What breed of dog would be best to train with/run a marathon?

I'm thinking about getting a dog and I want one that could easily train with me and be able to run a marathon. What breed would be best for long distance running/endurance?|||basically the best kind of dog is anything tall and skinny.


taller for the longer legs and able to run more distance. I find heavier dogs get tired more easily. A pointer is probably the best choice. They have tons and tons of energy. They were actually basically bred to run. And their dispositions are equivilant to a lab. Greyhounds are fine too but their dispositions arent the greatest. Pointers are the best all rounders. I have a pointer mix and all he needs is to stop for a drink of water every hour and hes good to go!





http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pointer.htm|||Labrador or a greyhound, bags of stamina.|||german shepard|||Your' best choice would be a collie. They love to be active, but I don't know that ANY breed could run a marathon. It would be safer to have a friend who could take the dog for you when he tires. My friend runs a maximum of five miles a day with her collie, he loves it.





Wanda has suggested a German Shepherd, but please do not consider the breed. They are NOT built for long distance running and you could well do a lot of damage to their hips. They are prone to dysplasia anyway, running to that extent would speed up the degeneration of the joints.|||A dog to train with is great if you are going to continue with this kind of training.. I would never get a dog to do a marathon with you, 26 miles is way too much for any dog in my opinion.


Also if you get a pup, then most won't be able to do too much until they are at least 1 year old, you'll be causing the dog too much damage on its bones if you do too much hard work with him/her..





Labradors are great dogs once they are old enough, i used to run with mine and he was great company in the view that he is very well trained..Though not 26 miles of exercise...|||I have a weimaraner and all she does is run. and she runs until i make her stop. she is a little stubborn sometimes but she was easy to train (obediance lessons) But if you are a first time dog owner i wouldn't get one because they can be a handful sometimes. Labs like to run as well. Good Luck|||I run with my border collie... we don't run as long as you do, but he keeps up for over an hour...|||Border Collies regularly do 50 to 75miles per day on the hills and huskies are the ultimate endurance dog. But have a word with a vet about building up a dog to this especially as it involves alot of hard road work. Greyhounds etc. are sprinters rather than endurance runners.|||Hounds. Beagles and foxhounds in particular were bred for lots of running and tracking. Sighthounds (greyhounds and salukis) can run fast, but were bred for sprints, not endurance. A Jack Russell Terrier could probably keep up pretty well too... oh, and Border Collies have ENDLESS energy.|||Marathon is long.. but I would say a labrador or dalmatien. I know one dalmatien who runs every day 25 km.. but this is not Marathon distance..|||any kind of hearding dog. they were bread for lots of running and hard work. i have a german shepard and he can run forever he never quits until you do.|||I've wanted to get a dog I can run with too and I always thought that herding dogs would be the best bet but if you think about it--they were trained and bred for their quick maneuverability, they can do short sprints all day long and turn on a dime but their bodies aren't built for insane distances.





I learned on the Discovery Channel that surprisingly Dalmatians are the ultimate breed to run long distances with. They're high energy, lean build and have been trained and bred over the years to keep up with horses/out run horses. (Hence why Dalmatians are associated with Firehouses. When firetrucks were pulled by horses, they'd have Dalmatians running ahead to clear the road for the trucks) I have since confirmed this on multiple websites.





I've never really considered getting a Dalmatian but the more I read up on them the more they seem suited for what we're looking for in a dog.





Hope this helps!