Love the dog! We have a St. Bernard and love him very much! At first I wasn't so on board with getting one, but now I think I am attached to that dog more than my wife is! I bought a nylon pulling harness for him to pull my ice house/gear onto the ice. I haven't gotten to put it into actual practice on a fishing outing, but I have had him pull the sled up and down the street after a snow and it worked great!