There are a lot of dog sports out there today from dock jumping to flyball. The dog sport that I am writing about today is called Canine Weight Pulling. American Pit Bull Terriers are used in this sport as well as sled dogs such as Alaskan Malamutes. The participating dog is put into a specially designed weight pulling harness and hooked up to to a sled that is on wheels if it is in warm weather. In the winter it is just a sled.

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To train, you will need weights in measured quantities, so you know exactly how much you are asking your dog to pull, and how much you are increasing the weight each time. Then you will need some type of sled or cart to put the weight in to practice having your dog pull it. It is best to have a dog pull the sled empty to start with. Pit Bulls are known to pull over 1 Cheap Men's Air Max 97 Ultra Triple Black Shoes ,000 pounds in the summer weather. Over 800 in winter weather.

This sport does take a lot of obedience from the dog to be done correctly. So if you want to do this sport make sure you start really early training with your dog. Make sure you know all of the rules of the weight pulling contest before you enter. Any healthy dog could do this with proper training but it is not just as easy as strapping your dog up to a cart and expecting it to pull huge amounts of weight without injuring itself.

Every pulling contest is different but the main rules are that the dog has to be willing to pull very heavy weights a certain amount of distance in a certain amount of time - a completed pull is considered to be 16 feet in most instances within 45 seconds. Also, you do not want your dog to go up to the crowd when it is pulling, approach other dogs, or be touched by the owner after it is hooked up to the sled during competition.

It is also up to the owner to decide if he believes his dog can pull the weight or not. If the owner feels that the dog can not pull the load Cheap Men's Air Max 97 Silver Grey Red , then the owner should let someone in charge of the competition know that the dog can not pull it. To keep self esteem high, dogs that cannot complete the pull for any reason are assisted by handlers (in the back of the sledcart) that help the dog complete the pull by pushing the load from behind so they feel that they really did finish the pull.

Dogs tend to try and pull loads even if they can not pull the weight but be forewarned, this can cause injuries to the dog if you're not extra careful. So the dogs health and well-being is all up to the owner. Other tips: make sure that you check the dog's paws and nails before and after each pull to check for cracks, breaks Cheap Air Max 97 Summit White Shoes , or anything that could cause pain to the dog. Cracked nails can be very painful for the dog and should be watched out for. So, if you decide this is a dog sport you want to try with your dog then make sure you do the proper training and have fun with it as well.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN£¬ May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Brunei government has eased restrictions on the import of food products from Japan following a 2011 ban due to contamination concerns arising from the Fukushima radioactive leak£¬ local news daily Brunei Times reported Wednesday.

Suspension of food and food products such as meat£¬ fruits£¬ vegetables£¬ seafood£¬ milk and dairy products from the Fukushima district is now lifted£¬ Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.

The statement said MoH and Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) will allow the import of Japanese food products as long as requirements have been met.

Members of the public who wish to import products from the Fukushima district will be required to submit the Radioactive Substance Analysis Report and Food Import Declaration Form to Brunei.

For products originating from areas other than the Fukushima district£¬ importers will only be required to submit the Food Import Declaration Form.

The Brunei government said the terms of the importation are additional requirements for all products that originate from Japan. Existing terms of importation under the MoH and Ministry of MPRT must be complied£¬ the ministry said.

It added that the measures taken are to ensure all foods that are imported into the country are safe to consume and free from radioactive substances.

LISBON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Portuguese soccer league standings after Friday's match (tabulated under matches played, won Cheap Air Max 97 OG UNDFTD Undefeated Black Red , drawn, lost, goals for, goals against Cheap Air Max 97 OG UNDFTD Undefeated Sail Red White , points):

Benfica 14 12 1 1 31 7 37

FC Porto 14 9 4 1 31 7 31

Sporting Braga 14 8 4 2 25 8 28

Vitoria Guimaraes 14 8 4 2 22 10 28

Sporting Lisbon 14 7 6 1 26 12 27

Belenenses 15 6 5 4 15 15 23

Pagos de Ferreira 14 6 4 4 18 17 22

Rio Ave 14 5 5 4 19 15 20

Moreirense 14 5 5 4 12 12 20

Estoril 14 4 6 4 18 21 18

Marmtimo Funchal 14 5 1 8 19 19 16

Boavista 14 4 1 9 9 26 13

Nacional 14 3 3 8 11 16 12

Arouca 14 3 3 8 8 21 12

Academica Coimbra 15 1 8 6 9 19 11

Penafiel 14 3 2 9 11 27 11

Vitoria Setubal 14 3 2 9 8 25 11

Gil Vicente 14 0 6 8 8 23 6

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