Why is swimming good exercise for overweight dogs?

Obviously they're not exercising, and they don't really want to exercise. Sometimes exercise can be painful for them. Once they get into the water they're extremely buoyant, and swimming burns a lot of calories, so they're able to get a very intense workout that's easy on the joints that's going to burn a lot of calories and build muscle and burn off the fat.

What are some of the stresses of city life that water therapy helps alleviate? Walking or running on concrete is very hard on the joints. There's a lot of impact and there really isn't that much grass.

Also, dogs may have to stay in the apartment all day and they don't get a lot of exercise. A dog that's not active can be prone to obesity and arthritis, and then when they do go out, they're walking on a hard surface. What kind of swimming accessories do you use?

We use a lot of flotation jackets. We also use what's called a swim snood, its kind of like a swim cap for dogs, for dogs that are prone to ear infections or don't like ... more.

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