Great video! I like the explanation and comparison between the dog's personalities and why they would make a good carting dog. I also appreciated the leash handling demo in training them to pull. Very well done!
There is a cart that has a third wheel, taking the weight and stress off the dogs legs. Thanks for this video, just looking into this for now, but this is very helpful!
This cart comes with a third wheel. I had to remove it. The dogs bang their back legs on it. The dogs that love doing this run to fast and the wheel interferes. This cart empty has under 2 lbs of weight on the rails. When you sit in this cart you should strattle the cart then sit back. This avoids all downward weight on the dog. The guide rods are in an upward position when I'm in the cart to avoid all downward force.
So much insider knowledge, thanks a lot! This is a very interesting sport, sadly not so popular and hard to get good information on it seems (especially locally).
very professional and thoughtful video! it has a right balance of pragmatism and knowledge, and i see a correct type of dog used; medium to medium-large but athletic dog, not lumbering giant dogs. good job!
People commenting about a third wheel and not putting weight on the d dog don't understand how mass works. The riders mass is directly over the wheels so is born entirely by the wheels.
@@allisonmcfarlane4337 you missed the point. I was responding to this who said the weight is being put on the dog's back but it just isn't because the weight is entirely resting on the wheels. The weight of the driver will only transfer onto the dog via the harness if the rider moves forward in front of the wheels.
When you're saying tandem you mean to say abreast. There are three wheel carts available, four/double axle, is ideal as they can't tip over backward if you lean back in the seat.
The dog that would not pull is a lower drive dog. I mostly use the cart to build his confidence. It works great in behavior modifications. The points made of why the dog would not pull are accurate but we're not the case here. I made sure the cart was balanced with the third wheel and no pressure on the dog. the first dog was not into the work due to low drive and less confidence. The third wheel was taken off because the other dogs were moving so fast they were hitting the wheel with their back feet. This cart was used as a test carr before I purchased my RJ Walsh sulky. Marie you are correct I did have that wrong on the tandem. For giggle smile. The dogs that did this work loved it to a point that it became an obsession for them. when the harnesses were put on them they would go nuts to run. As far as playing fetch in a field. be careful with that. fetch puts a ton of pressure on your dogs hips and lower spine. When they get older they end up with myopathy in the lower spine and pinch nerves. Long-distance fetch and power fetch with the dogs power slide and stop is a great way to hurt your dog. It's strains their knees or tears the ligaments in the knee. I've seen dog fetching in the field grab the ball and tumble over. Some of those dogs bloated and past. So while ferch is the common game played with dogs it is really one of the worst games you can play with your dog. The appropriate way to play fetch is within five maybe 10 feet. Then throw The ball into all the grass so the dog has to use it nose to find it. That's slowes the dog down and allows them to use their brain and nose to work.
My dog loves it! I have a little wagon she pulls, I just need other tires for our ranch but she wags her tail and love love loves it! I don't ride in it. I have seen these carts in the video with a 3rd wheel so no weight is on their back. German Shepherds can pull 5x their body weight.
That means that a Czechoslovak wolfdog can't pull a cart untill they are more than 3 years old. They are not fully grown before that. They are very strong. My son's 6 Month old puppy is almost pulling me by now. He is 57 cm = 0.39 inches tall now and if he keeps growing till he is 3 he is going to be a monster of dog
As a point of interest a tandem hitch of horses is one horse in front with the second horse between the shafts directly behind the first horse. This is considered a very "fancy" hitch and not very safe outside of a ring. A pair or a team is 2 horses hitched side by side with one pole between to attach the harness to. It is unusual for a pair of horses to be hitched to a 2 wheeled cart. It is also considered very important to balance the 2 wheeled cart however it is hitched so very little weight is on the horses back even tho horses or even ponies are very large compared to dogs. This can be more easily accomplished by moving the axel forward so more of the drivers seated weight is behind the carts center of balance. although it is still important to watch yourself and not lean forward. Love watching dogs carting....
Part of the reason the first dog was so lethargic could be this is a poorly balanced cart that was designed for goats. All the weight of the metal foot rest and shafts are pushing down on the dog's shoulders. If you are not riding in the cart, you need counterbalance. You might want to check out the new version of my book "Travel at the Speed of Dog" as I have new information about LIFT and how it affects the dog's posture and the desire to pull. Darlette
I've never been drunk, but all I have to do is say "Home" to my team and they take me straight home even when I have no idea where we are. Their sense of direction is uncanny.
I got incapacitated two fourth of July's ago and my dogs brought me to our favorite park for fireworks and back home. They took good care of me the whole way... Color me proud!
@@Greyandgreenfeathers i hope you're okay now. Are you using a cart? Dogs are usually small and weak from where I'm from, so you need a large team unless you're a small child.
My dog is a puppy still but I'm interested in but I'm going to get one with 4 wheels better for the dog and me. I have a dogo look it up if you don't know.
hellerase Do you train dogs. Don't start saying stuff you don't know. They have carts like these for horses with 2 wheels and they don't break there back. Learn before you speak.
No weight will be bared by the dog. The load (seat and driver)in this case is placed behind the fulcrum point.the entire length from shaft to seat being the lever will have an upward lift on the dog. In fact this logic tells us that there will be a slight lift on the hasp point resulting in the harness being lifted upwards thus taking slight weight of the dog...so not only weight is actually taken off the dogs back but the dogs himself now may feel slightly lighter on his feet. The action of working into the harness is actually the dog pushing into the harness to move this load. Hence what seems like dogs pulling the cart is actually him pushing the cart around. No weight is thus in any case pull or push placed on his back. As long the load(seat/driver) does not move infront of the fulcrum(wheel axle) all is well. But then the design is such that its placed behind. So yes the dog can still drive this 2 wheeled cart arnd safely as long all other safe conditions are met.
