spring pole =dog fight training???????

Sounds silly to me. They are great for exercise but it's sad that a represenative of the RSPCA would be so uneducated on the subject.

same misinformation is rampant in my country about treadmills. fact is some days we just can't get out as much as i'de like so treadmills help for some. still, the "only used for fight training" nonsense is thrown around like "fact". >=P

Well, they are used to train fighters, but you could say the same about almost any form of training aid!

When all's said & done, you choose whatever health training aids that suit you & your dog. Obviously what you do with your fit dog is another matter entirely.

Stupid RSPCA. Again.

Yep ... springpoles are a conditioning aid for fighters, but as said, any form of "work" is really !

As some might be aware, I consider my Max's weekend excercise to be "work", because he ... well, works hard but I realise that if people were to see him walking beside me dragging a barrell for short periods between his playtimes (which he loves by the way) they would prob think the same however I am lucky, in that I have access to private land for training him .. it just wouldnt be worth the negative attention if I didnt

At the end of the day, if ignorant people see you excercising a bull breed any other way than throwing a ball in the park .... he must be a fighter ... right !!

Andy wrote:At the end of the day, if ignorant people see you excercising a bull breed any other way than throwing a ball in the park .... he must be a fighter ... right !!

must be, only fighters excersise dogs!

Spring poles, flirt poles, treadmills, if you have any of them you are a dog fighter according to the arseholes at the rspca...

sad when the "good guys" are just as ignorant as everyone else.

What is a springpole?

well our 2 just do the usual running round the park or field and playing fetch although lottie does more chewing of the ball than fetching it back we dont so anything like these poles or anything the only extra we have are the agility and flyball stuff

harlou wrote:What is a springpole?

Normally just a peice of heavy rope, hide, a tough toy etc, hanging from a tree, or a heavy duty extention spring, that the dog can either jump upto or reach with their back feet still touching the ground, and hang onto !!

it developes jaw muscle, bite power, neck and back muscles.

I personnally dont like them too much, as the teeth take a right hammering , and IMO to have it at a height where the dog has to leave the ground to reach it is a no no

Ok i get it our first dog freddy used to do that to branches Thanks!

Tut tut rspca

this is just a question so no putting your caps lock on to shout at me. what kind of training benefits do you get from these poles and why do you so it.
i can understand the barrel because it is part of the training for what that dog does. i can understand jumps see saws etc cos of agility. what is the purpose of the pole and the training

_julie_ wrote:this is just a question so no putting your caps lock on to shout at me. what kind of training benefits do you get from these poles and why do you so it.
i can understand the barrel because it is part of the training for what that dog does. i can understand jumps see saws etc cos of agility. what is the purpose of the pole and the training

i've never used one personally, but i've heard they're a source of enterainment and excersise for the dog.

_julie_ wrote: what is the purpose of the pole and the training

Purely to get your dog as fit as you possibly can. And of course the dog loves it! It strengthens the neck, jaw, shoulder & back muscles & makes them more defined.

They are also great for the days the weather is just terrible to help burn off energy.

The RSPCA, for all their good intentions really do have a lot of idiots working there.

I'm setting one up for Jimi when he gets a bit older.I use the flirtpole quite a bit with him aswell, he absolutely loves it.

Lol, it's ignorance. I stopped caring what people think about what I'm doing with Junior anymore.