Dog Sports & Outdoors
We've considered trying a dog backpack with Riley for a while but just weren't convinced the rewards would equal the relatively high cost of a quality backpack. Well this review turned out to be the perfect opportunity for us to try several dog backpacks on Miss Riley (our lovely model and review pooch).
Backpack Benefits
Dog trainers say backpacks change a dog's mentally. This is because your pooch becomes more focused on the job at hand (walking, and carrying the load), better behaved, and even receives more strenuous exercise. This is especially true for working breeds who need a job.
Well, let me begin by saying that backpacks really work! Everything we heard about “giving your dog a job” is true. We simply loaded the pack-- two cans of baked beans, poop bags…
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One of the best ways to exhaust an active dog is to play fetch. However, most of us can't throw as far as our dogs would like to run, so we'd like to share our favorite products we you. The best part of fetch is seeing your pooch return home with her tongue hanging on the floor. In fact, our beloved Riley runs her fastest and maintains absolute focus during our fetch sessions at the park.
A variety of brand-name ball launchers are on the market.
ChuckIt Launcher, the most popular, is great if you don't want to get your hands slobbery with gooey tennis balls. But we've discovered that nothing works quite as well as your basic racket.
Which Racket?
Any will probably work. But we suggest a…
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