Quote Originally Posted by FrostyPaws View Post
EWO, last dog I worked got the weight/kong pulling. He also got resistance training AND he got some sprinting without the wts after the kong toy. His mill work was very minimal, and I can't complain at all about what kind of shape he was in, though it was my first time doing a lot more of that than the mill. So, naturally, I was a little apprehensive, but I was quite pleased with the results I saw.
Waccamaw shared their interval weight pulling regimen with me back in 99, and ever since I incorporated that kind of weight pulling in the keep I sell, the people who have traditionally used the mill have *all* noticed a marked difference in performance in the animals they've applied it to. Like almost a night-and-day difference in many cases, which only makes sense, conceptually, when considering the fact that a fight involves struggle and the exertion of strength (not just "running "free" on a spinning belt).

The way Wac did it involved two people working the dog, one behind the dog adding/removing weights, and one in front of the dog baiting him with a flirt pole. If a person is working the dog solo, throwing a Kong Ball is a great idea to accomplish this, as well as to keep the work fun for the dog.

Jack