Can I (female, 5'0", 100 lbs., skinnyfat) ever carry a 65 - 95 lbs. dog on my shoulders? If so, what exercises do I need to do to be able to do it, and how long will it take me to be carry-ready?
I'm getting a large breed puppy in a few months and would like to have this skill available to me.
There are three ways to carry a dog over your shoulders: >1. Like pic related. >2. Body parallel with your shoulders and both dogs' legs and arms laying on the chest area (like wearing a boa). >3. Like 2, but (for example) the dog's left arm and left leg are on the carrier's back, helping to support its weight and stay balanced. I hear this is the safest and easiest.
In case of emergency, like if it gets injured on a hike or is too sick to get out of the house and into the car on its own to go to the vet. Muzzling it, of course.
Cameron Stewart
I mean, you are aware the dog has Four legs? Right? At 100lbs I doubt you're in the military so..
Austin Robinson
Ah. Yeah you can easily. Squat, dead lift.
Gabriel Thompson
>5'0 >100 pounds >getting a large dog FIDO'd
Lucas Scott
lol if you're walking your dog and it is not perfectly trained, if it takes off, you're tasting the pavement
Luis Martinez
>Starting Doggy Lift >Begin doing this while it's a pupper >Do squats >Dog slowly gains weight when it grows >Progressive overload >Get stronger
How hard can it be?
Elijah Lopez
Absofuckinglutely not. MAYBE on an adrenaline rush during a major SHTF scenario. How long it'll take to be able to lift your body weight on your shoulders depends on how much work you're willing to put into doing so.
>t. 5'0", 107, just now leaving the skinnyfat range.
Josiah Lewis
underrated
Not at your current weight over a distance, If you put on muscle mass you should be able to
Christian Ross
My sister wants a large dog and her fat ass has been getting fatter so I'm assuming she's bulking to lift that dog
Evan Richardson
Squats and deadlifts, but what's best for abs and back?
Usually Large Breed refers to Mastiffs and such. And those get much heavier than 90lbs.
As to your question: likely not. My wife is a competitive powerlifter who is shorter than you and about your weight. Our dog weighed 180lb last time at the vet. Not only would it be really awkward because of weight distribution and the fact that you can grab his skin to hold on, but he also moves around.
You should get a smaller dog if this is a concern.
Camden Gomez
I thought dogs over about 100 lbs. were considered "giant", but eh.
Bummer if I can't, but it seems promising enough to try, and there's nothing lost by getting fitter.
I'm not extremely worried about it since it's just a small hang-up. If I wanted a smaller dog, I wouldn't be getting a large one.
Also forgot that, at the smallest, the dog will be a little more than 2 feet long, from butt to shoulder. Eyeballing it, I think my shoulders are about 14 inches wide.
Isaiah Adams
you can also carry your dog like pic related.
I have 2 dogs, 60 and 75lbs, and it's probably the easiest way to carry them around because it reduces their movement. I'd only carry them over my shoulders if I had to go long distances
Jack King
forgot pic
Hudson Hernandez
do barbell lunges, m'lady
Josiah Hall
White bitches love BDK.
Lincoln Walker
are you some kind of retard?
Nolan Williams
No. You're far too small and weak at that height and weight.
