Squishy Face Studio Flirt Pole with Braided Fleece Toss Lure - Durable Dog Toy for Fun Obedience Tra

This product is wonderful! Despite its price tag, it is worth every single penny and I am the cheapest person I know (and a couponer). We have probably spent hundreds on toys that have occupied our 85 pound pit bull, Tank, for 5 minutes each before he destroyed them. As we have only had this product for a few days, I can only comment on the appearance of durability. The bungee is sturdy and the pole itself seems to be PVC. It seems heavy duty. The toy at the end will eventually be destroyed but it does seem easy to switch out a new toy. Despite this, I can say that this toy is changing our dog's life.

Because Tank is considered a "vicious dog", he is required to wear a muzzle in public. He hates this muzzle. Combined with the fact that he never quite caught onto loose leash walking (despite over 6 months of professional training and a gentle lead), walking him is a nightmare. Regardless, we do our best to get in a quick walk around our park before he gives up walking and starts going to work on that muzzle. The point is, that quick walk is not enough exercise for an 85 pound energetic breed like a pit bull. Not only does he need this exercise for his own health, but it has been shown that a well exercised dog is a happy, well behaved dog.

Enter the Bow-Wow Flirt Pole. When we opened the packaging, Tank knew right away it was for him. He could hardly stand the 5 foot walk to the back door. Before we had the bungee unraveled and ready to go, he was already trying to steal the toy at the end from us! Immediately he ran, chased, and back flipped in an attempt to get a hold of the toy at the end. In seconds he was panting and we couldn't stop laughing!

Quickly we caught on that the best way to use this toy was to reinforce delayed gratification. We asked for a sit. Tank whimpered, but sat. As soon as we said go, there he was again somersaulting as if that toy was the holy grail. As suggested in the instructions, we offered verbal praise when he got a hold of the toy. We used this as an opportunity to reinforce "drop it". Reluctantly, Tank dropped it and the fun began again. After 10 or 15 minutes, Tank was as happy as a dog could be and equally exhausted. While I would not say that this toy is a substitution for a walk, or formal raining, it is a great addition to your dogs exercise regimen. In minutes you can have your dog panting as if he just ran a half marathon.

I have a 3 month old standard poodle she already weighs about 20 lbs and is just a ball of energy. So far she hasn't been interested in most toys, and won't really run after anything that is thrown. I was afraid to spend this much money on the Bow-Wow in case she didn't like it either, but she goes nuts for it! The Bow-Wow is the ONLY way we can excercise her enough to wear her out. After playing with this for 20 minutes she's tired and stays relaxed for a few hours and stops chewing everything in the house. She loves the fleece toy on the end, which has gotten a little dirty outside, but being fleece should be easy enough to wash. Bungee cord is sturdy enough to handle some chewing as well.

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Pros:

1. Pole is sturdy, elastic cord prevents whiplash when your dog does catches the toy, grip is solid, lure is blue(dogs can easily disdigish between blue and green), read more about dog color-vision at

2. Quickly tires dog out, this can be a very valuable asset if any of the following apply to you: Disabled, short on time, extremely high energy dog, or just a lazy dog owner :P

3. Dogs love it

Cons:

1. Requires a trained dog to some degree, dog must have the following training: Sit, release(the pole is not a tug toy and if used as such I foresee damage), off leash(toy works best off leash)

2. You can build one yourself very cheaply using PVC pipe, some string, and a toy you have lying around the house.

3. Requires some space, I would not recommend indoor use unless you have a wide open room.

Other Thoughts:

I love this toy as does my Great Dane Zoey. It is true that I could have built one much cheaper, but this is a quality product that I would recommend to anyone who is not a DIY type.

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Yes...finally a "chase toy" that I doubt will snap like the two previous ones we purchased. I was a bit apprehensive about the price of this toy, but believed that the materials used would be so much stronger than other toys out there, and therefore be worth it. My hunch was correct and the difference is noticeable. The bungee rope will take the stress off the pole when a dog does catch the fleece toy, and the PVC pole shouldn't snap (in my humble opinion!) like a thinner plastic rod.

Our Wire Fox Terrier needs lots of excercise and this type of toy gets that done when he can't be walked. It only takes 10 minutes or so of running circles with this, until he is sufficiently tired. The length of the pole, combined with the length of the bungee cord allows for larger circles and easier "dart and dash" patterns. He loves this and so do I, especially in the deep of winter!

If you have a dog that needs this type of excercise, are mobility challenged, or just don't have the time to take a 5 mile walk,this will help both dog and owner feel good, and be happy no matter what.

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What a breath of fresh air to find a quality product for a fair price! I started looking for a flirt pole on the advice of my dog's trainer who thought it might help wear her out. Everything I found was DIY (not happening) or would have fallen apart on the 1st use. The Bow-Wow Flirt Pole Dog Exercise Toy arrived today and it far exceeded my expectations. The dog and I are delighted.