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I find this a very interesting observation! (Don’t have a dog) Note though, that the paper describes the different speeds that are possible when walking with eq
by Zacharias030 2y ago
I find this a very interesting observation! (Don’t have a dog)
Note though, that the paper describes the different speeds that are possible when walking with equal efficiency to be quite narrow in comparison to running.
There is this related saying that „the fastest marathoners burn just as much calories as the slowest to complete 42km, they just do it in a much shorter time“. This kind of range is not available to walking.
- yencabulator 2y agoYes, a human walking faster to match the faster dog gait is much more tiring than walking at your own pace. And that slightly faster gait is still a relatively slow pace for a healthy dog, they're usually happy to go faster! However, it's possible for a human to match speeds with the same base gait, whereas the dog gaits seem more limited to their narrow ideal speeds.