NW_MONTANA_BC Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I see Taffy and Hershey both love to play frisbee. The one I have is all rubber and it is hard to throw. Which one does everone use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlasl Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Skye likes the soft disks the best, easy on the teeth and fun to tug with also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthBelle Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 We use the red "Kong" Frisbee. It's flexible and throws easy. Belle likes to pick it up in the middle, which makes her look like she's wearing the doggy equivalent of those fake red lips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maya's mom Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Maya (and I) love the Easy Glider. It is a coated foam-like frisbee, that is very durable. The best part, is that it is weighted, which allows a horrible frisbee throwe, like myself, to throw it straight and level every time. It also floats at the doggie pool. The best price plus shipping that I have seen on them, is through the Clean Run website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I like Jawz by Hyperflite-http://hyperflite.com/ They also make soft bite versions for just starting on hard discs which worked great for my floppy disc dog who wouldn't catch hard disks - and now she competes in disc. Any specially designed 'competition' disc should do nicely. They throw better then a store bought (petsmart disc) and last longer against teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire24 Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I make my own frisbees by sewing a circular "pouch", inserting a circular rope, and sewing it in place. Obviously they don't fly well, but they're perfect for the ones who prefer softer toys. I made my dad's dachshund one and she treasures it like no other toy. Or you could be like Aveda and steal little crocheted flowers and throw them around the house like tiny frisbees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRipley Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I use the Ruff Dawg Flyer. http://www.ruffdawg.com/flyer.html I love it. It is surprisingly easy to throw and strong enough to tug with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierMike Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Maggie does really well catching the soft style, cloth - rope types, she pokes holes in them rather quickly though. We also use the Kong frisbees, both sizes, but they don't fly nearly as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBC Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 http://www.dtworld.com/Fastback_Cosmetic_M..._p/d170-rej.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyd65 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 We use the soft nylon discs but Layla chews the inside out. Also use the rubber Kong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyd65 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 We use the red "Kong" Frisbee. It's flexible and throws easy. Belle likes to pick it up in the middle, which makes her look like she's wearing the doggy equivalent of those fake red lips. Same with Layla... Aren't they too funny...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzysdad Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I don't want to high-jack the thread, but how did you get your dogs interested in a frisbee? Izzy couldn't care less! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I'll have to check out those, my current one is on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertranger Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I don't want to high-jack the thread, but how did you get your dogs interested in a frisbee? Izzy couldn't care less! Tim To start with at 3 months Izzy's not really old enough yet to show an interest in Frisbees and balls. Next, some BCs are OCD over whatever it is you throw, in Jin's case he is so OCD over balls I use them as training and control treats. Izzy will naturally chase anything you toss him when he gets a bit older. There are a few things you can do now however. Get him some mini-tennis type balls and teach him to take that and other objects from your hand as well as pick them up from the floor and drop it into your hand, floor and a basket. Start his fetch training by rolling the ball across the floor a short distance and let him use them as toys. By 5-6 months he should be chasing and fetching balls. The change to a Frisbee is a bit more difficult. Get a decent Frisbee and show it to Izzy, get him to take and return it to your hand. Then toss it. If he fetches a ball he'll fetch a Frisbee, stick or almost anything else you can throw. Note he might get frustrated until he figures out how to pick them up of concrete or the floor. A caveat here. BCs are naturally driven to go all out which includes jumping and they have a poor set of brakes. Puppy bones won't really be solid enough for him to jump until he's a year or so old. Even then I'm not sure. Jin at 6 months has already taken to the air several times and had several spills chasing balls and I'm more than a little worried he might break a bone or injure himself. So watch how enthusiastically you throw an object for him to fetch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzysdad Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I'm sorry, I should've prefaced my question a bit better. It's not like you can see what she does! She LOVES sticks and pine cones. Couldn't care less about a ball/frisbee. I don't want her jumping for frisbee's because she is so young, but she will flag down a stick or pine cone all day. I've tried switching them out for a ball/frisbee but to no avail. I've rolled the frisbee, thrown it a foot off the ground so she can see it and she doesn't care, but if I pick up a stick/pine cone I might as well have a flock of sheep in my hand hahaha. My thought process was, if she loves sticks so much she'd take to a frisbee/ball. I have been rolling with the fact she loves sticks so I'm not stressed about it. Just wasn't sure if anyone needed to get their dog interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Collie Girl Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I don't want to high-jack the thread, but how did you get your dogs interested in a frisbee? Izzy couldn't care less! Tim Hi Tim! Here is a link to a club I am a member of. There are plenty of training tips, videos, etc. Feel free to post any questions you may have. We have world champion handler/dog teams here to help.. http://www.mndiscdog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=2089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamTweed Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 i use a nice .99 cent one i get from petsmart. I have about 3 laying around the house somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Collie Girl Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 i use a nice .99 cent one i get from petsmart. I have about 3 laying around the house somewhere. Please keep in mind that when a "nice .99 frisbee from petsmart" gets a bit ragged around the edges (& it will very quickly) that it becomes a whirling set of little blades that will cut your pup's mouth. But I'm sure you are keeping an eye on his safety! