Weight Pull Training

We just came home from our (or Jay's) first weight pull training. You know what that is, right? If not, click here.

Anyhow, not that it came as a major surprise, but James did really well. He enjoyed it and was working hard the entire time. There was no cart-pulling today, only chain pulling and we also practiced starts.

Jay started out pulling a smaller chain but after a while we changed it to a heavier one... and no problems. The boy has energy like there's no tomorrow and he really was born to work - and that he does! The club here in the city has just started meeting a the dog racing track so we remained on the track the whole time. Everybody was really nice and the girl who's in charge of it, was very helpful... so we had a great first-time experience with this dog sport, and we will definitely continue with this. They are meeting on Wednesdays and Sundays, and as long as we are not going to the country this weekend, we will be back by Sunday already. :)

Oh, and please know that all breeds can train weight pulling, it's not just for pit bulls ... There were a couple of dalmatians, a boxer, a doberman, a rottweiler and some other breeds at the training today, so it was a nice mix.

If someone in Sweden is interested and would like more info about local clubs, click on the link to to the right (The Swedish Weight Pull Club) or click here.

Below is a short video to give you an idea what weight pulling is all about...