cart pulling?

[hotdog2007]

I am looking for some activities for my dog to burn off some of her energy since she has become too rough for the dog park. One idea I had was cart pulling. I think she is mainly a lab/husky mix, ~1.5 years old (a guess), and 52 pounds last time she was weighed, most of which is muscle rather than fat. She's very strong. I thought she could pull my groceries home from the supermarket, which is about a mile away. I don't know anything about cart pulling, so does this sound like it could be a good job for her? If so, where would I go about getting supplies (relatively inexpensively, since I'm on a budget)?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

 

[ACooper]

I would think that would be a fun way to give her a helpful chore! I am no help in the training to use it, but I found a really cool linky that showed someone who "customized" a wagon for their dog to pull!

http://lairds.org/Kyler/projects/dog_wagon/narration

 

[hotdog2007]

Thanks for the feedback! I'm not very handy myself, but hopefully I can forward the link to a friend who can help me out.

 

[ACooper]

Good luck! And as always........you MUST share pictures of her if/when you get your wagon!

 

[corgi_love]

I was planning on doing draft work with my Newfie as well, let me know how it works out for you!

 

[ACooper]

I just finished reading all the story behind how/why they built that wagon...........it is SO awesome!

They built the wagon so the younger dog (who liked to pull ahead on lead) could pull their aging dog who had cancer and couldn't get around very good. They still wanted him to be included in the out door/family time...........it's so sweet.