I am not sure Poppy would be up for 20 mile marathons, but I'm pretty sure she would enjoy running a couple of miles. As with any dog I would build up slowly, and remember vigorous, high impact activity needs to be limited while a dog is still growing - especially with larger breeds. I would not even start until the pup was at least 6 months old, and then build up in increments of a few minutes a month. I know a papillon who regularly walks 8 miles a day (his owner has a dog walking business, and he goes on all the walks). Perhaps you could arrange a route in a figure of eight, that enabled you to put the toy back in tha car half way - would only work in the right weather, of course. This is all a bit hypothetical for me - my dogs would LOVE me to run more than the 20 yards or so I usually manage.
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