trifecta Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 My obedience club no longer sells wooden dumbells, only the plastic ones, which do not seem as attractive to dogs! Is there a supplier of wooden dumbells out there? Yes, I know they are relatively easy to make, but several members have been asking for them, but no-one can be persuaded to make them for us Thought you guys would be sure to know of something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) My obedience club no longer sells wooden dumbells, only the plastic ones, which do not seem as attractive to dogs!Is there a supplier of wooden dumbells out there? Yes, I know they are relatively easy to make, but several members have been asking for them, but no-one can be persuaded to make them for us Thought you guys would be sure to know of something Yep: http://www.obedienceproducts.com They are absolutely lovely people to deal with and very helpful too Edited May 1, 2009 by huski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 My obedience club no longer sells wooden dumbells, only the plastic ones, which do not seem as attractive to dogs!Is there a supplier of wooden dumbells out there? Yes, I know they are relatively easy to make, but several members have been asking for them, but no-one can be persuaded to make them for us Thought you guys would be sure to know of something :p http://www.obedienceproducts.com/index.html sells different sizes, though the wood is pretty soft. A big chunk of mine broke off the bell bit quite easily not too long after I bought it, the dog wasn't even using it at the time Not sure how it happened, I certainly don't treat my things badly. But it might have been a one off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Snap, huski! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 http://www.obedienceproducts.com/index.html sells different sizes, though the wood is pretty soft. A big chunk of mine broke off the bell bit quite easily not too long after I bought it, the dog wasn't even using it at the time Not sure how it happened, I certainly don't treat my things badly. But it might have been a one off I'd email the suppliers and ask them about it, RS. And I beat you :p tehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke W Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 They are very soft. When I bought my first one, Barkly stole it off my desk. I came home to find the lounge room littered with pine chips. .. Just yesterday I placed an order for a couple of new dumbbells and some scent discrimination stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Yup I have one from them too... I haven't had any problems with it breaking - I throw it around the lounge room which has tiled floors and no issues so far! It is very soft though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I trained my older girl with a wooden DB until we were on a trialling holiday in WA and I threw the DB and it nearly landed back at my feet. Now I have switched to a plastic DB , just in case its windy and I am ever trialling in WA again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 http://www.obedienceproducts.com/index.html sells different sizes, though the wood is pretty soft. A big chunk of mine broke off the bell bit quite easily not too long after I bought it, the dog wasn't even using it at the time Not sure how it happened, I certainly don't treat my things badly. But it might have been a one off :cool: I'd email the suppliers and ask them about it, RS. And I beat you tehehe Nah, I didn't wanna cause a fuss. Instead, I just ordered a plastic one from elsewhere which we're using. I use the wooden on occasion just to keep Ruby used to both textures, but I prefer the plastic cos it's Lab-proof I've seen some wooden dumbells that are made of a much harder wood, if I can find a place that sells these and they are a decent price, I wouldn't mind trying wood again. But I wouldn't get a soft wood one again! If you've got a mouther, it shows pretty easy with the soft wood ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trifecta Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 Thanks for the link huski & RubyStar, I'll definitely pass on the info on Wednesday morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdude Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Try approaching a staircase maker, or someone else that turns wood for a living. At least then you could order them to suit your individual dogs. If you are going to trial, then you should be teaching them to pick up all types of materials. If your dog is not very interested in the texture, then its probably more of a motivational problem. Up the ante! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke W Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 When trialling, are you supplied with a dumbbell that could be wood or plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogs4Fun Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 No, you supply the dumbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke W Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 OK - So why do they need to learn to pick up different textures objects ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 OK - So why do they need to learn to pick up different textures objects ? Do they have to pick up different items for scent detection? i.e. metal, wood, plastic etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natsu chan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) Yep in scent discrimination they have to pick up leather, wood and metal articles. There's also directed retrieving where they use cotton gloves. In UDX they have to pick up rolled banded face washers. If you think that's alot of different things then you should see the wierd stuff they make them retrieve in the UK! I have a wooden dumbbell from Morrison and it is soft but for me that was a selling point, it's been made for her so it's the right size. The plastic one was far too hard for her and the bells were so big that they obscured her vision. Not what you want. It's horses for courses though, some dogs do better with plastic and some with wood and some need a hard wood dumbbell. Edited May 1, 2009 by Natsu chan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Jedi refused the plastic dumbbells when we started so I got the wood, but now that he knows the retrieve he will take anything into his mouth including plastic dumbbells and random objects. Phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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