It’s Fetch Friday and the Casa de Kolchak dogs are gearing up for our favourite event of the year: K9 Kamp! To get YOU in the kamping mood, we’ve got some of our coolest fitness products for dogs!
1. the Vario 6 Leash from Ezy Dog
When Casa de Kolchak dogs are on the go, we need a leash that’s versatile enough to go everywhere with us. The Vario 6 is exactly what we’ve been looking for: It can be used as a single dog or double dog leash, converts to 3 ft. or 5 ft. simply by moving a clasp and can be shortened to tether length. Best of all? We love that it can be used hands-free leaving the Mama’s paws available for other things, like distributing treats.
2. 3G Fetch Machine from GoDogGo
So, don’t tell her I told you, but the Mama throws like a girl. A wimpy girl. She tries. Oh Dog, how she tries, but playing fetch with her is kind of a bummer. It’s not much exercise if you only have to run a few feet. the 3G Fetch Machine throws the ball for you, so your Mama doesn’t embarrass herself.
3. Chuck It Launcher from Chuck It
If your Mama is a no good cheapskate frugal and wants to avoid buying a dog toy that costs more than a week’s groveries, the Chuck It is a great alternative to add a little distance to your throwing arm. You can even get an indoor Chuck It equipped with a soft toy for those gloomy, rainy days.
4. Dog Agility Peanut from FitPAWS
All this time, when the Mama bounced around on her giant ball, we thought she was just goofing off. Turns out, she was exercising – and your dog can do it too! The Agility Peanut is designed for increasing your dog’s core muscle strength, flexibility and cardio, but I think it just looks like fun!
5. Zisc Extra Tough Toys from West Paw Designs
I’m a long time fan of the West Paw Bumi, but the for fetching, I love the Zisc. Made from the Zogoflex material that is somehow flexible, but incredibly tough all at the same time, the Zisc is easy for your dog to pick up – even from flat surface and it doesn’t break apart when your over-zealous puggle chomps on it. Plus – the bright, fun colours just scream Spring, don’t you think?
That’s it for this week. What dog fitness products do YOU love?
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beaglesbargains
4 April, 2013 at 10:21 PMThese are so exciting toys! thanks for sharing!
Cascadian Nomads
4 April, 2013 at 11:22 PMOoo! it would be great to try the Agility Peanut. We use Altus Athletic Core Balance Disks for our dog and human core strength routine! Thanks for the post.
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:03 PMOh! It’s so good to hear from someone using the balance discs. We were thinking of one for Kolchak. Is it hard to get the dogs interested in using it?
Cascadian Nomads
8 April, 2013 at 8:00 AMI sort of cheated since my boys know that stepping on whatever I put on the floor means clicks/treats. I do think when the disks come out it is more of a playtime/massage time thing than training time for them so they are happier, more relaxed and able to enjoy their core workout!
Sue Kottwitz
5 April, 2013 at 12:50 AMOoooh, Rudy and Jeffie need a Zisc! Love those colors 🙂
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:03 PMI love anything that is THAT bright and fun!
Gizmo Geodog
5 April, 2013 at 1:01 AMThat agility peanut is a hoot…Watched their videos and now I have to try putting Gizmo on the fitness ball just to see what happens…The balance discs look like fun too
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:02 PMYes! We were looking at those. They might be more Koly’s style. I just might have to see if we can get our paws on one.
SlimDoggy
5 April, 2013 at 4:25 AMHey, these are great exercise tools and look like lots of fun too. Going to have to try some of these out that I haven’t already. Thanks!
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:02 PMWe love the new blog hop! We’ll have to make sure we join in on a frequent basis!
