THE MAGIC OF THE FLIRT POLE AND WORKING DOG BREEDS

[@sbee8987]

Excellent video. I love the fact you said the dog needs to be allowed to win sometimes. Very true & only fair to them.

[@kylealgie9101]

Dog should always win to build confidence

[@brianandhispups]

Well explained. I think an additional, and powerful benefit of using a flirt pole is helping a dog with impulse control. By stopping the game quickly (like putting it over your shoulder as you showed), your dog can learn to go from highly aroused to less aroused on their own. That is particularly useful when working with a dog who has a tendency to be reactive in certain situations. Good work.

[@olivehound6899]

totally agree, works well for sighthound breeds whos instinct to chase is often hard to curb! they’ll get to practice listening to you when they’re in a state of high arousal and learn to cool off quick - Handy for dogs who are working on impulse control. You can never be 100% with them but i found this to work well with my whippet although she doesn't come from working stock and doesn't have a massive prey drive compared to others I know. Zeke I would like to see a sighthound breed video, they are breathtaking, interesting dogs!

[@awholelottapedro5019]

Well said I didn't think of that!

[@aaronbennett8930]

Very good input

[@TheSuperi9]

true my standard poodle puppy has reached this behaviour. the flirt i will use to work on this

[@alexhidalgo5966]

Yah bro my blue nose pitbull always wants to run when I walk lol he doesn’t let me stop

[@ChibiSilent16]

My dog trainer just told me about this toy to help with my 6-month-old husky mix's boundless energy. Thanks for a thorough explanation on how this works! Can't wait to use it with him for training and playing. :)

[@stuartthecobblerandloopyluna]

Did it work?

[@heavenWooferDA]

I love referring clients to these with high energy dogs! You can use horse whips found at tractor supply or feed stores as well they have all sorts of lengths as well 😊

[@lancemciver1971]

I use and Ugly Stick fishing pole with a 808 50 lbs line with the drag set, then puncture a tennis ball and tie it on the end. It's my dogs favorite game. "Wanna Go Fishing?"

[@Weirdanimalboy]

Might have to get one for Shadow. Seems easier than throwing the ball and hunting him down to get it back.

[@alexhidalgo5966]

😂feel u

[@reneewrede5526]

Both my Belgian Malinois and Pembroke Corgi (both rescues) love the flirt pole! It’s a great tool to help keep them both in excellent physical condition and happy as it’s so much fun for them. I like it especially for those cold, wet winter days that I don’t want to take them out for long walks or let them outside too long. It’s safe to do inside the home (you may need to move some furniture out of the way) or even in the garage. Our corgi is nine years old, but looks and acts like a two year old!

[@luxtrichoma8458]

Have you ever encountered any aggression to smaller animals or people do to this training? I want to train and tire my dog out but iam afraid of giving them a bad habit of chasing small objects as we have ducks and small animals.

[@ConnorLipke]

@@luxtrichoma8458 Prey drive is largely genetic and innate. If your dog has no drive, it won't chase small animals, if they do, they will. This toy won't make it better or worse, it just allows them to express it.

[@AS-zn6wp]

Flirt poles are magic... I work my Presa Canario 3 times a week with a flirt pole. In the last 3 months he's gotten super muscular. I also take him to the beach once a week to run and play in the sand. He's 1yr 6months and 150lbs

[@gavindalziel9022]

I know this is 3yrs later but I think you overfed your dog..

[@VIIBLESSEDVII]

@@gavindalziel9022 no presa canarios are considered giant breeds that go up to 155

[@samo6083]

@@VIIBLESSEDVII listen to yourself. UPTO 155 pounds. That guy said 150 pounds at 6 months, the dog is over fed clearly. Likely fat and obese and is suffering from problems that come with a fast growth. People think its cool to have your dog weighing as heavy as possible at a young age. For me personally I keep my rottweiler on the light side until adult hood where you can start feeding them more as they pack on muscle

[@biscuitsandgravy1240]

It was an 18month (“one year and six month”) old dog that weighed 150lbs, that is almost full maturity. I cannot imagine any six month old dog being capable of weighing 150lbs.

