All About Dog Weight Pulling
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Weight pulling is a sport that dates back to the earliest times dogs were used as draft animals. Just as we have horse pulls and tractor pulls (men with their toys trying to prove that theirs is bigger and stronger than the next guy's), someone thought of the idea of weight pulling competitions for dogs, so that someone could say,

My dog's stronger than your dog. In modern times, there are various types of weight pull competitions and organizations sponsoring them. There is the IWPA (International Weight Pulling Association), which sanctions weight pulling competitions and bestows titles on dogs which meet the pulling requirements, which are based on percentage of body weight of the dog.

There is also the American Dog Breeder's Association, which sanctions weight pull competitions at dog shows for the American Pit Bull Terrier. There are also any number of sled dog organizations which hold weight pulls in connection with sled dog races in the winter time around the northern regions.

There is more than just strength involved in weight pulling competitions, especially the winter events. To pull a weighted sled over frozen terrain involves first "breaking out" the runners from the ice. Depending on the weather conditions on any given day, the sled may be "sticky" or it may slide rather easily....More here