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 An American Staffordshire terrier pulls a cart loaded with concrete weights. |
Weight pulling is a dog sport involving a dog pulling a cart or sled loaded with weight a short distance across dirt/gravel, grass, carpet, or snow.[1] It is a modern adaptation of freighting, in which dogs were used as freight animals to move cargo.[2][3]
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- ^ Kehler, Missy. "A Basic Introduction to Weight Pulling". alaskanmalamutes.us. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Bennett, Noah (2021-06-01). "Weight Pulling for Dogs: Rules, Champions and Records. How to Begin". Pets Life Guide. Retrieved 2022-12-24.