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| Teaching a dog to drive a
cart with precision and willingness takes time, commitment and a great
dog. When done right can be very rewarding. |
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Teaching a sound dog to pull a cart is very very easy. |
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Beginning a dog in carting safely requires two people |
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The Rottweiler heritage includes pulling carts for farmers, butchers,
bakers, merchants and families in the marketplace of Europe. Many types
of dogs were used to haul supplies like milk jugs or wood. It is obvious
to us now that Rottweilers were one of them. Simply hitch one to a cart
and see for yourself, some dogs are such naturals that it must run in
the blood! |
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People have always been interested in carting with their Rottweilers.
As time goes on, carting is more recognized as a fun activity and a
competition. The American Rottweiler Club held it’s first carting trial
at the 2000 Nationals in Petaluma, CA. Since then, they have offered a
trial every year at the Nationals. Aj and I have won High in Trial at 3
out of 4 we’ve attended. The first one I had an arm in a cast and one
handed driving proved difficult for me! Recently they have begun keeping
track of their trials and calculate a TopTen for each year. |
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The Northwest has only hosted two trials to date (2009) but as the
interest increases, so will the trials. We need to do our best to
support them when they are available. At the first NW trial, “Friday”
won High in trial with a perfect score in the started class, 6 Neu-Rodes
titles were earned, and Canada’s 2007 #1 Rottweiler “Nash” earns his
driving title. |
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<<Friday- #1carting started dog 2007
Nash Bridges CS CI CX” >> |
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Carting is very different than weight pulling. Carting is more about
control, precision, and a stable temperament. When you hook a
Rottweiler to a cart, it changes their image and overrides any negative
reputations. The general public flocks to them, they want to pet them
and ask questions, many of them would even like to have their kids
ride. In this way, the cart becomes a great educational tool and the
dog becomes an ambassador for the breed |
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The competitions are fun. It’s very rewarding to take a known ‘pretty’
dog and show off that they have the ability to work as well. Here are
two dogs that are Nationally ranked in conformation earning titles at
the Nationals. |
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<<BISS, BIS Am/Can CH Luxor von Stefanhaus CD CS CI ARC
TOPTEN’03, #1 dog in Canada’03
2xSelect BOSS Am/Can CH Ismai CS ARC
TOPTEN’04 >> |
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It’s great to meet other people who have dogs with the same talent, but
the enjoyment really comes from learning to work as a team with dogs
that seem to already know what it’s all about. Taking that teamwork to
a trial and being successful is the icing on the cake! |
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<<Nash earns CI 2-22-07
Lu earns CI and High in
Trial #1Carting intermediate dog 07 >> |
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Put The Cart Behind The Dog |
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Carts Available For Purchase
Private Lessons Offered |
By Paula Cingota, Summerfield Rottweilers |
Watch video of AJ Carting
1.8 meg. |
