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Great Pyrenees => Great Pyrenees Pictures => : People Whisperer February 24, 2008, 04:23:01 AM
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and it seems like she really enjoyed it ;D
Some dogs start pulling from the first time they get introduced to a cart and some dogs (I am NOT pointing fingers ;)) don't and it takes a long time to train them to get used to the noisy objects behind and being stuck between shafts.
Lily and I have been working on it since September and today was the first day she did it :) She is a very difficult dog but sooooo sweet ;) ::)
Do you see her smile?
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Yeah! Good for Lily! It looks like a lot of fun. Maybe I'll have to try it with Jenny...
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CONGRATS!!!! All your hard work paid off!
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Awww, Miss Lily looks so proud. ;D Great job, both of you!!
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That is one adorable cart and what a pretty girl pulling it!
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Wow!! Great job!!! What are ya gonna make her carry for ya? haha ;)
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Wow!! Great job!!! What are ya gonna make her carry for ya? haha ;)
Hopefully our baby one day :D
I would love to get a wagon ;D
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Wow!! Great job!!! What are ya gonna make her carry for ya? haha ;)
Hopefully our baby one day :D
I would love to get a wagon ;D
Human baby or pyr baby?
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Carting is something I would love to try Clifford on. How old is Lily? Can you start young if you don't have them carry any weight other than the cart? Did you get a special harness or make it yourself? thanks for any help.
Lily is beautiful.
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Carting is something I would love to try Clifford on. How old is Lily? Can you start young if you don't have them carry any weight other than the cart? Did you get a special harness or make it yourself? thanks for any help.
Lily is beautiful.
Lily is 19 months and I have started preparing her since September. It is OK to start as young as 6-7 months as long as you don't add any weight and use a very light cart (like the one on the picture). I bought her harness from "Dog Works"
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Did you guys make the cart? I'd love to have Chammie try it!
I borrowed a cart from my friend. It's a very light training cart which is excellent for the beginners :)
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Did you guys make the cart? I'd love to have Chammie try it!
I borrowed a cart from my friend. It's a very light training cart which is excellent for the beginners :)
I wonder how hard that would be to make...It doesn't look too difficult.
I don't think it's too diffifult if it's just a light cart for fun.
For draft competitions the cart should be well balanced and fit to a dog. It is much heavier as well :)
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Ahhhhh!!!! Miss Lily!!!! :-* :-* Just LOOK at you smile! :D She looks Pyrfect with her cart. WHAT A GIRL!!!!
There are some easy to make cart instructions if anyone would like to see them. One is made of light weight PVC pipe. (Now I have to check my files & see where I stuck them when I transfered from my old computer. ???)
Modified to add the PVC cart plan. It's http://www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/carting/pvccart.html
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Here is a plan for PVC cart
http://www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/carting/pvccart.htm
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HAHA!! Two minds, eh?
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Oh...I want KANA To do that!!!!! I know that Akitas are working dogs and I would love for him to show off like this! SO CUTE!!!!!
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I can SO SEE Kana carting!!!! Akitas are awesome! :-* :D :-* :D
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I'm a woodworker and i decided that i'm gonna make arkyd a cart for when the snow goes.I'm not planning on any kinda competition stuff but gonna have a kid in a few months thought it would be cool if Arky boy could pull him around when i took em for walks
i take pics when i do it, gonna cost me about 25 bucks all in all
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I'm a woodworker and i decided that i'm gonna make arkyd a cart for when the snow goes.I'm not planning on any kinda competition stuff but gonna have a kid in a few months thought it would be cool if Arky boy could pull him around when i took em for walks
It would be better if you go with a wagon for that purpose ;)
It is safer for a child and a dog :)
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oh its gonna be safe (protective person) and it'll probably be more wagon style than cart i was just sayin
i'm designing it on auto cad so i'll be able to put up some good detailed plans
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thanks for the info. looks like fun
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Wow!! Great job!!! What are ya gonna make her carry for ya? haha ;)
Hopefully our baby one day :D
I would love to get a wagon ;D
Both ;) :)
Human baby or pyr baby?
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Bringing up an old thread...
is Lily still carting? She looks pretty happy doing so, can't tell if she has issues.
I received a harness for Franklin in the mail a couple days ago from Wilczek's & I just got notification that my wagon kit is shipping from Northern Tool (just have to build the box/deck for it & have shafts made by Wilczek's). My 3-1/2 yr old nephew is excited, he said he wants to put dirt in it ;)
I put the harness on Frank & he took to it pretty well. I used the traces as a lead & he went in circles until he figured I wasn't going to lead him by the collar, heh. He then "pulled" me by the traces, gingerly, thank goodness & I gave him commands as we strolled through the yard, hoping he'll catch on that way. I'm only doing this for recreation, pet walks, etc. with my brother's kids, no competition... I don't know how that would work anyway given he's not registered.
I'd like to hear more & how Lily's coming along...I know Katie is a bundle of nerves & wouldn't do great right off the bat (she's getting older now anyway). I'd love to build a princess carriage & have him pull her around, lol
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Bringing up an old thread...
is Lily still carting? She looks pretty happy doing so, can't tell if she has issues.
Yep, she is still carting! Actually, we picked up her brand new custom made competition cart at the Nationals which we are going to try tonight for the first time ;D It's finally in the mid 70F...nice and cool :) I hope to take some pictures ;)
The start wasn't easy for us...Miss Lily was totally freaking out from shafts and it took me a looooong time to get her used to them. I took it very slowly and was using broom sticks tied to her harness for a while. Then I was walking with the cart right next to her for a couple of weeks. We haven't done any carting in 3 or 4 months so we will see how she will do tonight ::) :P
Good luck! It's fun :-*
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I think I will try the broomstick deal w/ him this weekend, just to see how his reaction will be. I know he's really going to have to push on the shafts to turn the wagon. He's got alot of energy, but doesn't seem like a nervous dog.
I hope Miss Lily picks right back up where she left off! Does she enjoy her harness, knowing she'll be hooked to the cart?
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she does look like a natural. :)
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How neat! We drive our miniature horses.
(http://heartofwisdom.com/images/horses/drivingchris1.jpg).
I'd love to try this with the Prys.