Gym Dogs | Mark Rippetoe

[stef]

I think most privately-owned gyms in the US (and probably abroad) have a dog hanging around in the gym. I think that people who train are fond of dogs, and I think that people who train other people especially like dogs, so it's no surprise to me that many of our Starting Strength Gyms have a dog or two on the payroll.

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[Iron Pit Strength]

We became "dog people" a year ago. Our dog Archie seems to be happy watching any of us work out in the basement gym. We had a diabetic cat, also named Phoebe, who in her late stages of life, used to piss on the gym floor, which I didn't appreciate. She did incentivize me to create plate racks for my smaller plates so that she couldn't piss on them, too. Dog piss is no fun, but cat piss smells much worse, especially when your cat is diabetic. Phoebe is gone, and although we miss her, we don't miss her mess.

[bobman]

I really can’t imagine my life without dogs. I have eight of them at the moment, four mutts (that are rescues) and four bird dogs I hunt with. I’m 73 and have had dogs since I was 7. No human is a better friend, dogs give unconditional love everyday of their too short lives.

[Adriano Alves]

I have 2 cats who is always with me in my training sections!! They have old bench for their naps while i'm doing heavy squats. Between sets the big fluffy furry orange cat jump in my legs while i sit resting and we starting toching our heads togueter like the pack of lions do each other

[Steven Kalin]

I wish I could post a pic of my guy Cooper. He’s my first dog since I was 12. He’s a Bernese/ German Shepherd/ Doberman, and he’s gotten between us and black bears multiple times in the bush, in the best way possible. He doesn’t chase them, just stands halfway between us and the bear, barking and growling (it’s a hell of a sound!), until we get a distance away that satisfies him, then turns and follows us. I don’t know how you’d teach this, he’s just done it since he was 10 months. Best. Dog. Ever.