[@InheritedPowerG8]

how is he now? 5 years later

[@servicedogsupporteducation8328]

Thank you for this clear, succinct, easy-to-understand video overview and demonstration. Greatly appreciated!

[@sjgbullies2007]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS FOR OUR DOGS!

[@piggie916]

What a well done video sir. Great information and advice. LET THE DOGS WIN SOMETIMES!! This goes for everything.

[@martinrodriquez3304]

My working line GSDs love the flirt pole, it helps bring out prey drive

[@JustCedThings]

Bought one for my pit today. We're going out tomorrow to have some fun.

[@cindybernadas9856]

That you for this video! It answered some of my questions about the flirt pole. I was on the fence about getting one for my dog because she has a high prey and I didn't want the flirt pole to make it worse. But it looks like, from your video that it can help.

[@heavenleigh3344]

Great as always, just one thing.....who's hitting the bong in the back? LOL ;)

[@sionelaungaue4881]

I'm hitting one right now

[@heavenleigh3344]

@@sionelaungaue4881 best time to get down on some dog videos. Nice ... 🤗

[@sionelaungaue4881]

@@heavenleigh3344 you aint wrong about that. I'm addicted to this channel and also that blunt hahahaha💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴

[@jimothyj2638]

Dogs and dank name a better combo

[@blkbeauti05]

Oh I need one of these, this will tire out my standard poodle real quick.

[@gerardomontes3774]

I just made mine and its made it alot easier to train my bully pup. Its awesome.

[@drebodollaz3504]

the flirt pole is great. Especially with a well constructed one.

[@russellallen5482]

I use bubbles and a RC car traxxas with a treat on top to exercise my dogs and is fun for me lol

[@jamalbey5120]

did you see that big joker jump towards the end???? whoa!!!!! she is gorgeous. great video btw

[@kennethchaney2984]

_cc'

[@rmsolympic1]

excellent - I've done things like this before with my own ' flirt pole.' honestly, I think I have more fun doing this than the dogs, and I've used similar things on cats

[@MissTrixie29]

I have something almost exactly like this. It has a feather and bell. My cat goes crazy for it.

[@manueliftinchi5503]

I m doing this with a old 3,6meter fishing rod a catfish fishing line and a rag at the end....does miracle to my dogo argentino,very very useful

[@bernardrussell3379]

thanks for the info i have 3 bullies and ive been looking for new exercise routines

[@davidkeppler37]

Great video. "Work that pole"

[@Wookiemonsterfreak]

Sweet! Right now I am just using a laser pointer in the house.

[@juliebrown1426]

Please look up the dangers of laser lights in dogs...they are bad for their brains.

[@me_mike_dee5174]

How long and how often should you use this tool/toy?

[@Fella48]

That blue bully is beautiful

[@marco2rules]

Best thing I've ever got. Every person that passes by asks where I got it lol

[@TiaBarrera]

This was really informative, thanks!

[@MichaelHarrington-fz5vr]

Where can I buy the pole used at 0:25?!?

[@lilyrose7521]

Lol, my Border Collie is too fast for me and my flirt pole. Poor guy loves it too much!

[@jdhitc]

When my dog was a puppy I has one for my cat. My dog went crazy for it. I do this now with her still when it's to cold our rainy outside. She jumps 6ft a flips for it. It's crazy fun

[@cjc1216]

I just happened to make one of these because my dog was too fast for me to run with him lol and i looked it up to see if it was something commercially available come to find out its a highly successful training tool. I was wondering why my pup was getting so swole

[@mellydevent7187]

Great video, thanks for this.

[@2ataylor90]

bout to make one with some squirrel skins for my catahoula 😂😂😂

[@BrooklynBoas]

How did I miss this classic

[@terim8765]

What should I do if my dog only reaches to grab the pole instead of the lure? He just wants to get the entire pole.

[@PDXDrumr]

I never heard about this until I started looking IPO (can't spell the name). Thanks for posting. Very cool.

[@EViL3666]

Great video, thank you!

