CUSTOM DOG CARTS | Dog Carts and Dog Draft Carts

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Why dog carting, what good is it?

  • Draft Dog Trial Competitions
  • Taking the family for a picnic with the dog carrying the food in the dog cart
  • Carrying photo gear, fishing gear, sports gear
  • Carrying groceries
Q: What is the difference between a dog cart, a sulky, and a wagon?
 
A: Both a dog cart and a sulky have two wheels and each is pulled by a dog. A sulky is designed for large to giant breeds to pull with a person sitting on a sulky seat. A wagon has four wheels and with modification can be pulled by a dog.
Q: Are there any height or weight restrictions in ordering a dog cart?
 
A. We can easily make a dog cart for small to large breeds.  We will help you measure your dog's height, weight, and width for our cart and shafts to fit your dog.
Q: Can all dog breeds pull a dog cart?
 
A: Most can, if they are willing and if they have the strength to do so. A dog has to be trained to pull a dog cart. Some love to do it from the first lesson and others take a few lessons to learn.

We do not recommend toy breeds pull a cart and we do not make dog carts for them.
 
Q: Beside learning how to pull a dog cart, what other training helps?
 
A: We recommend that the dog have some basic obedience training such as sit,  stay, down, stay. I also have my clients teach their dog the following commands, "Gee, haw, or right turn, left turn, slow, fast, stop."