Great story and video! You are to be commended, Dawna, for all the hard work you've done with Hobbes. He's a lucky dog to have been adopted by a family that not only loves him but understands his needs and makes sure they are met, as I know you do with all your dogs.

Thanks for sharing that.

I really enjoyed watching, awesome video Dawna. Congrats for your work with Hobbes, he is a cool guy.

That's awesome!!! Logan wants to do that...I've put my wagon planning on the back burner...working on some business ideas with my dad take priority right now. That is way cool. I've thought about having Logan give rides to kids in a wagon for a fare. LOL Who knows, this is a touristy area and rides down the boardwalk might work...just too hot too soon. Silly ideas I get :-D

Dawna, that was very cool!

^^^LOL your dogs ears always crack me up! Sorry.

Thanks for sharing the video. You have a nice family.

Celebrity Leerburger!
Maybe it will catch on. Lots of people have big dogs. Dogs used to do draft work all the time.

Did you buy the harness piece that goes over his shoulders or did you have it made somewhere there?
I would be really interested in a picture of the hardware piece.
Zuki is the same way with carts. She loves pulling and if I picked up the cart and she thought I wasn't going to let her pull she would be having a fit.

Hi, everyone and thanks for your nice comments! I'm really hoping this will catch on and that others will start doing it as well. Maybe then we could have a club with our own competions in town so I would a dog sport to go to without having to travel a long distance to practice. Unlikely, but I can dream right?


Jim Gustitis- We think Hobbes is really cool, too. It's nice to see someone else who shares our opinion.

Tresa Hendrix- I don't think it's a silly idea at all if you and Logan want to go for it. If you already live in a touristy area, it just might work really well for you espeically if your wagon was decorated really cute.

Elizabeth Anderson- I'll try to get a good picture for you but I had the dorsal shaft (the metal piece that goes over his shoulders) made by an aquaintance of mine out of 3/4 electical conduit tubing with an equal length of 1/2 of said tubing slid inside of it for extra support before it was bent into shape. Then the holes where drilled in it so it would attach to the shoulder bolt and for the eyebolt to attach the tracelets to as well as for the eyelet in the back for a tugline or two to attach additional dogs to the single dog via a neckline without having to use the team attachment or for dogs of extremely different heights. The harness was a basic pet store nylon harness of that style that we modified for it by drilling a hole in it, scorching it to prevent fraying and inserting the bolt, washers and tightening it down really tight with a locking nut. Locking washers and nuts were also used to hold the eyebolts in place. I'll get the speific specs from my husband as soon as I can pin him down. Hobbes is a defineate cartohalic as well, and it's not pleasant for anyone when he starts to through wagon withdrawal. 2 days of a wagon being down for repairs is all I can stand before I start going crazy as well.

I finally got a chance to see this! Wow Dawna, this is just awesome! I sure love reading stories like this! Congrats! Hobbes is the star of the town!