trap is inconsistency in both directions: too little, and they lose the base; too much without rest, and you invite injury.

Sniff and Shift app Sniffari mileage tracker

The Sniff and Shift App tracks real mileage on every Sniffari and keeps the history, so the week's true workload is a number, not a guess. Trend it, balance hard days against recovery, and watch weight against a calorie target on the health dashboard. Excess weight alone can cost a dog working years, so keeping them lean is part of conditioning, not separate from it.

The Sniff and Shift App launches this August. join the pit crew for launch-day alerts, and stock up on single-ingredient treats for the co-pilot in the meantime.

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