03/19/2024
NAC is a wrap and Sundae finished strong by winning her third AKC National Agility Championship! I've gotten some messages recently asking how Sundae utilizes SWIT and what her routine looks like. On her way to NAC she used the blanket on relax the entire drive. Once there, her blanket went in her crate on calm for the down time before/between runs. I like to keep her mind from getting too amped up with all the commotion going on around her. Before she runs I warm her up nice and early to get her going - but I do not ever use SWIT for activate or vitalize (for her) before runs. Uses are very dog dependent so you need to observe your dog with the different settings, durations and intensities. She is already "high" enough before runs that adding more pump up vibes to her brain is not a wise choice 🤣. After she runs I put her jacket on her on regenerate (closer to the body and allows her to be mobile cooling down). The amount of time is dependent on how hard she just worked and how much time I've got before she runs again. If it was as tough session of course work and she's done for the day, I give her an hour. If it was just one run and she's going to be running again she normally gets 20-40 minutes depending the intensity of the run she just had. At the end of the competition day I will usually give her another hour or 2 on a blanket on regenerate while hanging out on a couch. When she's ready for bed I will turn it on relax for some hours for her to fall asleep on. Like a dog basking in the sun, she seeks it out but will get up if she's had enough. I did a small regenerate session the next morning to start the next day of competition.
SWIT is used daily at my house (lots of regenerate and relax sessions during the week too even when no competitions). I do a lot of things to keep Sundae at her best including regular body work, keeping her fit, being very aware of how much wear and tear I put on her etc. But in all of that, SWIT plays a vital role in how she recovers and her body's ability to be ready to go again.
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