Video of Magyar Training for weight pull

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLHbuRsp08k

I hope the file isn,t to big for you guys.

 

of course there is no extra weight because he has first started doign this this week

 

nice to see you working your dog, keep up the good work! One problem though your walking to fast! Walk very slowly with him. About half your normal walking speed.
By doing this he will learn to use her body into the harness and build confidence rather than fighting the weight and harness. It is teaching muscle memory more than strength training.
The best pullers out there don't pull fast they pull steady and in a consistant forward motion.
This is what you will teach over time.
Slowly over a period of weeks and many miles add additional weight for him to drag.
We never put on more than the dog weights. it's really not necessary to power pull a dog in training.

Hope that helps you.

 

cool thanks for the advice. This is my second dog to train one is still in training and has pulled up to 3000 pounds and then there is magyar who is just begining.

 

Looks good...Can't wait until he is ready for the competitions.

 

Looks good. Thanks for the video. I love that dog.

 

Don't forget to stop and praise him. A puller I really respect told me that he trains by having the dog drag a short distance, maybe 10-15 feet, and then praising. If you walk too far, the dog is going to begin to wonder if his reward is coming. A lot of praise is really important for a dog just starting out. Good luck with him!

 

i got a question i got no sled so i got 15 pounds and wraped it with cloth and made a hole in the middle for a string to go through. she can jog for a couble of minuets with this should i jog with her or should i make her walk.? i did that praise thing and i think she actually tried harder. and should i put more weight it seems 2 easy 4 her but i don't wnt to over welm her.?


thanks,


juan

 

Good work .... I would use a quieter training device for example a block carriage (could be funny for your children) but not in the traffic ... lol ....

 

Yes I agree....tons of praising at the right time are the key to many things...works not only with dogs, kids need it also .Sometimes you can reach with it miracles.

 

oh sorry guys I didn,t reply so quick but yes he gets pleanty of praising I was just doing a little demonstration video and was nervous about how I did it. I will make some corrections in how I train him though thanks. When I get him doing a little more weight I,ll do another video and when He gets pulling on the track the first time and pulls over 1000 pounds I,ll post another video.

 

and dont have him pull in circles. the dog needs to learn how to pull straight!

 

Jogging with a light drag is fine for exercise. I don't know how it translates into weight pull training, but I've used it to help get Loki in shape. I would think that walking and doing short recalls would be more beneficial to the training process, because its more similar to the actual pulls. You figure on the track, a dog doesn't walk for a mile before they finish their pull; its a relatively short affair. And when the weight gets heavier, it seems like you'd want the dog to realize that they're only going to have to go that 15-16 feet before they're done.

What I do when I take a drag walk is I just hook her up to a small tire and say "let's go." If I were hooking her up for a training session with the heavier sled, I would use her "work" command. That way you differentiate between the two. I don't know, I could be over-thinking the issue. Maybe some other, more experienced pullers could chime in.

 

i would say that would be about right. when I drag weight princess with weight We go to a big filed and do circles for about half hour or 45 minutes depending how mutch weight is on the sled. Start out with about 25 pounds and slowley work up to 50 pounds usually dont go over that mutch weight. the sled weights about 25 pounds itself. but when I am going to really train them to pull I uaually just train on the track. I dont train to really pull on a drag sled.

 

How about building a mock track in your yard just using 2x4 boards and keep them between the lines? for 30 feet or what ever the track is in competitions. I know it would be a pain to return and set up every time but it would be training for a set goal each time just as on the track.

 

well we have our club track which is set up on rails verry nice princess will be competing on it this weekend. But for just streanght training i drag weight.

 

Well you can still use the drag weight right? Just saying put something on the ground to give the illusion of having boundries.

 

yah you can fix the allusion and just take some 2x4 and put them on the ground and drag them in the middle it works the same it gives the dog an ideal of staying inbetween them aswell. What ever way you do. But you know what the best person to ask about that is mopulldogs she does weightpull and has alot of ace dogs so she is an expert in the field. this is only my 2nd year doing this.