What do you need to successfully train your dog? Other than Tri-tronics shock collars and SportDOG training collars, one of the hunting dog supplies you’ll need is the dog training bumper. The ideal one for training your retriever is one that is made to last for repetitive use, and flexible, soft plastic.
Hallmark Dog Training Bumpers
You can find dog training bumpers in many different styles and sizes so that you can train any type of retriever. A brand called Hallmark offers a wide range of high-quality training bumpers, particularly those constructed with plastic or foam. You will have your choice of plastic, feather-holding, and canvas-covered. Regardless of which one you go for, you’ll see that they are very durable, and have a realistic feel which will help your dog with his retrieval skills. These training bumpers are also safe and non-toxic to your dog. A great feature is that these training bumpers can hold duck scents, which makes the training of your dog easier and more effective.
No matter what kind of dog training bumpers you choose, you should look at each one for the following benefits:
A) Superb construction
B) Durable materials
C) Safe, non-toxic materials
If you’re training a puppy, you’ll likely be best served with plastic training bumpers. These are less expensive, are usually more durable (until puppy has learned to “soft mouth”), and come in many bright colors for easy spotting.
Dog training dummies
To teach your dog quickly and effectively, you may want to consider training dummies that do not sink when they are tossed in the water. Combining your training methods with foam bodied dummies can help teach your dog how to handle retrieving in the field. Do not be confused – bumpers and dummies are interchangeable terms – they both refer to the tools that you use to train your dog with simulated fowl. Both are designed to train your dog to hunt, retrieve, and return the captured game to you. Dokken also offers an extensive line of dummies that are suitable for all hunting dog training.
How to use dog training bumpers and dog training dummies
You’ll find it advantageous to use training dummies or bumpers that can be used in conjunction with scents. A common scent is that of a duck, and are available in virtually any hunting dog supply store. Injecting duck scent into dog training dummies and bumpers offers another training tool so that you can have a well-trained hunting dog.
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This post was written by admin on April 1, 2009
