k9fundamentals.com » Dog toys http://k9fundamentals.com/blog Dog Training & Toys for Performance Dogs Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:48:06 +0000 en hourly 1 Store at the Five Valley Trial http://k9fundamentals.com/blog/2010/04/store-at-the-five-valley-trial/ http://k9fundamentals.com/blog/2010/04/store-at-the-five-valley-trial/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:55:44 +0000 sam http://k9fundamentals.com/blog/?p=394 The store will be in Lolo (Missoula) this weekend at the Five Valley Kennel Club’s AKC agility trial. We’ve got some new items in stock, including Malinois approved sheepy balls, bones and buddies from Premier. Also, Premier “Terry Ryan series” treat pouches.

sheep ball

These toys are made for Malinois! Here's Harley "in the zone" with his new favourite toy.

Hope to see you there!

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Corbie will be running in Excellent Standard & Jumpers, and Lexi will try her paw in Novice Jumpers.

I’m working feverishly on braided leashes of all kinds and colours, I hope you like them!

See you there,

-sam

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Cheers,
-sam

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Tennis trainers are fun and extremely durable — they stand up to some tuff-tugging German shepherds and Malinois — but they’re not meant to be everyday chew toys. Unsupervised, most dogs will immediately set to work chewing the web handle off.

Tennis Trainer

Tennis Trainer

Now — for a toy you can let them play with without your being attached to the other end — we’re stocking Tennis and Football Players and Fanatics. Made with natural cotton rope and durable natural rubber, they look like they’ll be lots of fun.

Zappa "I want it!" Harley "Mine"

Zappa "I want it!" Harley "Mine"

Football Player

Football Player

Tennis Player

Tennis Player

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I now have 4- and 8-strand snap leashes and agility slip leads available in a variety of colours.

Current colours

Current colours

They are available in both snap lead

8-strand snap lead

8-strand snap lead

and slip lead styles,

4-strand slip lead

4-strand slip lead

and 4-strand (about 3/8″ diameter) and 8-strand (about 1/2″ diameter) leashes.

These leashes soften with use and are washable.

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I will send you a toy or two to test… in return, you will write a short critique of the toy — what you liked about it, what your dog liked about it, how well it held up to abuse, etc.

Most toys are “durable but not indestructible” — but how well did it last? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? or more?

My own dogs are not really the best testers around. First, they love everthing. There isn’t a toy they don’t like. Of course, they’ll retrieve fluff and blades of grass, carefully placing a bit of something in my lap hoping I’ll throw it. And Harley, the malinois, always has a toy in his mouth — he even falls asleep with a toy — but he is very gentle and rarely damages it… that is, until another one of the dogs tries to steal it and it becomes the victim of  a violent episode of tug-o-war…

So if you’re a writer and photographer and have a dog who’d give some toys a run for their money, please contact me at k9fundamentals at gmail.com

Thanks!

-sam in Montana

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Luka and Spindrift Dog Disc

Luka and Spindrift Dog Disc

Luka and Spindrift

Emmy Ibison
and the sheltie clan

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