Weight Pulling ??
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Debbie Magon
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Explain "Weight Pull"
SammynDqtz
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Debbie...
Weight Pulling is when dogs are harnessed to a cart or something like that and the carts are weighted with hundreds of pounds. I've seen on Tv, where they use a bunch of big bags of dog food. The dogs have to pull it across the finish line in a certain amout of time. I'm not too sure what my opinion on weight pulling is... but I know for sure that my Samson would just stand there and whine. I couldn't see him doing that.
Weight Pulling is when dogs are harnessed to a cart or something like that and the carts are weighted with hundreds of pounds. I've seen on Tv, where they use a bunch of big bags of dog food. The dogs have to pull it across the finish line in a certain amout of time. I'm not too sure what my opinion on weight pulling is... but I know for sure that my Samson would just stand there and whine. I couldn't see him doing that.
Debbie Magon
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Am I to understand the boxer is now related to the horse or oxen!
What nonsense is this "Weight Pull"
What nonsense is this "Weight Pull"
cashisking
Boxer Insane
I think it comes from a desire to have a MUSCULAR dog, apparently nature won't work fast enough or do a decent job of filling out those young dogs.:rolleyes:
I can't imagine it is healthy, or fun for the dog.
I can't imagine it is healthy, or fun for the dog.
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cashisking
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Boxers arent meant to be mushing dogs though, their coats are not suited to harsh winter climates. Sure Boxers live and play and even exercise in harsh weather, but sled/Mushing dogs pull as part of a team, and they are in the elements for very long periods of time.
Krikkit
Boxer Insane
Weight Pulling is a canine sport 
I imagine that in this sport there is the great, good, bad and downright ugly elements - as with many canine (and other) sports.
It's not something I'm inclined to do with my Boxers as we are busy enough as it is, and I don't think this sport has hit down under yet. I would doubt that the pull itself is going to give a dog a structure they were not born with
The actual conditioning and training for pulling, as with the conditioning and training for other sports, could help keep a Boxer nice and fit if done correctly.
Here are a few websites on Weight Pulling:
http://www.dogscouts.com/weightpull.shtml
http://www.eskimo.com/~samoyed/iwpa/
http://www.alaskansaint.com/Weight Pulling in Alaska.htm
I imagine that in this sport there is the great, good, bad and downright ugly elements - as with many canine (and other) sports. It's not something I'm inclined to do with my Boxers as we are busy enough as it is, and I don't think this sport has hit down under yet. I would doubt that the pull itself is going to give a dog a structure they were not born with
The actual conditioning and training for pulling, as with the conditioning and training for other sports, could help keep a Boxer nice and fit if done correctly.Here are a few websites on Weight Pulling:
http://www.dogscouts.com/weightpull.shtml
http://www.eskimo.com/~samoyed/iwpa/
http://www.alaskansaint.com/Weight Pulling in Alaska.htm
SammynDqtz
Boxer Insane
The dogs I've seen on Tv doing the weight pulls have been American Bulldogs and Pit Bulls. I can't believe how much weight some of those people will stack on the carts for the dogs to pull! Some of those Bulldogs and Pits look to be straining so much. I would think some of them would hurt themselves trying so hard to pull the weight.
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