Dogcart (dog-drawn)

Dog car or Dogcarts are today in the field of dog sports summer training car for dogs. They can be used with healthy, zugstarken, adult dogs as a draft animal. In chariot races or obstacle course dogs cars are brought to the start, where different categories are considered ( with one or more dogs ) and one or more persons can be transported.

In some cars, the dog is clamped with a padded Harness in a clamping yoke. The bracket ensures that the direction of travel is determined solely by the driver. For untrained dogs, this represents an advantage since they do not have to independently turn on call the desired direction. Are the dogs with linen instead of the clamping yoke yoked to a cart, this assumes that a guide dog can put the driver ( musher ) cheers. The cars have as appropriate for one or more dogs a different weight.

Regulations for road transport in the Federal Republic of Germany

In road transport, the dog car has been classified and approved as a coach and therefore must present a bell, vehicle lighting and brake. Dog carts are animal drawn carts, so on the street and on a dirt road a vehicle within the meaning of the Act. Are not subject to any approval process, nevertheless requirements apply to the operational safety. With a width of over a meter must on both sides front each a white radiator, rear ever be attached a red rear reflector, with a width less than one meter is sufficient, a single reflector. Exceeds the total weight of 150 kg, a parking brake is mandatory. A driving license is not required, but a suitable leader who is familiar with the animal.

History

While dogs carts are used today in the fields of sports and leisure, they were used from the Middle Ages until the 20th century as a serious means of transport. In Germany came after the Second World War turn dogs car with Zughunden used because other transportation was not sufficiently available.

In order not to expose the dog to the arbitrariness of the team leader, laws were enacted. Then since April 23, 1887 was a certificate from the Royal county veterinarian about the suitability of the dog prove without which the local police authorities to permit not allowed to exhibit.

The clamping had to allow to lie down while keeping the dogs, as well as a base and blanket to protect against cold and wetness as well as a drinking cup was carried. Offenses were covered with 30 marks to 60 marks penalty or withdraw permission for repeated non-compliance.

The leader was required to help his dogs in poor Wegverhältnissen while dragging, sitting on the car was banned and required a special permit, for example, was founded with a physical disability. This special permission was not granted, for example, " ... if he goes to the villages and gets drunk there, so that has to pick him up so that his wife. "

Pup -mobile Alaska

The Pup -mobile is one of a dog team drawn carriage, which was set up in early 1900 as a rail vehicle in Alaska to carry passengers. It has been used on the route between Shelton and Nome. Frank G. Carpenter documented this in his 1923 book Alaska - Our Northern Wonderland. On the steep part of the track, the dogs went to the car and drove with them.

Dogcart

The English term dog-cart was used in the early days of the automotive industry in Britain, France and Germany for a small, light, often electrically powered car type, which should not be more than one person, the driver, transport. With the model CGA Dogcart the Belgian Camille Jenatzy won two times the land speed record (17 January 1899 66.66 km / h and 27 January 1899, 80.35 km / h ).

The term dog-cart is also used for a light, two-wheeled cart drawn by a dog or a horse.

Arts and Literature

Adolph von Menzel created a 1868 painting entitled The pulling dog and the cat. When Theodor Fontane is several times by pulling the dogs talk about in his novel trials tribulations (1888), where a gardener in possession of such an animal is. In her autobiographical work Autumn Milk (1985 ) mentions Anna Wimschneider a pulling dog; here it is an egg dealer who uses the services of the dog.

Symbol of social status

For example, as described in the home calendar of the district Hersfeld -Rotenburg, it was formerly sometimes as a sign of social advancement to be able to afford a dog team. This was currently the meaning for " Gone to the dogs ". Most traders and peddlers had their goods otherwise transported under its own power, wheelbarrows, carts, baby carrier baskets, thrown over a knapsack or offered them in a vendor's tray.

The term " gone to the dogs " as saying today, however, the meaning of " run down ".

Dogs buggy

Under the name " Pet Stroller Dog Buggy or " there are now pram type Dogs cart in which dogs or cats are driving around.