Here is a
retreive toy with a difference! The natural
scent and texture of the rabbit skin in your dog's mouth, combined with its 260g weight (which is similar to that of a small rabbit), will be a very exciting reward for your dog.
This Rabbit Fur Dummy can also be used as a Drag & Chase
motivator for those dogs who have a strong
hunting instinct (eg.
Sight Hounds and
Terriers) and enjoy the scent, taste and texture of the "prey" as they pounce on the Dummy while you drag it along the ground. It is the nearest thing to chasing rabbits that we can find, particularly with the white rope bobbing along behind like a rabbit's white tail! Make sure to erratically wiggle the dummy along the ground as you drag it, so that it moves like a darting rabbit trying to escape. For further ideas on Drag & Chase motivators see our
Balls on a long Rope.
The dummy (20cm x 4cm) is covered with rabbit skin and has a 40cm piece of cotton rope securely threaded through it. The knots on the rope make it easy to tie long lines to so that it can be dragged along the ground.
THIS IS A TRAINING AID NOT A CHEW TOY
**** IT IS NOT INDESTRUCTIBLE! ****
DOGS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED WITH A RABBIT SKIN DUMMY
HOT TIP!
Some dogs find it rather easy to rip the rabbit skin off the dummy so one of our customers came up with the clever idea of putting the dummy in an old soft sock( perhaps with the rope hanging loose either side). The dog can still smell and taste the scent of the rabbit skin in its mouth but will find it harder to destroy it.