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBC Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 To start with at 3 months Izzy's not really old enough yet to show an interest in Frisbees and balls. Next, some BCs are OCD over whatever it is you throw, in Jin's case he is so OCD over balls I use them as training and control treats. Izzy will naturally chase anything you toss him when he gets a bit older. There are a few things you can do now however. Get him some mini-tennis type balls and teach him to take that and other objects from your hand as well as pick them up from the floor and drop it into your hand, floor and a basket. Start his fetch training by rolling the ball across the floor a short distance and let him use them as toys. By 5-6 months he should be chasing and fetching balls. The change to a Frisbee is a bit more difficult. Get a decent Frisbee and show it to Izzy, get him to take and return it to your hand. Then toss it. If he fetches a ball he'll fetch a Frisbee, stick or almost anything else you can throw. Note he might get frustrated until he figures out how to pick them up of concrete or the floor. A caveat here. BCs are naturally driven to go all out which includes jumping and they have a poor set of brakes. Puppy bones won't really be solid enough for him to jump until he's a year or so old. Even then I'm not sure. Jin at 6 months has already taken to the air several times and had several spills chasing balls and I'm more than a little worried he might break a bone or injure himself. So watch how enthusiastically you throw an object for him to fetch. Some good info in there, but you are dead wrong as well. A 3 month old dog isn't old enough to show interest in Frisbee? You can't be serious. You also stated that Izzy will naturally chase anything thrown when he gets older. Where are you coming up with this stuff? I have known plenty of puppies that loved Frisbee at a very young age. I also know BC's that have no "natural" desire to chase anything, even as adults. Every dog is different. The best way to get your dog excited about Frisbee is to start ASAP. With puppies, I would recommend throwing slow rollers. This helps eliminate jumping at a young age and lessens the chance for injury. Walmart sells something for 5 dollars called the "Flippy Flopper". It's a great starter Frisbee for a dog. It will hold up fairly well, but don't let the dog have it while unsupervised. The Flippy Flopper is made out of fabric, so it is easier to catch. We have a few of them and they are great for playing indoors as well as outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman 101 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Sorry, but I have another hijack. I'm Frisbee phobic. Freeman broke his leg a few years back by catapulting a ball into the air, leaping straight up to catch it, and then landing on his right back leg. The break required surgery, at least 6 months of rehab, and a whopping $3000. I now throw balls low so he's less likely to jump up. I'm also no longer using really bouncy balls like the kong for throwing. I have a friend whose Border collie also had an injury from this same type of jumping; I'm now really paranoid. Have others seen injuries from this style of jumping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeyore51876 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Sorry, but I have another hijack. I'm Frisbee phobic. Freeman broke his leg a few years back by catapulting a ball into the air, leaping straight up to catch it, and then landing on his right back leg. The break required surgery, at least 6 months of rehab, and a whopping $3000. I now throw balls low so he's less likely to jump up. I'm also no longer using really bouncy balls like the kong for throwing. I have a friend whose Border collie also had an injury from this same type of jumping; I'm now really paranoid. Have others seen injuries from this style of jumping? Our pup, Kaycee did the same thing about 3 months ago. She was anout 4-5 months old at the time. She's absolutely ball crazy! They are her passion in life. She will learn any trick or do anything for you as long as you reward her with a toss a ball from her ever growing collection. ANyway, she jumped up to catch a ball and came doen funny on her rear right paw. She wound up breaking all of the metatarcels in that foot. It required 2 pins in the middle bones and 6 weeks of soft cast and keeping her "quiet". I'm still really wary of thowing the balls for her even now. She's about 8 months old now and pretty well healed. I would caution against playing with frisbees or balls at heights for pups under 1 year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzysdad Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 ^^^^ I totally agree! (Did I say that already?) I don't want/expect her to being flying through the air like WonderDog catching frisbees out of the sky. But I love playing frisbee with friends and would like her to retrieve them at some point. She may never show an interest in them and that's 100% ok. I don't even care if she never does agility (even though that is a goal I have). She's so sweet and loving with such a great personality that she can do (within reason!) whatever she likes and what keeps her happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_MONTANA_BC Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 I have decided on the Jawz by Hyperflite-http://hyperflite.com/. It is a lot easier to throw. Hershey and taffy love playing Frisbee. Hershey is kind of funny when I throw the Frisbee an it hovers a little bit she will spins around in circles 2 or 3 times before she tries to catch it. The more I play the better she is getting at catching it in the air. It’s taken Taffy a little while to learn how to pick them up. Taffy is interested in playing but Hershey is obsessed with it. Of course Hershey is obsessed with anything I throw that she can bring back to me. If I don’t pay any attention to her she keeps picking the ball of Frisbee up and putting it in my lap till I throw it for her. BC are great. Thanks for all the feed back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaileytheCollie Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Bailey has a rubber frisbee, but she still has a lot of work to do on actually catching it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejano Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm sorry, I should've prefaced my question a bit better. It's not like you can see what she does! She LOVES sticks and pine cones. Couldn't care less about a ball/frisbee. I don't want her jumping for frisbee's because she is so young, but she will flag down a stick or pine cone all day. I've tried switching them out for a ball/frisbee but to no avail. I've rolled the frisbee, thrown it a foot off the ground so she can see it and she doesn't care, but if I pick up a stick/pine cone I might as well have a flock of sheep in my hand hahaha. My thought process was, if she loves sticks so much she'd take to a frisbee/ball. I have been rolling with the fact she loves sticks so I'm not stressed about it. Just wasn't sure if anyone needed to get their dog interested. Ladybug was never "into" frisbees -- she'll play fetch at and catch with them but its not her favorite thing. Last year we hung a tether ball for the two adult dogs to play with. Boy, did they have a good time! The ball didn't last very long but they played with the scraps all summer... we also tried one of those footballs with the elastic cord so that when you throw it, it comes back....sad toy for only children . Again, they loved it but short lived. This year we hung a red Kong frisbee from a bungee cord by drilling a hole and attaching the cord with a washer/nut and bolt (make sure the connector is very smooth as they will grab at that area. The pups are just getting interested in different activities but both the pups (14 weeks old) are playing with it and Ladybug loves it. Don't know if this will translate into playing catch with frisbees, but it sure keeps them busy and burns off energy. I should add that the frisbee is about 8 inches off the ground so the pups don't have to jump for it. They mostly tug at it at this point. Ladybug bumps it around and really gets it flying. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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