[@tw4152]

Hey man could you do a video on the muscle structure of these working terriers, and ways to work out specific muscle groups such as neck muscles, and how to get a tight stomach tuck on the dog, and how to get good core muscle workouts for the dogs? Would be extremely helpful. This video is a very good breakdown on flirt pole use but honestly its just the tip of the iceberg for info on muscle development in these dogs and i would love to see you dig deeper into this subject

[@Damarcus123]

Is this good for protection dogs?

[@HorseExpression]

Just looking into one of these for my GSD pup. So it's kind of like a cat toy? I'm wondering if this would increase her prey drive as we already have cats she is very tempted to play with and has been increasingly interested in other small animals we see on walks and wouldn't want to encourage this but maybe they have some toys to put at the end that don't resemble such things.

[@shanekasper4587]

What a great vid!

[@user-hf4nv6fb5r]

I’ve been using this on my gsd since he was young now I see him trying to catch birds sometimes he starts pointing like if he was a Gsp & when ever he sees a any small animal he goes from 0-100 😂

[@kittkatt2008]

My pup likes to chew sticks and plants so I actually found some nontoxic weeds that were growing in the ditch to flirt with her. She wore herself out lol

Nice vídeo!

[@Janzky]

That bully is quick

[@TheEvaLucian]

My dogs love this HOWEVER, my one bully loves to grab the rope and chews through it within a second. Any tips on how to get him to stop this. I've gone through quite a few of them with him. I have 8 dogs and hes the only one that does this AND he is the main one that LOVES playing with it.

[@susanmarron5972]

We are adopting two small dogs (Chihuahua-Maltese mix) Can dogs this small benefit from playing with a flirting pole?

[@lukewylde2691]

I own a small wire haired terrier along with my large dog and he is the most tenacious and workable of the dogs when it comes to a lure

[@LLewis-vu9qf]

I have a flirt pole that I use with my Pomeranian. He absolutely LOVES it!! So much so that I have to regulate how often he plays with it to avoid his developing any OCD behavior.

[@matthewthebarberhubbard3288]

Thank you

[@mastergoalie9891]

My xl bully doesn't seem interested in the flirt pole... She was excited about it when we started introducing it, but afrer a week she lost the interest 😔 What can I do?

[@rejcollado]

Is this good for 6 month old husky and Lab?

[@basiil6198]

Does anybody have a link to buy the orange pole

[@EoinDelaney]

works great

[@christinam4501]

Would this encourage them to chase small animals like cats? I have a mixed pet home.

[@hithere5768]

Do you know the answer now?

[@jdhitc]

I didnt know this was a thing, I tried to play with my cat and my dog went nuts. We do this all the time. She jumps soooooo crazy high. I sould record it she is so fast

[@Onetalibahn]

you can buy one already made. just go to google and a bunch of places will pop up. they range from like 28 to 50 $

[@premela3272]

Darrell Calhoun why buy one lol, they're $5 to make

[@no_peace]

a lunge whip is fifteen bucks on Amazon...we have a skinneeeez toy on ours

[@drebodollaz3504]

Preme LA quality

[@203fred3]

Have a problem getting my dog to release once he does grab it ...any tips

[@basiil6198]

teach him the drop it command

[@Buntivers]

My 14 month old pit mix girl is attacking our cats since a couple days, seriously. Would a flirt pole help? Some people told me that it could make the problem worse....

[@sapphireotaku3399]

This is from forever ago, but incase someone else has the same question. I'd say no. The reason this is used for schutzhund is because it builds drive. Specifically, prey drive. The dog learns when they chase something that runs they get an adrenaline rush and get to "catch" their prize (in the case of a schutzhund dog the "bad guy" or sleeve for a dog just trained for the sport itself. In the case of lure... obviously the lure.) I'd say either use an alternative means of exercise that doesn't envolve prey drive like running or swimming, and try to break the dog of that aggression through counter contitioning and lots of exercise (frustration can cause a dog to chase) or simply don't have the dog around cats if it's genuinely attacking (and always keep it leashed in public. I'm sure your dog is a fine dog, but most often this drive is instictual and that drive isn't necessarily limited to cats. Small dogs, and for some dogs even running children could seem like a fun thing to chase, and I don't think anyone wants that. One of my dogs chases my cats, but she won't hurt them. She even play bows and gently wags at them (stupid pup wants to play XD). I simply gave the cats escapes (shelves, cat trees, sunny seats, a cat door, etc.) so the cats can feel more comfortable and have safe places if the dog really bothers them, and I discourage the dog fro chasing, but there's no need to rehome any of them because of a little miscommunication. :)

