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bluesteel
Posts: 31
Join date: 2009-10-10
Age: 26
Location: Indented Head, Australia
 | | Subject: Springpole Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:24 am | |
| Anyone use springpoles? I've been looking into them for months now and I finally decided to make one. Does anyone know some good ways to get them started on it? I've got it set down really low atm just to start off, and then i'll make it higher! I'll post pictures of it later. I'm gunna try and make a weightpull too.. if anyone could give me some tips of the best things to use to make one. Thanks again everyone! |
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Tracie
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Posts: 322
Join date: 2009-10-06
Age: 40
Location: YORKSHIRE
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:38 am | |
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missymoomin
Posts: 85
Join date: 2009-10-08
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:38 am | |
| what exactly do u do with it? i know its some sort of toy for the dogs to play and build muscle maybe and get excersise,
but do u just leave it there?? lol, cos ur lil un dont seem very interested in it at the min xx |
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toni
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Posts: 571
Join date: 2009-10-06
Location: Scunthorpe
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:27 pm | |
| Yes you leave it, some dogs dont take to it, but some will not leave it! Its recommended u leave it low enough so their back legs can reach the floor, to prevent accidents, but on youtube there are some raised a bit. Suppose it depends on how long the dogs been at it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAT247sLAXo It builds their chest muscles, jaw muscles etc.  You could start with a Flirt Pole, and if they take to that, take the bait off the end and put it onto the Springpole, so they know where and what it is! You can buy a lunge whip off eBay for £8 pound which works perfectly as a Flirt.  |
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valerievick
Posts: 158
Join date: 2009-10-08
Age: 42
Location: Versailles FRANCE
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:53 pm | |
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Tracie
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Posts: 322
Join date: 2009-10-06
Age: 40
Location: YORKSHIRE
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missymoomin
Posts: 85
Join date: 2009-10-08
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:06 pm | |
| wow those vids are ace, i dunno if mine would like them but i know hugo likes to play tug with his ragga, so im sure he would give it a go if i tormented him a bit with it first and showed him it was made for biting! lol
shame i havent got anywhere to put 1 tho x |
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Susan
Posts: 102
Join date: 2009-10-09
Location: North East England
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:11 pm | |
| Great videos - i dont iknow if kasha would bother with one - we did have a small tyre suspended and he never really bothered with it - give him and milly a sock and there all over the place or the boomer ball. |
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Staffinating
Posts: 30
Join date: 2009-10-08
Location: Norfolk
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:03 pm | |
|  The lil monsters loosened the bungee so not quite same effect lol |
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bluesteel
Posts: 31
Join date: 2009-10-10
Age: 26
Location: Indented Head, Australia
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:38 am | |
| Thanks heaps everyone for your help! Those videos are unreal!!!! Fanny's starting to like it!  I put the pictures up in the photo gallery! |
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Rock Solid
Posts: 10
Join date: 2009-10-09
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:53 am | |
| Nice vids. I use a flirt pole & springpole for my Aussie Bulldogs & they love it, our newest editon (a 4month old girl) LOVES it though we don't give her too much work on it, she's got a LOT of drive though she's got plenty of growing to do so we keep it low for her to play with. Have it just high enough so their front feet are light on the ground, just enough for them to have to pull it down so they can get a better footing with their front feet & it gives their whole body a work out, especially up front! |
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nikki
Posts: 63
Join date: 2009-11-07
Age: 26
Location: Bucks
| | Subject: Re: Springpole Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:38 am | |
| I don't have a springpole, but I do have a super bungee plait - which is great! I have no-where for a spring pole, but this can be used indoors.
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thats cos she has already had a workout on it,i put one of those square dog mattresses underneath when they are on it.Sometimes they are not intrested,its up to them if they want a work out,saying that Kia would be on it all day,but i limit her to around 10-15mins at one time once a day.