How to DIY a Spring Toy for Your Pet Dog

It's my Labrador puppy, Kingser. Once he is a bored doggie, he is a really horrible doggy! I planned to make him some sort of spring gadget to ensure he could burn off a few energy. The only trouble is the fact we have a yard that has no trees from which to hang anything off of. Soon after a little brainstorming, I came up with this cool small toy!

If perhaps you have got trees in your yard exactly where your puppy can play without risk, you are able to skip the hangar as well as easily tie the spring to a branch.

Step 1: Tools together with Materials

You will need a storm door chain kit, an over the fence planter holder, 10 feet of heavy rope, some kind of twine or similar string, a 1" split ring (ie. key chain ring), jingle bells, a 3 or 4 foot strip of polar fleece, scissors, cutting pliers and a measuring tape.

The project supplies cost me $15 to get as well as around A half-hour to make. You can find all the things you need at The Home Despot as well as the Dollar Store.

Step 2: Taking away The Chain

One end of the spring has a chain, what we don't need. Use the cutting pliers to remove it. In the event that you have got a hack saw, you can cut the mounting bracket off. I'm not worried about keeping it on, due to the fact the doggie only plays with the rope.

Step 3: Placing The Split Ring

Place the ring on the spring on the end from which you just cut the chain off of.

Step 4: Adding The Rope

Place the rope through the end of the spring without the split ring, get the center of the rope and then make a knot.

Step 5: Attaching The Bells

String as many bells as you need, onto the twine. Tie up the bells onto the rope, above the knot on the rope. Cut the unneeded string.

You may skip adding bells to the toy, if you want. I find that the bells make noises that encourage and excite the dog to play with the toy.

Step 6: Knotting The Rope

Take the hanger along with rope outdoors to the fence wherever you want to hang the spring
toy. Put the ring onto the hanger and let the rope hang. Cut the rope to ensure the end will hang a foot or so off the ground. Try to make random knots on the rope, using one of the knots close to the end of the rope. The knots serve two reasons – Trying to keep the two strands together and also to give your dog places to grab the rope.

Step 7: Adding The Strip Of Polar Fleece

Take your strip of polar fleece as well as tie it to the rope over the last knot. The moment I hung the toy on the fence, I took the fleece in the picture off, it was too short. I love to use polar fleece simply because it is strong when wet, is stretchy and quite resistant to dog teeth.

Step 8: Enjoy Your job!

Take a look at what you created! The best dog toy at any time! As with any dog toy, please supervise playtime for safety purposes.

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