BlueDog Recommends

Below is a list of items the trainers at BlueDog recommend for you and your dog. The links (mostly) bring you directly to the company listed for more information on the product, often that is not the only place they can be purchased from. If you have any questions about anything on the list please feel free to ask in class.

Harnesses

• Blue-9 Balance Harness
• PerfectFit
• Kurgo – this option is for dogs that don’t pull on the leash

Treats

• Cooked meat from the grocery store(chicken,steak,pork,etc.)
  • Chicken
  • Steak
  • Pork
  • Hot Dogs
  • Etc
• Cheese
• HappyHowie’s
  • Cubed into an appropriate size; pea/pencil eraser size for easy delivery
• Ziwi Peak
• Real Meat Treats
• Crunchy O’s from Fromm
• Dehydrated or freeze dried dog meats
• Delectables squeeze wet treats
• Sunflower butter
• Stella+Chewy’s freeze dried raw coated kibble

Puzzle Toys/Enrichment

• BusyBuddy (treat dispensing) 
• Rolling treat dispensing ball, click here for an example
• WestPaw Toppl (Fill and freeze)
• Licky Mat (Fill and freeze)
• Kong (Fill and freeze)
• SnuffleMat (treat scatter for foraging)
• SodaPup Honey Pot (Fill and freeze)
• Red bell pepper (Fill and freeze once scooped out) – 
• Fillings for fill and freeze:
  • Peanut butter
    • Make sure there is no xylitol/birch sugar in the ingredients list
  • Sun butter
  • Cream cheese
  • Wet dog food
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Cooked meats
• Muffin tin filled with treats and covered with various objects for foraging
• Toilet paper rolls filled with treats
• Rolled up towels or tied up towels with treats
• Cardboard boxes for snuffling or destroying (if dog does not consume shredding) 
• Paper bags filled with treats
• Cardboard egg cartons filled with treats and covered with objects or closed
• Flirt pole – Click here for an example

Mats

• Kurgo
• Primo Pads
• VM Green Travel Dog Bed
• Pet Gear portable cot
• Bathmat, doormat, towel, yoga mat

Puppy Chew Ideas

• Carrots soaked in bone broth and frozen
• Twisted wash cloths soaked in broth and frozen
• Bully sticks
  • Optional use of Bully Buddy to hold the stick and prevent choking
• Raw hide from Raw Feeding Miami
• Coffee wood bones

Adult Dog Chew Ideas

• Raw hide from Raw Feeding Miami
• Coffee wood bones
• Antlers (Deer and Elk)
• Himalayan cheese bones/yak chews/yak bones
  • Optional use of Himalayan Pet Supply Bonehead holder to hold the stick and prevent choking
  • When you get down to a small piece, soak in warm water for 5 minutes, microwave for 30-60 seconds and it will puff up like a cheeto as a snack
• Marrow Bones

Muzzles

• Baskerville Ultra
  • This style is good for conditioning and/or for dogs with average muzzle shape
• Jafco
  • Gives more room if your dog is panting, material is lighter
• Mia’sMuzzles
  • Custom made muzzle for your dog
• Wire basket muzzles
• Muzzle articles and resources
  • www.muzzleupproject.com
  • Muzzle Acclimation video by Michael Shikashio on YouTube (Aggressive Dog YT)

Other

• Biothane long lines and leashes
  • Nothing over 1/2 inch thickness (larger will be heavier and harder to hold on to)
  • 10, 15, 20, 30 feet length
  • ShopStrangeTails
  • “Drag lines” are long lines without handles, this helps keep them from getting caught
• Martingale collars
  • Haapaw has a quick release feature, reflective, and is compatible with AirTags