Weight Pull Training - Go Pitbull .com

sadiesdad223 · 06-29-2007, 09:28 PM

i have a 6 month pup and i wantedto stsrt training her to pull but im not sure how to go about it..im looking for some littature or videos on the training process.. If anyone knows where i can find some please help...i would also like to find where the weight pulling events are in maryland or surrounding areas thank you

cane76 $Infractions Award$ · 06-29-2007, 11:33 PM

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OldFortKennels · 06-29-2007, 11:40 PM

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Ok I have a somewhat different approach. I NEVER BAIT a dog. I want the dog to pull because it wants to. Alot of baited dogs dont pull well. When it gets heavy they shut down. The NKC doesnt even allow baiting where the ADBA does but I dont like it. The dog should pull because of its drive not because of bait.

Key points
1. Make it fun!
2. Never get mad, frustrated yes just dont show it.
3. Have your dogs well being first, not winning.
4. Remeber it takes a long time to BUILD a good dog.
5. Pulling is 95% mental!. Dont break their spirit.
6. Start slow, know your dog!!!! Quit before it does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Training is just that, dont try to set records at home!!!!
8. Dont try to pull more everytime.
9. Use different routines, the same ol thing get boring even to dogs.
10. At a show dont be afraid to foul your dog. Refer to #5
11. Dont let your dog (in the begining) jump off the track
12. Dont let your dog just stand there. If it starts to pull but doesnt foul it. When it goes to pull have the cart pushed and lead it through the pull.

I cant stress #5 too much. Alot of people start with good dogs but they break them and you never see them again. I always pull my dogs up to a certain weight and then I pull them down too. Alot of times when it gets real heavy and you hook the dog back up it doesnt even try because it remembers the last weight was heavy so I mix it up. Ill take weight off and when they hit the weight again its like.....hey this isnt heavy and it keeps them trying.

ALSO WEIGHT IS NOT WHAT YOUR DOG IS PULLING AGAINST. Just because Bailey pulled 3126lbs at this last show I dont expect her to pull it at NC. There track is hard and not level. She will do good to pull 2000lbs. Your dog is pulling against resistance in the track. The weight creates the resistance. The better the track is the more weight needed to create great resistance. The track I have at home is so hard Bailey cant pull more than 600lbs. So weight is just a number, it doenst mean much. Learn to feel the resistance in the cart created by the weight.

There is alot to learn and remember such as tracks, where they tighten up, when to bring a dog in, when to pass but this should get you started.

Best thing is to know your dog, know when it will shut down and do it before he does. I can tell every time when Rebel is going to quit even before I get on the track, I know what weight is going to do it and where he is going to need help. Rebel is still in training and not yet the dog he will be, I have to constantly remind myself of this. I want to beat all the good dogs he is pulling against but I seem to forget that alot of them are 2,3 and even 4 years old!

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Hope this helps. Can we make this a sticky?

wheezie · 06-30-2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by OldFortKennels

Hope this helps. Can we make this a sticky?

i agree make it a sticky

blondie03044 · 08-16-2007, 08:06 PM

same here i wanna start doin pullin but how can i find a meet around the(flordia)tampa bay area?....

GSDBulldog · 08-16-2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by blondie03044

same here i wanna start doin pullin but how can i find a meet around the(flordia)tampa bay area?....

Once a month, the Mid-Florida APBTA hosts a fun show and pull. The next one is this Saturday, the 18th. www.midfloridapitbulls.com The shows are always held at Veteran's Memorial Park off of 301 in Tampa.

I didn't know you were in FL, or I wouldn't have offered the advice about the IWPA. We don't have IWPA events down here

xpspitbull · 09-02-2007, 06:36 PM

my buddy is over 2 years. is it to late to thank about weightpulling training

ps.i just found this site ,and i love it .and if i am not to post img.to this
site i will not post img. anymore .

OldFortKennels · 09-02-2007, 08:02 PM

YOur dog looks great and no he is not too old. As a matter of fact, Rebels dad was 2 when he started pulling and he is just a handfull of points away, (97) from being an ACE in the ADBA.

redog · 09-03-2007, 05:56 AM

ps.i just found this site ,and i love it .and if i am not to post img.to this
site i will not post img. anymore .

you can post pics all you want! just put them in the appropriate place

Sydney · 09-23-2007, 02:23 PM

I know there is an event in Hickory comming up but I just don't know where to go to begin to train her I simply dont have the means at my house...are there facilities to train for pulling or just kinda have to do it at home?

Mavrick · 10-05-2007, 05:57 PM

man this a great thread, i was just thinking about this last night.
what diets. Is there anything you should add to there diet.

MetalGirl30 · 04-18-2008, 05:55 PM

Ceaser has just turned 2 and I want to get him started in weight pulling. I have been doing some conditioning with him and building him up. The only problem with him I believe I will have is that he is very people friendly but not dog friendly. He has been around other dogs but he just sits there with hair raised up and low growling. He is very alpha driven. He is obiedienced trained very well. He listens better than my kids do, and well do everything that he is told. He does not lunge at the other dogs, but he gets very stressed out when around other dogs. What can be done to help get him out of this?

OldFortKennels · 04-18-2008, 08:24 PM

Sometimes this just happens. I know in the ADBA and AADR or NKC its ok as long as you keep control of your dog. In other words, as long as you dont actually let your dog get ahold of another dog its ok. Its harder to walk them through the competitors if they are growling at every crated dog but its understandable also. I have been at a show or two where one dog dig get ahold of another one!!!

MetalGirl30 · 04-21-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OldFortKennels

Sometimes this just happens. I know in the ADBA and AADR or NKC its ok as long as you keep control of your dog. In other words, as long as you dont actually let your dog get ahold of another dog its ok. Its harder to walk them through the competitors if they are growling at every crated dog but its understandable also. I have been at a show or two where one dog dig get ahold of another one!!!

Oh Ok, thanks alot. Ceaser would make a great weight puller. I was just worried about his dog aggression. No he is easy to walk and maintain. Thanks that does make me feel better. Now we can get on with his training and conditioning. He is really starting to fill out and looking good.