How to Make Dog Weight Pulling Sleds

To train your dog for competition or just to give him some excercise, nothing beats a weight pulling sled. With some conventional dog equipment and a little time, you can make one yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Miter saw 2 pieces of 2-by-4-by-36 inch lumber Plywood Nails Drill Cup hooks Rope 2 leashes Pulling Harness

Instructions

1. Cut the ends of each 2-by-4 piece of wood with a mitre saw making 45-degree slopes at each end. The slopes should be going the opposite way from each other. The goal is to make them "ski-like."

2. Cut plywood into planks measuring 6 by 30 inches. Nail planks to "skis" making a wooded sled.

3. Use remaining plywood to make a small ledge at the rear of the sled. This will help hold any load or weight you apply later.

4. Drill a 1-inch hole in the middle of the first and last plywood plank. Feed one end of your rope through the hole to the rear of the sled. Tie-off or clamp the rope in place (which can be used in securing larger loads during training).

5. Screw cup hooks into either side of the sled at the opposite end of the ledge.

6. Attach each leash to the hooks and to the pulling harness.

7. Add weight to the sled and secure with the rope or against the ledge.

Tips & Warnings

• Any dog harness will work. Pulling harnesses allows the dog to pull using larger muscles, more like competition pulling.