Ter
5 April, 2013 at 5:16 AMThese look terrific….inspiring to do more, thanks for info
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:04 PMI hope they inspire us to do more. It’s getting nicer here in Vancouver and bathing suit season is looming…
PibblesNMe
5 April, 2013 at 5:58 AMAhhh love me some ChuckIts! Great products
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:04 PMMe too! I throw like a girl ;0)
Peggy Frezon
5 April, 2013 at 6:08 AMThat peanut looks interesting! Having tried the exercise ball myself, it should be interesting to see a dog on the peanut! Brooks would have loved the tennis ball launcher when he was feeling better. I can’t wait for k9kamp too! Thanks for joining FitDog Friday!
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 9:04 PMK9 Kamp is one of my favourite events of the year! Can’t wait to get started!
Roxy
5 April, 2013 at 6:14 AMTorrey loves loves anything frisbee like.
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:57 PMSo does Kolchak. They really are a lot of fun.
Sage
5 April, 2013 at 7:09 AMI had to look up the peanut. Looks like a fun fitness item!
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:57 PMI’m definitely intrigued! I love my fitness ball and I imagine Koly would too.
Two French Bulldogs
5 April, 2013 at 8:09 AMGreat toys to gear up with. Lazy won’t let us pawticipate
Snuggles,
Benny & Lily
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:56 PMI wish my Mama was Lazy B&L, she’s always dragging us all over and calling us Chubby.
Crystal
5 April, 2013 at 8:32 AMOh man, I have one peanut ball, one smaller oblong ball, and a huge cylinder exercise ball. All for the dogs, of course. When I dry Pallo after a bath with the hair dryer, he has to sit or stand on one of the balls so he gets a workout while being dried. Koira doesn’t have enough hair to make drying her logical.
We also own chuck-its (three different ones- one short, one long, and one for small balls). And backpacks. And weight pull harnesses. And a flyball box. And a wall board. And… probably other things I can’t remember right now. We are on the lookout for a cheap treadmill to use for conditioning the dogs!
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:56 PMBOL – your dogs have more exercise equipment than I do. Granted, I’ve met them and they’re also in much better shape than I am soo….yeah.
Crystal
7 April, 2013 at 9:05 PMThey are in much better shape than I am as well! At least my cats are pudgy with me…
Oz the Terrier
5 April, 2013 at 11:27 AMI wonder why my mom has not figured out how to get her paws on one of those hands-free leashes. Good grief. I want one. BOL Have a great weekend, Kol!
Oz
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:55 PMThey are rather handy Oz. (Get the pun “handy” for a hands-free leash, woof out loud!).
Jackie Bouchard
5 April, 2013 at 6:22 PMGosh, all we really have is a leash. We don’t have lots of room in our yard for Rita to play, and she’s not huge on playing ball. We usually just hike with her or we go for long walks, every day. About 4 times/week we go to the dog beach and we walk and she plays like crazy.
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:55 PMWe’re lucky to have a giant yard, but we don’t hike very often. Different paths for different paws, that’s all. I wish we had a dog beach, it sounds lovely. Although, I remember that time Miss Rita rolled in something…that was kind of gross…
Pepper Pom
6 April, 2013 at 5:47 AMWith my fragile knees, I don’t really exercise much. 20 or 30 games ( of 10 foot long tosses) of fetch (in the house) are enough for me. I do have an EZYDog Vario 6 leash though, It is Mom’s favorite leash 🙂 That peanut looks cool. Is it good for dogs with joint issues/arthritis?
Hugs,
Pepper
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:54 PMYes Pepper, that peanut is good for dogs with joint issues, in fact, they were originally designed at rehab tools. Your Mama should definitely look into them. You can even get DVDs that show you how to do the exercises and such.
Emma
6 April, 2013 at 11:34 AMThose multifunction leashes are so popular in Europe! I think we were the only dogs that did not have one at the time we lived there but they are quite practical!
KolchakPuggle
7 April, 2013 at 8:53 PMWe had no idea you lived in Europe Emma. You are so well travelled! We really do love our multifunction leash. It makes it much easier for us to take the dogs along with us where ever we might go.