DOG Carts...
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DOG Carts...
(Seriously!)
In some countries, in the old days they had "DOG CARTS"...
Small carts, drawn by a team of specially trained dogs - much like Huskies.
What do you think? Is such a thing possible?
I have gone jogging with dogs on leashes before, and one of the things that was essential was to watch out for their paw pads to get torn up by the pavement! Pit Bulls especially are dumb about it. They will keep on running until you see bloody paw prints behind them, and stop them to check and see for yourself (most uncomplaining dogs i have ever heard of!)
I have had to carry some of my favorite puppies home in my arms because of it before - the pavement tears them up. A long run over blacktop is not good for puppy paws EVEN IF they are not pulling anything.
In some countries, in the old days they had "DOG CARTS"...
Small carts, drawn by a team of specially trained dogs - much like Huskies.
What do you think? Is such a thing possible?
I have gone jogging with dogs on leashes before, and one of the things that was essential was to watch out for their paw pads to get torn up by the pavement! Pit Bulls especially are dumb about it. They will keep on running until you see bloody paw prints behind them, and stop them to check and see for yourself (most uncomplaining dogs i have ever heard of!)
I have had to carry some of my favorite puppies home in my arms because of it before - the pavement tears them up. A long run over blacktop is not good for puppy paws EVEN IF they are not pulling anything.
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Back in the old day's there was not much pavement. I can see where they could tear their paw pads on the dirt as well.I would like to think and hope they had some sort of leather cover to go on their foot. I don't know . Now you have my curiousity going.
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I have a friend who takes his pit bull on runs, or at least he used to with his late one, I don't know about the current one, but he would run 5+ miles with them on pavement with no problems. Awesome, smart dogs, though. Chain 'em up and they'll be mean. Give them room to run in a fenced area, train them, and you'll have one of the coolest dogs on the planet.
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I will forever remember one of my Poppa's dogs.
She was the sweetest pup I ever met, and would take care of anyone she loved.
The most riotous pup I remember was "ROSIE". She was a Red Dragon puppy!
(Direct descendent of CHATO)
And she was the most loveable of them all....
Her heart was gigantic, and she had a way of expressing herself that made you think of young ones always finding new ways to get in trouble...
As I think more about it - she was named "ROSIE THE RIVETER" because my Pop was an aerospace engineer who lived through the forties.
ROSIE was amazing...
She was the sweetest pup I ever met, and would take care of anyone she loved.
The most riotous pup I remember was "ROSIE". She was a Red Dragon puppy!
(Direct descendent of CHATO)
And she was the most loveable of them all....
Her heart was gigantic, and she had a way of expressing herself that made you think of young ones always finding new ways to get in trouble...
As I think more about it - she was named "ROSIE THE RIVETER" because my Pop was an aerospace engineer who lived through the forties.
ROSIE was amazing...
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When I was growing up, we had a sulky for miniature ponies, and a Bernese Mountian Dog. Well, the dog was bigger than one of our horses, and did pull me around the yard a few times. I think as long as the dog isn't actually supporting the weight of the person and cart, it should be fine.
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I still have an old dog harness for a shepherd mix we used to have.
She pulled the kids on a sleigh when they were young. It was really cute to hear a two year old calling "Mush Shadow, Mush"
I've seen leather "boots" for sled dogs to protect thier paws in sharp ice conditions. Maybe something similar for pavement exists
She pulled the kids on a sleigh when they were young. It was really cute to hear a two year old calling "Mush Shadow, Mush"
I've seen leather "boots" for sled dogs to protect thier paws in sharp ice conditions. Maybe something similar for pavement exists
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Yup, one Sled dog, can pull one Teenager, a long way, a quarter of a mile easily, without stopping, when the Kid is ridiing on an old tire, harnessed to the Dog.
That' s how the kids trained them in my neighborhood.
You use the Booties in the mild winters, when the warm temp caused ice to build on the surface of the snow.
I saw those booties at 'Tractor Supply' just yesterday. Not made the same way ours were, but they looked good.
Nearly 30 years around Sled dogs and I never saw a Dog Cart. I'd heard of Goat Carts before, but never dog carts.
Dogs do carry packs with thier own food and stuff on mountain hikes.
That' s how the kids trained them in my neighborhood.
You use the Booties in the mild winters, when the warm temp caused ice to build on the surface of the snow.
I saw those booties at 'Tractor Supply' just yesterday. Not made the same way ours were, but they looked good.
Nearly 30 years around Sled dogs and I never saw a Dog Cart. I'd heard of Goat Carts before, but never dog carts.
Dogs do carry packs with thier own food and stuff on mountain hikes.
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Pulling a cart is what draft dogs did in Europe. That is what a Mastiff originally did, pull vegetable carts for the vendors, milk carts, butcher meat carts or the family -- anything a pony could pull was pulled by dogs too. During both World Wars, Mastiffs were also used to pull munitions carts on the front lines.
They have carting events and ribbons still, it was great watching the dogs pull the freight carts at the Mastiff Specialty event.
A site that sells equipment:
http://www.dogworks.com/
Here is a Mastiff pulling 6900 lbs in a max weight competition
They have carting events and ribbons still, it was great watching the dogs pull the freight carts at the Mastiff Specialty event.
A site that sells equipment:
http://www.dogworks.com/
Here is a Mastiff pulling 6900 lbs in a max weight competition
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Yes, dog boots exist.
Neo-Paws Site
There are other manufacturers.... I couldn't remember the name of these (I've seen the Neo-Paws before, and they seem well-made), but type "dog boots" into a search engine and you should get a few.
I wanted to make a cart for my Rottweiler to pull when she was younger, but then she tore her ACL in her knee, so that was the end of that idea.
Neo-Paws Site
There are other manufacturers.... I couldn't remember the name of these (I've seen the Neo-Paws before, and they seem well-made), but type "dog boots" into a search engine and you should get a few.
I wanted to make a cart for my Rottweiler to pull when she was younger, but then she tore her ACL in her knee, so that was the end of that idea.
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I WANT A MASTIFF!
That puppy looked both cool and GIGANTIC!
And it's not a pitbull, so nobody can complain...
My brother Lawrence has been in a wheelchair since the mid seventies, by the way. He takes his pits running in his chair in southern california...
That puppy looked both cool and GIGANTIC!
And it's not a pitbull, so nobody can complain...
My brother Lawrence has been in a wheelchair since the mid seventies, by the way. He takes his pits running in his chair in southern california...
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