Dog Weight Pulling

From what I have research Weight Pulling is a great way to waste your dogs energy.  It is also a great way of exercise for your dog. Some people believe that weight pulling is inhumane. The response to this acquisition is that if a dog cannot or does not want to pull the weight he/she will not pull the weight.  Most dogs especially pit bulls have a huge drive to please their owners.  Athletically and strength wise I believe my dog will be able to compete at a high level.  He exercises daily and is in great shape.  Once he is fitted for his harness he will begin weight training.  I'm looking forward to this because I love spending time with my dog and it will be nice to give him something to do rather than hiking, running and walking.  I want him to feel success just as he feels when he performs all his tricks the right way.  Wish us luck because once I feel he is ready for competing I will be traveling around the east coast to pull at the competitions. 

My dog

Today I felt like blogging about my dog.  I have a one and a half year old Blue Nose Pit Bull. When I was a junior in college I decided to go and get a dog with out my parents knowing or anyone else that I lived with for that matter. Because of his type of breed he did stir up some problems everywhere that I went but he amazes me every day I am with him.  Once I bought my dog I first did a ton of research to see what I was getting into truly and then I wanted him to have a niche.  I wanted him to have something that made the both of us happy while doing it.  When I first thought about this I looked up Pit Bulls and agility, flying disc, dock dogs, etc.. The one dog that I came across was Wallace the Pit bull.  I was absolutely amazed with him and decided that is what I want to do with my dog.  Wallace was a flying disc champion nationally and worldly on multiple occasions.  So I went and tried working with my dog and at first he loved chasing and catching the disc but then he ran into this issue where he would outrun the disc and the disc would fall before he caught it.  He soon lost interest because of this.  Now I have finally figured it out!  I have therapy dog testing in the beginning of November as well as a cancer for dogs walk.  His niche is going to give his breed a better reputation. Obviously, I can't do this alone but changing one person's perspective at a time is a start. 

USA Mens Soccer

I couldn't help but to watch the USA vs Honduras game last night October 14th.  After a great performance at the 2014 World Cup why does it look like the U.S. has slowed down?  I understand they all have their own seasons going on but even in a International Friendly you should be fighting for your spot which Klinsmann has been preaching to all the players.  The decision to place Jermaine Jones at center-back even though he lacks discipline defensively left me with questions.  The U.S. has a pool full of Center-backs so why Jones over them? Jones is 32 right now and the next World Cup 2018 Russia he will be 36.  Will Jones be able to keep up with all this new talent around the world such as the Neymar's or James Rodriguez's?  At 36 your body will be breaking down no matter how great you workout or exercise.  I believe Klinsmann needs to start breeding a young talented Center-back that he can mold into the player he wants.  Keep Jermaine Jones around to have that Veteran experience but Klinsmann should be working on molding U.S. young talent for the 2018 World Cup. Also I know Mix Diskerud has been criticized for his soft play but honestly that was the worst time to show your coach you have a tough guy side.USA lets up late goal to Honduras This foul this late in the game in that spot! Terrible decision. That foul allowed Honduras to score.  Even though Honduras was pressing the U.S. the entire second half.  The U.S. didn't handle the pressure very well. The foul inevitably lead to the goal being scored off of the free kick.  This is the second game in a row that the U.S. has let up a late goal.  What is missing? There is ten minutes left and they can't close out the game? There is another piece of the puzzle that still needs to be figured out.

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Whether it's dogs, sports or dogs playing sports I am all about it!  I was a college athlete that follows many college and professional sports as well as a loving dog owner who tries to be as active as possible with his dog.