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Weight pull training for Pit Bull
Let us start out with a few key points. First and foremost, you as the teacher must be patient and reassuring to your pupil. The dog you are working with may be a natural. He or she might pull like a mac truck. But, chances are, if you ask too much too soon, you will confuse the animal and frustrate yourself. Secondly, a dog that won't even walk on a leash or come to you when called needs some basic obedience work. There are scores of books and plenty of reputable obedience classes in your area. Check the yellow pages. There are several different conditioning methods to get a dog in shape for pulling. The method you may use primarily is named "drag weighting". This consist of going on 1/2 to 2 mile walks with your dog dragging weights behind it. Now to say in the beginning, you need to do everything step by step in increments. Let's go over the basic equipment needs. You will need a proper fitting harness, a collar, a lead (6 ft and 16 ft) and a whole bunch of patience! For the dragging weight, you can use a tire with rocks in it. But, the ideal thing are window weights attached to a tow chain. Window weights are foot long, torpedoshaped weights that range from 3 lbs. Up to 15 lbs. Therefore, making the incremental increases easily. They have an open end where you can attach a hook to the weight and then attach the weights to the chain. Because of their oblong shape, they don't get caught in shrubs or bogged down in sand. You should be able to find these weights at most junkyards. They are actually the old counter weights used in window frames of older homes. The first thing you need to do is introduce your puppy or dog to the harness. That's right. You are going to gradually build your pup up to pulling heavy weights. Don't start heavy! Besides, you are trying to teach your dog to pull, not force it. If your puppy has no ailments and is healthy, there is no reason not to introduce it to the harness and light dragging. Start out by putting the dog in the harness for short periods of time, say 15-30 minutes. Play with the dog while he is in the harness. Make him feel that pulling time is fun time....to continue reading this article please click on here...
