What the study found
The trained dogs improved exercise-test performance and showed changes in resting heart rate and heart-rate variability. These results concern dogs, not an endurance-athlete training trial.
Participants and protocol
Twenty healthy Beagle dogs were allocated to trained and control groups. The training group ran on a treadmill for eight weeks at 70–80% of its individually determined lactate-threshold velocity. Resting cardiac measurements used 24-hour Holter recordings.
What this cannot establish
A canine training response cannot establish a human HRV target, training intensity or recovery rule.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 32479554
- Publication types
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't · research-article
- Indexed subjects
- Heart · Autonomic Nervous System · Vagus Nerve · Dogs · Lactic Acid
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-16
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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