The Flirtpole

Hello people,

I was looking for toys and such like for my 6 month old female, Tia. Who is a toy wrecking machine lol.

Anyway I started looking at a Pitbull site and found various ideas for toys.

I came across a "Flirtpole" and had no ide what it was, its basically this :






So anyway I built my own version and Tia really loves it and I must say it really tired her out. Which our miles of walking never manages.

Just thought I woulkd share this and see if anyone else uses these?

Thanks

They're great exercise as long as they're set up properly so that the dog's back feet can touch the ground. Otherwise they can pull or tear tendons because they never know when they're tired!

Yeah well i just hold it in my hand, I see there is a spring pole thing that can be hanged from trees etc. I havent tried that yet.

All my dogs are working dogs so I use flirtpoles as well, as well as springpoles.
but these are great to build chase and prey drive. Kong toys work well for Staffords as well :3

I was pretty sceptical about the "Flirtpole" idea but she just loved it and it cost me nothing to build which is always a bonus lol.

Hmmm I have wanted to get a spring pole for Suki but don't have the room and this looks like a decent alternative. How did you make yours?

I thought you were going to show us something completely different

Just my weird sense of humour obviously

kathytake2 wrote:I thought you were going to show us something completely different

Just my weird sense of humour obviously

Funny you say that, that was my thought lol.

I made mine with a mop handle with a hole drilled in the end of it and fed a length of rope through the handle and attached a ball/toy to other end, thats it and she loves it so much.

Never seen her so excitied lol

Sounds like a great idea

jstaff wrote:Hmmm I have wanted to get a spring pole for Suki but don't have the room and this looks like a decent alternative. How did you make yours?

This is mine made it in 5 mins.

Looks like it will cause alot less strain on my shoulders

Been using one of these for Jimi for a while, he loves it. I wouldn't have your dog doing too many jumps with it right now though.

I'm making a Springpole pole for Jimi once he's a year old.

Summerisle wrote:Been using one of these for Jimi for a while, he loves it. I wouldn't have your dog doing too many jumps with it right now though.

I'm making a Springpole pole for Jimi once he's a year old.

I ran the ball along the ground mostly only made her jump a couple of times.

I would like to have a Springpole aventually but dont really have any where to hang it from,

I had a similar toy that I got my cats for Christmas. I was moving it about and the cats were doing flips and such trying to get it. Saxon came out of nowhere and started playing right along, lol! I was thinking of making a more sturdy one for Saxon!

Good job. Flirt poles are great. I also have a springpole set up but Frosty is too young for it. Best to wait on that till 18 months or so.

I've heard good things about flirt poles. I've never used one myself.

well, I would recommend them for sure

Great way to tire you dog out....

Err sorry, never heard of this. Please tell me more like what it consists of and how you use it. Can I make one?

Yes you can make it. Essentially it is like a fishing pole for the dog with rope that they can grab and tug. This is why the handle has to be very sturdy for a fellow like Ty. Go on YouTube and search flirtpole and you will get a better idea.

Ty wrote:Err sorry, never heard of this. Please tell me more like what it consists of and how you use it. Can I make one?

As I said further up, I made one in like 5 mins. I also posted a pic but I suppose it could be done better than the way I did it.

Thanks will def take a look.

bbimson wrote:Yes you can make it. Essentially it is like a fishing pole for the dog with rope that they can grab and tug. This is why the handle has to be very sturdy for a fellow like Ty. Go on YouTube and search flirtpole and you will get a better idea.

based on what I've seen of Tyson on youtube he looks like a fun loving guy

Skullkandi wrote:All my dogs are working dogs so I use flirtpoles as well, as well as springpoles.
but these are great to build chase and prey drive. Kong toys work well for Staffords as well :3

what kind of work do your dogs do?

Romeo wrote:

Skullkandi wrote:All my dogs are working dogs so I use flirtpoles as well, as well as springpoles.
but these are great to build chase and prey drive. Kong toys work well for Staffords as well :3

what kind of work do your dogs do?

Mainly, agility.
Kellev was tracking as well, y'know, for fun and we did a little with Junior.
Junior is training (stress the training, it's a little awkward to find anyone who will accept a staffy) in Flyball,
But June does weight pull and springpole with agility on the side and just the odd jog...he's also my lawnmowers and footwarmer.
He has a hard life XDD

Skullkandi wrote:

Romeo wrote:

Skullkandi wrote:All my dogs are working dogs so I use flirtpoles as well, as well as springpoles.
but these are great to build chase and prey drive. Kong toys work well for Staffords as well :3

what kind of work do your dogs do?

Mainly, agility.
Kellev was tracking as well, y'know, for fun and we did a little with Junior.
Junior is training (stress the training, it's a little awkward to find anyone who will accept a staffy) in Flyball,
But June does weight pull and springpole with agility on the side and just the odd jog...he's also my lawnmowers and footwarmer.
He has a hard life XDD

wow your dogs have their paws in a bit of everything i'd love to train Romeo for ability when he's older

They usually just tell you what they like to do :3 I think Romeo would be an EXCELLENT working dog, he sounds huge already
Trust me, try not to get him in the habit of mowing the lawn...the results may be undesirable.