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Canine weight pulling training2007-11-25 3:00:18

I have a 1 year old American Staffordshire Terrier and I would like to get her involved in weight pulling. Is there a group in the Philly area that I can get involved with and get some training advcice?

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First site is www.iwpa.com , second is www.apa.com . Those are the International Weight Pull Association, and the American Pulling Alliance. I was a member of IWPA, and competed in the APA also. You need to start very light at first, because your dog isn't quite done growing yet, and you don't want to damage it's growing bones by too much stress. The IWPA site has a section on training, read it all before you start any type of training. It will tell you how to begin training, how/when to increase weight, etc.

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check out this website

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Wait until she is 18-24 months. For now, just have her wear a harness and pull light weight things until she is done growing!

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Start with the harness. let her drag light weights, praise, praise praise! And never bate. You want her too love the work, and not work for food. Check out the site above, re-ask your question on this board (I promise someone will direct you very well to the hows, and pull clubs)

http://www.manstoppers.com/bullyvard/ubb.