Carting

[mickeymichellie]

I am looking for advise on how to start carting. I know how to train it, but I do not currently have the money for a cart. Do you suggest training commands first, hooking up to things other than a cart, getting a harness and then teaching commands? I am just at a loss for where to begin. I have a friend who does carting, but she started using small carts which are huge on my boy because she has newfies!

[TrinityRun]

You can get him use to pulling logs around the backyard. It's not something that I've ever done but I do know people who have with good success. You can certainly begin teaching the commands for going left, right, forward, stop, backup. I'd make sure I didn't double up on her obedience commands though.

As for carts: You can get the Radio Flyer wagons at Sears. Ikon Outfitters sells adaptors for them and the whole unit is inexpensive in comparison to the purchase of a new cart. You could also check around on the various carting sites, email lists and ebay for used dog carts.

Hope this helps. :) Have fun.

[tisymoo]

if you go to this site www.dog-play.com they have a list of activitie on there one is carting and skyoring,if you go into it it leads to a specific site for rotties on carting hope this helps

[Jamie & Odin]

Here are a couple of sites that I like. I started with a converted radio flyer wagon, using pvc pipe for the shafts. I think I'll make a new one this summer though, as I'd like something a bit more substantial.

http://www.cartingwithyourdog.com/

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rottwei...er/DogCarting/

http://staff.petech.ac.za/cartingcorner/

[fbkeays]

Originally posted by mickeymichellie
I am looking for advise on how to start carting. I know how to train it, but I do not currently have the money for a cart. Do you suggest training commands first, hooking up to things other than a cart, getting a harness and then teaching commands? I am just at a loss for where to begin. I have a friend who does carting, but she started using small carts which are huge on my boy because she has newfies!

You can teach all of the commands without a harness. Having my dogs know left and right has been wonderful- they are better at it then I am. You can get a harness and with a spreader bar(wood dowel) you can attach to tires or pieces of wood. I would start with attaching the traces to soda bottles and hte like so that they get used to strange sounds "chasing" them. You need a rock solid dog in carting. Nothing is more dangerous then a dog bolting from fear when the cart is attached to them. With the tire or wood it gets them used to pull against a resistant.