This is a synthetic tug made of firehose material. The Yellow Firehose Tug is 15 inches long with a 6 inch circumference (2 inch diameter). These tugs are strong and durable. This Yellow Firehose Tug is hard and stiff not soft and super flexible.

These firehose tugs, like our 15” Braided Jute Tugs, are used to teach a dog the OUT. The reason these tugs don’t have handles is because dogs with OUT problems can self satisfy into tugs that have handles.

Training tugs are a very important part of working a dog in training. Many people think they are only used for puppy work. These people are wrong. The shorter tubes are a great training aid for drive building and are used throughout the life of the dog.

Tennis balls are very, very hard on dogs teeth. Bite tugs are a much better alternative. Bite tugs are also much better than solid hard rubber balls on strings. When a young dog is accidentally hit in the head with a hard rubber ball he will lose drive. When the same dog gets hit by a tug he ignores the situation and continues to chase in drive.

The tugs are not designed as chew toys for a dog. They are training aids. Of course if you make the mistake of letting your dog carry it off and chew on it for 30 minutes you will be ordering a new tug.

The tugs vary in length and diameter, which one you use will vary according to the goal of your training. We also offer softer bite tugs in smaller sizes. Check out our Thin Puppy Tug and our 1-handled and 2-handled Mini Tugs.

Drive building in adult dogs is always done with the smallest tug. These tug have one handle or two handles. It can be moved very, very quickly. The goal of drive building with a small tug is to move it around your legs and body at a speed that the dog can not get at it. Moving them around in short quick movements forces the dog to move quickly if he has the drive to catch it - when the dog misses the tug it builds frustration and frustration builds drive. Using the longer tugs does not work because the dogs are too quick. It's too easy for them to grab a long tube or the second handle on these longer tugs. So it's much easier to play "keep away" with this smaller tug.

The longer tugs are actually used for puppies. I offer two different sizes. They are both close to the same length but Medium Tug is much smaller in diameter. Its easier for the very young puppies (8 weeks) to get their mouth around. When a pup gets to be about 6 months old (its mouth is larger) they can be moved on to the Larger Tug.

If you want to see how the puppy bite tug is used, I suggest you view my videos titled Bite Training Puppies, The First Steps of Bite Training, Building Drive and Focus, and The Power of Playing Tug with Your Dog.

No toy is 100% indestructible. It is unrealistic to expect that from any toy. The toys that we sell at Leerburg® are the best quality and most durable that we have found. Always supervise your dog when playing with toys. Periodically inspect all toys for damage. Do not allow your dog to continue to play with a damaged or broken toy.

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March 31, 2012

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Our working dog Deja loves it. Easy to carry around. Fits in a jacket nice and easy to hold on to for tug work.

Rodney

March 30, 2012

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Got the 10" tug. Very nice. The firehose does not unravel easily. It would be great to have a 2-handle option and a choice of different colors (body or handles) to make it easier to keep track of multiple tugs.

Zapf

March 30, 2012

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I bought one for my dog after he had two admoninal surgeries for eating parts of toys...he could NOT tear the firehose into pieces...Yay for indetructable toys!

Laura

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