Canine culture has a weight pull club in central New York!
If you have a strong dog, maybe one who even drags you down the street... you and your dog would have fun getting involved in weigh pull!
Any breed or mix, large or small, can have fun weight pulling. It is not only good exercise, and great for draining excess energy and physical rehabilitation, but is does not require a lot of time, space, or money to train or compete.
We have regular, informal training sessions once a month, year round where you will learn more about safe equipment and training, introduce your dog to pulling, and how to have fun doing it. You will also learn proper stretching and conditioning techniques as well as how to effectively reinforce good pulling style in your dog.
We have regular practices and fun-pulls where any novice can join our regulars, as well as sanctioned competition events where you can earn working titles, and earn points for regional and international rankings. The sanctioned organizations we will be holding will be with the International Weight Pull Association (IWPA). This organization allows all breeds and mixes to compete.
We have many pullers who started for the purpose for rehabilitating behavioral problems and fear issues, who have benefited considerably in many ways. Please see our testamonial page to see a few of their sucess stories!
If you are interested in finding out more about training sessions, fun pulls near you, or sanctioned events...
Weight pulling harnesses are much different than either the harnesses used to walk your dog or tracking harnesses. For your dogs safety you should get a properly fitted pulling harness to prevent injury to your dog.
We have a talented local seamstress who is making custom harnesses, coats, and other quality training equipment for your dog. Canine Culture recommends both of these.
Sewing By Darlene
315-264-0298 in Oneida NY
Expert alterations, repairs, custom work, zippers, harnesses, dog coats, and more!
or
Missy in Pensylvania at
Weight Pull Club
Central New York Bulldoggers
CNYB (Central New York Bulldoggers) is a DOG club. It encourages responsible ownership, responsible breeders, spaying and neutering of pets, and training, exercising and enjoying your best friend.
Membership fees are $100 per year for 1 dog, add $50 per dog for additional dogs in same household, per year.
If you have one dog and would be attending all practices and fun-pulls regularly, you would be saving $80 per year. If you were attending once a month, practices only, you would be saving $20.
If you are a member, you can attend all club practices for free and half price entries for Fun-Pulls. At least 1 practice and 1 Fun-Pull will be scheduled per month.
If you are NOT a member you are welcome to attend any scheduled club practice or Fun-Pull. Fees are $10 per dog.
A variety of sizes of harnesses are available for use at events. Assistance with sizing and measuring for a custom harness for your dog is always available.
Check out these sites:
Practices, Fun-Pulls, and sanctioned events
Practice/training sessions $10 per dog or free for club members.
Fun-Pull entries are $10 per dog or 1/2 price for club members.
Membership $100 for a year.
Please check back regularly and note changes!
For our pulling die-hards... with the exception of sanctioned competitions, if the temperature outside is below 15 degrees or above 85 degrees we will not have the scheduled practice or fun-pull. This is for the dogs comfort (as well as our own).
Upcoming practices and fun pulls are always on Sundays at 12 noon at Canine Culture. We will be starting the small dogs (under 40 pounds) and the Beginner (inexperienced) dogs at 12 noon and large dogs (over 40 pounds) at 1 P.M. The dates are as follows...
September 5th Labor Day-
The Empire State Pull-a-pallooza
IWPA sanctioned competition at the New York State Fair!!!
December 31 and January 1st - 3rd Annual Pullin' in the New Year!
January 8th (practice)
January 29nd (fun-pull)
Febuary 12th (practice)
Febuary 26th (fun-pull)
March 10th and 11th - March Mad Pull 2011
March 25th (practice)
April 8th (fun-pull)
April 22nd (practice)
May 6 (fun-pull)
May 20th (practice)
June 3rd (fun-pull)
June 28th (practice)
All dates in black or red are held by Canine Culture...
... at Canine Culture Training Center, Oneida, NY 13421
for directions
All events shown in green are held by other clubs at other locations.
Events in orange are held by Canine Culture at other locations.
See the IWPA site for more information!
See event listings and pull results and standings at
UKC sanctioned pulls TBA
See UKC website for event listings
Keep checking back!
If you have been spending years trying to teach your dog NOT to pull on the leash... try weightpulling and LET him do something in his nature, safely (with the right equipment). Give him a job AND drain excess energy in the easiest, most effective way... and have fun doing it.
James
Libby
Fionn
Beacon
Vegas
Dory
Ben
Starbuck
Some of the dogs that have practiced with us or competed at our sanctioned events.
***Novice dogs in weight pull are essentially beginner dogs that have either never pulled or are inexperienced pullers either in age, time, skill or condition.
What we want you to know about attending our practices or Fun-Pulls is that the dogs are not allowed to visit each other. They need to be on a collar they cannot slip out of, on a 4 or 6 foot leash (no Flexi leashes).
We do have a variety of sizes of pulling harnesses to borrow until you decide to have your own custom made by our local seamstress.
What we also recommend (require) that you bring what we call a HIGH value food reward. Not biscuits, balls, toys, cookies, kibble.... but GOOD stuff. Like chicken, cheese, hotdogs, etc.
We need to use it as a placable target, and as a high value reinforcement that does not interrupt focus.
We want to pay them well for this fun and rewarding work. Its all about motivation.
Canine Culture weightpull video!
This video was produced by Dave Pheilshifter at Equinox Productions and Pets With Soul. It represents some of the goings-on at an event for those who are curious.
Region 5 weightpull T-shirts will be sold untill Feb. 27 and all money is due at the March IWPA Pull at Canine Culture.
Tshirts are $13,
long sleeves are $16 and
hoodies are $21.
Please call Michelle Izzo for more info (sizes etc.)
725-5463. Thanks!
