With some diy dog treadmill knowledge and a few tools, you can build a treadmill for your dog relatively quickly. Materials to use are wood, PVC tubes, carpet and tools. Building your own treadmill can be done in different ways. There is a clear difference in the degree of difficulty.

Treadmills could be a good fit for puppies who need to burn a lot of energy, for overweight dogs, and for highly active dogs.

In summary, dogs who don't want to run on a slatmill can stop running without injury as the device is self powered. And some dogs really look forward to their time on a slatmill, where they can run until their heart is content.

Treadmills that humans use have high side rails that aren't of any help whatsoever to a dog, even a large breed. They are just too high up. Rails are a visual guide for all runners, canine or human, to focus on stepping forward rather than floating too much on the sides.