[@ertfgghhhh]

I would say tie a cloth on the end- not anything furry or fluffy

[@lizbethramirez967]

When my dog get the “prey” she bites the rope and stick and wont let go any advice?

[@ertfgghhhh]

lizbeth Ramirez teach and off command using their fetch toy. Hope this helps

[@tw4152]

Once the dog has bitten, get her attention with a treat or try petting her and saying let go

[@drebodollaz3504]

Give her a command to leave it.

[@annekfrazer2838]

What the is that Dog breed !

[@italoc1792]

i built one and my dog was interested in it for like five minutes then he went to play by himself in tall grass . is that normal ?

[@VaugeWaves]

tony colamarco LOL

[@azzionsmith7187]

My dog did the same thing too. Lol. I guess. He was like. The hell with this.

[@TheChace122]

Tells a lot about the owners character

[@joshdobbins6612]

You should have trained him to have a higher play drive when he was younger

[@tw4152]

c chacin not every dog in the world will instantly like this. That has nothing to do with the owner

[@ribunny123]

My dogs are Boston terrier, cousins to pits, and this is really gonna help them! My one dog actually plays like this with the water hose, chasing the jet of water and trying to eat it

[@wojtaz32]

where I can buy it in Europe?

[@megan9568]

Starbury make it your own it's rlly easy

[@lisapearson5324]

Trixie Pet Products do one

[@jameschicken7482]

ohhh so its a big cat toy lol

[@bernardrussell3379]

i got mine built

[@Wimmle]

This is the same as a cat toy just bigger

[@lalak2157]

My big hound always wants to play with the cat toys, I'm looking forward to getting or making one of these.

[@shaqkromah]

Just got this for my cane corso. Mixing the game with commands tires him out in minutes

[@dalty1867]

jesus christ, your dog is more fit than me

[@sethgray5355]

mine don't even want to play with it

[@JoaoVictor-mm7vy]

lack of drive?

[@madisonh5036]

Mine too, just lack of drive. He is a high drive breed, however.

[@LaborofLovesHomestead]

Wouldn't this be bad for farm dogs bc it teaches them to chase?

[@Whoa.Emmaaa]

Nope! It’s actually giving them the proper stimulation that they need in a safe way instead of chasing the actual animals, and fulfilling the natural prey drive. 🙂

[@kingghidorah8106]

You see that bully teleporting? Wow game dog fighting fanboys should think that the bully is a solid working breed, other things are toadlines and exotics...

[@BrooklynBoas]

Zeke, can we talk offline ?

[@DogumentaryTV]

+BrooklynBoas email me your contact info. Dogumentary@gmail

[@coreypsyches8965]

Isn't this good only for working and obedient dogs? I think it's increasing a dogs prey drive.

[@dh6320]

I agree! You better have a damn well obedient dog before you work to increase its prey drive. Potentially dangerous otherwise

[@CasuallyFeral]

This is why you train them well on impulse control. Think of how you can use this to toggle for them instead -- you can use this sort of thing to teach them "Leave it," and to walk past it when on leash. If anything, it's very healthy to teach them WHEN to engage their prey drive -- because they will always have that instinct! Avoiding teaching them about their prey drive at all is when you get dogs that rush and hurt people, or themselves.

[@sonnchenundhomie]

These dogs are so slow 😂

[@instridewith_life]

I think I let my girl catch it too much, she lost interest quickly. I will let her win less I guess?

[@AlyssaBrown117]

Giant cat toy....?

[@daxisapitAJ]

its a horse lunging whip.