Carting
Dogs
Carting
Dog cart during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Carting is the
dog sport
or activity of carting, in which a
dog (usually a large
breed)
pulls a cart filled with
supplies,
such as farm goods
or firewood,
but sometimes pulling people. Carting as a sport is also known as dryland
mushing
and is practiced all around the world, often to keep winter
sled dogs
in competition form during the off-season.
Sulky driving
A variety of carting is
sulky driving,
where a dog or dogs pulls a two-wheeled cart (sulky) with a person riding in the
sulky. This sport offers both exercise and discipline opportunities for
energetic breeds. Many working breeds are happier when given a job or task, and
carting / sulky driving can be a rewarding hobby for both dog and owner.
Dogs from 15 kg body weight and upwards are able to pull an adult and a sulky
comfortably. The general rule is that the total load (sulky and driver) should
not exceed three times the weight of the dog doing the pulling. If, for example,
the sulky and driver totalled 150 kg, then the weight of the dog pulling would
need to be at least 50 kg. Smaller dogs may be used as long as the cart is of a
type which can handle multiple dog draft, and the combined weight of the dogs
pulling is at least one third of the load being pulled.
Dryland mushing
Dryland mushing is distinguished from sulky driving in that the cart, or
dryland rig, is attached to the dog in the same manner as a team to a sled. The
cart has three or four wheels, with the driver either sitting or standing,
depending on the cart construction. The International Federation of Sled Dog
Sports sponsors one of the largest dryland mushing events in the world, the IFSS
Dryland World Championship.
External links
An Introduction to Dog Carting
[1]
Regal Mini Sulkies (commercial sulky site)
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