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I use it for some things with Kyzer, I make him do something (eg, weave) and when he has done it I throw the ball for him, the reward for him is the chase and grab. He kills it for a bit then brings it back (mostly :o ) and we repeat.

I mainly use it for things where I want him to drive away and not come back to me for food.

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Thanks Amps!

Micha is very prey drive but doesn't tug. He goes nuts for his cuz toy so if I am using it when we are training, I bounce it on the ground and let him catch it as a reward or if I really want to reward him I throw it and let him chase it. I would much prefer to have him tug but he won't grab anything I'm holding. He's really food driven too so it's easy to get him going with food.

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Hey I feel a career move coming on - I could be the i-squeak distributer for the southern hemisphere :o

Huski - I think that the small i-squeak may be too small for your dog - I would be more inclined to get a medium and a small for your beagle, not sure what others think ? Rubystar?

If we did do a BIG order of I-squeaks there would then be postage to each state.

Hmm will investigate more tomorrow.... and if I think its worthwhile I will start an I-Squeak thread

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Thanks Amps!

Micha is very prey drive but doesn't tug. He goes nuts for his cuz toy so if I am using it when we are training, I bounce it on the ground and let him catch it as a reward or if I really want to reward him I throw it and let him chase it. I would much prefer to have him tug but he won't grab anything I'm holding. He's really food driven too so it's easy to get him going with food.

Let me know your address through PM and I'll send you one of my special rabbit fur tugs, haven't failed getting a dog to tug yet.

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Thanks Amps!

Micha is very prey drive but doesn't tug. He goes nuts for his cuz toy so if I am using it when we are training, I bounce it on the ground and let him catch it as a reward or if I really want to reward him I throw it and let him chase it. I would much prefer to have him tug but he won't grab anything I'm holding. He's really food driven too so it's easy to get him going with food.

Let me know your address through PM and I'll send you one of my special rabbit fur tugs, haven't failed getting a dog to tug yet.

Wow thanks Sas! Will PM you :rolleyes:

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Thanks Amps!

Micha is very prey drive but doesn't tug. He goes nuts for his cuz toy so if I am using it when we are training, I bounce it on the ground and let him catch it as a reward or if I really want to reward him I throw it and let him chase it. I would much prefer to have him tug but he won't grab anything I'm holding. He's really food driven too so it's easy to get him going with food.

Let me know your address through PM and I'll send you one of my special rabbit fur tugs, haven't failed getting a dog to tug yet.

Wow thanks Sas! Will PM you :rolleyes:

It's true... Even Jedi has a go with the rabbit fur tug!!

Lovely videos of Lexi! Love her attitude!

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Hey I feel a career move coming on - I could be the i-squeak distributer for the southern hemisphere :rolleyes:

Huski - I think that the small i-squeak may be too small for your dog - I would be more inclined to get a medium and a small for your beagle, not sure what others think ? Rubystar?

If we did do a BIG order of I-squeaks there would then be postage to each state.

Hmm will investigate more tomorrow.... and if I think its worthwhile I will start an I-Squeak thread

I'll grab some mediums :( .

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Huski - I think that the small i-squeak may be too small for your dog - I would be more inclined to get a medium and a small for your beagle, not sure what others think ? Rubystar?

I agree... Soaks loves the small and she probably has a similar size mouth to Daisy. She does still play with the medium but if given the choice she would go for the small. The medium is definitely an appropriate size for Misch - he'd probably swallow the small! :rolleyes:

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Thanks Amps!

Micha is very prey drive but doesn't tug. He goes nuts for his cuz toy so if I am using it when we are training, I bounce it on the ground and let him catch it as a reward or if I really want to reward him I throw it and let him chase it. I would much prefer to have him tug but he won't grab anything I'm holding. He's really food driven too so it's easy to get him going with food.

Let me know your address through PM and I'll send you one of my special rabbit fur tugs, haven't failed getting a dog to tug yet.

Oooh how much would one of these tugs be and are they really that good? :) I have started agility with Millie, and she absolutely REFUSES to play tug with me. So I have to utilise the squeaky ball which is all she's crazy for, which isn't ideal because playing with her for reward involves her chasing the ball and running into paths of other dogs :)

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Hey I feel a career move coming on - I could be the i-squeak distributer for the southern hemisphere :)

Huski - I think that the small i-squeak may be too small for your dog - I would be more inclined to get a medium and a small for your beagle, not sure what others think ? Rubystar?

If we did do a BIG order of I-squeaks there would then be postage to each state.

Hmm will investigate more tomorrow.... and if I think its worthwhile I will start an I-Squeak thread

Hey if there is money in that business I'll go into it with you :) I so need a new job, mine is giving me the royal shytes!!!!! ;)

Definitely medium for Micha. I have both medium and small for my Labs, and I feel more comfortable them using the medium as I'm scared in the excitement of catching this bouncing, squeaking most wonderful thing :), they'll choke ;) I use the small for training occasionally though as I can hide it in my pocket.

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Thanks Amps!

Micha is very prey drive but doesn't tug. He goes nuts for his cuz toy so if I am using it when we are training, I bounce it on the ground and let him catch it as a reward or if I really want to reward him I throw it and let him chase it. I would much prefer to have him tug but he won't grab anything I'm holding. He's really food driven too so it's easy to get him going with food.

Let me know your address through PM and I'll send you one of my special rabbit fur tugs, haven't failed getting a dog to tug yet.

Oooh how much would one of these tugs be and are they really that good? :) I have started agility with Millie, and she absolutely REFUSES to play tug with me. So I have to utilise the squeaky ball which is all she's crazy for, which isn't ideal because playing with her for reward involves her chasing the ball and running into paths of other dogs :)

Well we haven't failed to get a dog to tug on one yet, see how Micha goes...you n ever know, might be our first fail :)

The standard size which is about 60cm is $14.95 and the long ones for dogs to hang off are $20.00. I've just closed the shop for a little holiday but if you want to try one if Micha is successful I can sell you one.

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Oooh how much would one of these tugs be and are they really that good? :) I have started agility with Millie, and she absolutely REFUSES to play tug with me. So I have to utilise the squeaky ball which is all she's crazy for, which isn't ideal because playing with her for reward involves her chasing the ball and running into paths of other dogs :laugh:

Would she be happy with you throwing the reward to her? If I use a ball as a reward I throw it to Darcy to catch which she's just as happy with. I find too many other dogs in class try to get in on the act if there is a squeaky ball thrown. :laugh:

What size are the small i-squeaks in comparison to a tennis ball? I have a few mediums and find them a bit big to handle easily or shove in a pocket.

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Here's a very short vid from tonight;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCx_DMdTqzM

I'm still trying to walk in a straight line :( I had my hands behind my back to force myself to stop fiddling with them! And to work on our voice control. Daisy was quite wide through a lot of it but I think a lot of that is my handling too. I need to work on my confidence :)

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