Over the past few weeks, we have been filming and editing our first instructional dog training video, Unleashed Unlimited Presents: Trick Training Volume 1.  After receiving many requests from our Youtube subscribers, we finally decided to make the video to show some fun things you can do with your dog with just a little bit of training.

We took 8 eye-catching, fun, and exciting dog tricks and have broken them down step by step in a way that is easy for your dog to understand.  Because the training approaches taken in the video are so versatile, they can be applied to any method of training ensuring that everyone, regardless of training preference, can enjoy the information in the video.  We completely explain and demonstrate the following dog tricks…

• Weave between your legs
• Spin & Turn
• Retrieve Underwater
• Center between your legs
• Reverse
• Go thru
• Place on your back
• Crawl

Tricks are one of the things that Unleashed Unlimited enjoys most about dog training, it really is a lot of fun to have your dog do these things with you.  Seriously, when would you ever need your dog to swim underwater?  You won’t, but you can sure have fun watching him dive to the bottom of a pool for a sunken toy.  Boredom and routine are avoided, and it adds variety, balance, and a new set of challenges for you and your dog.  So if you are looking to have more fun with your dog, order your copy of this how to video today.

Introducing Hurley™ – Guaranteed strong! Designed to be recyclable and to create virtually no waste during the manufacturing process. Hurley is all the fun of a ball and a bone in one durable toy.

Made from extremely pliable, one-of-a-kind material, Zogoflex®. This versatile toy is bound to give your favorite chomper hours of enjoyment – GUARANTEED! The manufacturer promise to replace Hurley if it can’t withstand your dog’s chewing, one time only. And, for those four legged water lovers, this toy even floats! To keep your dog looking cool at the park Hurley comes in three electrifying colors.

Measures 8.25″

These balls are great; they are durable, easy to clean, and are peppermint scented!

The Orbee-Tuff® Orbee® Ball is rated a 5 out of 5 on the Chew-o-meter scale. However, the rope part of the toy is not included in the chew-o-meter rating; the main purpose of the rope is to function as a handle for owners who like to toss the ball (and not have to pick up a slobbery ball).

Small: 2¼” diameter  Medium: 3¼” diameter

I read a blog the other day by Robin Macfarlane, a training mentor and friend of ours in Wisconsin, and it brought back some thoughts.  She speaks of her recent trip to Greece and the noticeable difference in dog behavior compared to that of the United States.  Cesar Milan has also spoken of this in his native country of Mexico, and we have witnessed the same in Aruba and also back home in some instances.  Have you ever seen dogs in foreign countries or with a homeless person?

In the cases of dogs in Greece, Mexico, Aruba and the pets of homeless Americans, rarely do you see acts of aggression, dogs are not jumping on people, or experiencing other typical problems that people of this country frequently experience.  Dogs in other countries are sometimes treated very different then they are here; in some countries they are more welcome in public areas and they act very different.  Homeless people move forward in search for food which is provided by the owner, as well as water and anything else he may need.  They learn to cooperate and perhaps work together effectively,  and the person pushing the cart is always leading the way.  These dogs understand hierarchy, structure, pack mentality, they get enough exercise, they work for their food, and they are treated like and allowed to be dogs.

The photo below was taken during our trip to Aruba a few years ago.  Lounging by the rock is one of the many homeless dogs (well I suppose he does have a place he calls home); he lives at an old church on the coast.  We go out of our tour bus and l spotted him, he was in need of some minor vet care, but looked completely content lounging under the rock.  We also saw several dogs in lounging in people’s unfenced yards, walking along the street, and laying around the downtown areas.  In no way are we saying that homeless pets are better off, but what is the main difference between these dogs and ours?

Sometimes in America dogs are thrown birthday parties, carried in expensive purses, ribbons and bows are put into their hair, and we spoil them in so many ways.  Don’t get me wrong, we love our dogs like family, but we realize that they are dogs and are not treated as our precious little children and are not supposed to fill emotional voids in our lives.

So what does all of this mean?  Well, to you, all of us, it hopefully really drives home a point that these animals are DOGS.  That means we need to communicate with them in a way that a DOG understands, we need to be the leader that our DOG needs, we need to provide the proper balance that your DOG needs, and we have a great responsibility to our DOG to interact with them the way that makes sense to them, and not always a way that makes the most sense to us.  Love your dog, train your dog, play with your dog, be good to your dog, but remember that they are DOGS!

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Watching your dog play with this flexible and durable curiosity you’ll wonder why they didn’t call it Funny Bone.

We’ve had customers write to tell us that their dog “won’t put this bone down.” Some even call it a doggie-pacifier. Woof!

These bones come in Pink, Blue, or Green.  The Medium bone is 6.5″ inches long and the Large bone is 8″ long.

Non-toxic, recyclable and rinses clean. Made in the U.S.A.

COSMOS are stellar Orbee-Tuff® toys for really big dogs.  COSMOS are a playful assortment of gigantic orbs floating about the Milky Way: VENUS is pink, MARS is swirly silver, SOL is orange and LUNA, representing the moon, glows in the dark. Each has a Treat Spot™ for hiding big and healthy treats. Designed with big dogs in mind, they are appropriate for 65-100+ lb dogs.

Cosmos is out of this world…but made in the U.S.A. Like all of Planet Dog’s Orbee-Tuff® toys, VENUS, MARS, SOL and LUNA are doggie durable, buoyant, bouncy, minty, recyclable, non-toxic and 100% guaranteed, 5″ diameter.

Give your buddy a shot of B12 with our new Orbee-Tuff® Artichoke.  This toy delivers 100% of a dog’s daily requirement of rompoflavin, chompohydrates, vitamin WAG and dietary fun.

The Planet Dog Orbee Artichoke is 3.75″ high and has a treat spot, but it is also non-toxic, recyclable and rinses clean. Made in the U.S.A.

Made of Planet Dog’s award-winning Orbee-Tuff compound, this football shape has the look and feel of the classic pigskin. Your dog will love running for the long bomb.

The Planet Dog is 6″ long and is made in the U.S.A. Recyclable, non-toxic and rinses clean.

It’s a Dogleg Left – FORE!  Orbee SPORT Golf Ball – just the toy for small dogs from the purebred Yorkie to the “tiny but tough” athlete. Made of our award-winning Orbee-Tuff® compound, your little “Tiger” will love this ball.  This ball is made out of the toughest materials you will find!

The Planet Dog Orbee Sport Golf Ball is 2.25″ diameter and is non-toxic, recyclable and rinses clean. Made in the U.S.A.

Made of an award-winning Orbee-Tuff rubber compound, this tennis ball shape sails when hit by a racket and has a great bounce!  Your dog will love it more than the original.  Made in the U.S.A.  

Available in pink and yellow.

2½” diameter