FOFOS Puller Ring With Ball Dog Toy - YELLOW

The FOFOS Puller Ring With Ball Dog Toy is a light foam ring with a ball to match, and the pairing is deliberate: the ring is for tug and for throwing flat like a discus, the ball is for the ordinary fetch that follows.

Key Features

• Soft closed-cell foam ring that is easy on teeth and on your hands
• Throws flat and far, and rolls when it lands, which extends the chase
• Both pieces float, so the whole set works in a pool
• Supplied in white with a spotted print, or in yellow

Playing Tug Properly

• Tug is one of the better games you can play with a dog. It burns energy, it is co-operative, and letting the dog win does not make them dominant
• Keep the pulling side to side rather than up and down, and let the dog do the bracing. Lifting a dog off its front feet puts the strain through the neck
• Teach a swap. Offer a treat, say the cue, and hand the toy straight back. A dog that will let go on command can be given far more freedom with toys
• Stop the game if teeth touch skin, and start again after a short pause. That is the whole rule, and it is the one worth being consistent about

Two Games, Not One

• Throw the ring like a frisbee and the dog runs it down; roll it on edge and the dog chases a moving target on the ground
• The ball is there so you can keep a second throw in hand. Swapping one for the other is how you get a dog to bring the first one back
• Both pieces are light, so this is a running game rather than a strength game

Good To Know

• This is a play toy, not a chew. It is meant for tug and fetch with you, not for leaving down with a determined chewer
• Foam tears once a dog decides to bite through it rather than pull on it. Take it away at that point
• Supervise play and take the toy away once it starts to come apart. No dog toy is indestructible, and swallowed pieces can cause a blockage