Welcome to AMCW Weight Pulling

Please be sure to read the AMCW Weight Pull Policies. Many important changes were made for 2004-2005. Changes are marked in Blue underlined text. See the changes here. Policies are located near the middle of the Weight Pull Rules.

For this season's weight pulls, AMCW will again run the "Point System." This system allows competing dogs (excluding Novice Class) to collect points throughout the season for awards to be given at the end of the year for "overall" placings. So there are actually two contests going on; the daily event, and the overall season event. Also awarded will be the "Most Weight Pulled" and "Times Body Weight" (dog that pulled the most weight times their own body weight).

To earn points, a dog must complete the first round of that pull event for an automatic 5 "qualifying" points. Additional points are earned by the place the dog finishes in, and are based on the number of dogs in the class. The last place dog will earn one point (6 total for the event), and each higher place earns one additional point. For the math fans, the formula is (# of dogs in class - (dog's place - 1) + qualify points). If a dog does not qualify, the dog earns 0 points for that day's pull.

NOTE: A dog may place in more than one class due to body weight fluctuation. The points a dog earns stay in the class they were earned in.

Last season, a number of dogs earned their WWPD (Working Weight Pull Dog) title. A dog earns a WWPD title by pulling 12 times their body weight the full 16 foot distance of the pull course. Click here to see what a WWPD Certificate looks like.

As the season progresses, the class tables below will be updated with the point totals for the top 10 dogs in each class. The complete listing will be available at each weight pull or by email request to our webmaster. The complete results for each weight pull will be available on this page as well.

NOTICE: AMCW reserves the right to deny entry of any dog due to physical ability, health, or temperament.

Want to register your dogs faster at a weight pull? Just download and print our entry form, fill it out, and bring it with you to the weight pull. Then, just turn in your completed form with your payment to get your entry card for weigh in. Your entry is not complete until you pay at the event!

Click on "Pull Schedule" above to see where we will be, and stop out to see us!