Agility Equipment (and a couple Frisbee pics) - Page 2

We made a tire jump out of PVC pipe and some corrugated plastic pipe. Strapped it to the frame using velcro strips. It worked pretty good. I got those plans off the net too, a different link from the one I sited here. Toy stores used to sell "tunnels" for kids that would work for a dog.

Be careful with frisbees; don't let your dog jump too high to catch one and then land hard on her rear legs. One of my dogs suffered a very painful injury that way.

Jen, I had to do a double take when I saw Capri had turned into a horse! LOL! I do love your new avatar though - that is such a cool picture.

Thanks for the warning, Blitzen, I will keep that in my mind when we play. Hurting her is the -last- thing I want to do!

Looking forward to seeing the pics!

Dawulf...she is absolutley gorgeous!!!!! great pict. too.

This is the frisbee that I use for my Lab...and the GSD has taken to it as well.  They're very soft/flexible and if your dog doesn't play tug with it or use it as a chew toy, it should hold up pretty well.  They don't last forever around here (mainly because the dogs play tug with it and it will rip), but for straight-out frisbee, they love it.  When they're really worked up, they shake it back and forth like crazy beasts.

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"Be careful with frisbees; don't let your dog jump too high to catch one and then land hard on her rear legs. One of my dogs suffered a very painful injury that way."

I second this as a family member's dog had an injury from just such activity and (after surgery) wasn't able to play anymore, despite desperately wanting to.  When I play with the dogs now, I take them to a level field and tend to throw lower to ground so they can just snatch it mid-run or with not much more than a hop.  They love it so much that I can't see stopping it entirely, so I try to make it as safe as possible....but I do miss seeing some of the awesome jumps they're capable of.

You have a beautiful dog :)

 

Thanks! I think she's pretty too, but I am biased. :)

JRA - I have actually seen those in the store around here... maybe I will have to pick one up and try it. Every now and then she likes to tug with it, but usually she is shoving it into my hand and taking off again so I will throw it.

She is definantly a bouncey dog... meaning I don't think I could -keep- her on the ground if I tried. We have four steps on our frontporch and she will clear those with probably another foot of air in between. It is like she has wings almost.

 "Every now and then she likes to tug with it, but usually she is shoving it into my hand and taking off again so I will throw it."

Then it would probably last awhile for you.  Mine bring it back and nudge you with it to start a game of tug...or if the Lab has it and the GSD wants it, it's game on, lol.  Overall, I've been pleased with it as a frisbee, even if I have gone through quite a few (due to the way my dogs play with it).

Good luck :)