In these slightly unusual times, how do we make sure that our dogs are entertained, using their brains and kept fit?I always think never under estimate the power of a simple game of tug with your dog. It's just a simple game, lasting either a matter of minutes or hours (I am sure you will tire before your dog)! The experts say that just a few minutes a day can help with such things as establishing your trust and boosting your bond with your dog. It can also make other areas of training easier to achieve, as this can be used a reward. Make sure you always initiate the game and give your dog lots of praise whilst playing. Use different...
We love Luca, our Italian Spinone but he is a little troublesome in the toy department! He loves nothing better than a good chomp on a tug toy, working those knots with his gloriously whiter than white teeth or just having a good old chew, going straight through the rope section of the tug toy.So we decided we needed a stronger version of our ever increasingly popular tug toys and since then we have developed The 'Dummy'. It looks a bit like a child's dummy so we thought that name would be quite apt, although the inspiration behind it came from the method to make boat fenders. Boat fenders are used to absorb the kinetic energy of the boat when it...
New products for 2019 We always love to start the new year off with some brand-new Cocoa & Luca’s handmade products and 2019 has been no exception. Look at what we can introduce: As we had so many requests last year for a smaller version of our very successful Snuffles Ball, we thought it was about time we developed one. I am very happy to introduce our Mini Snuffles Ball. It is 13cm in diameter, so quite a bit smaller than the others in the range. It still works in the same way with 2 holes opposite, so you can place treats inside which as the dog rolls, shakes and throws the ball, it will release the treats....
Our handmade fleece Snuffles Balls, Snuffles Mats and Snuffles Tubes have really taken off and with that I am so pleased, right proud I am! But don't forget we do other fantastic fleece tug toys too, ranging from the simple round fleece tug toy or square Fleece Tug Toys to many variations with different toys attached, from balls to teeth cleaning tools. Here are a few of the different variations: The 'Stretch' is great for agility work, a handle for you to grab hold of while your dog pulls at the tassels at the other end, the fleece stretches and encourages your dog to run, hopefully making a clear round on that agility course! The 'Fig of 8'...
Fleece Tug Toy - The 'Stretch'Hugo, an adorable Dogue de Bordeaux is a very good customer of ours, he has many of our fleece tug toys, loves them, uses them on a daily basis and they are still going strong, so a very good test for us. When Hugo mentioned he was doing agility and wanted a special toy to help with this, we listened because we take Hugo seriously and how many Dogue de Bordeaux's do you see do agility!? Respect to Hugo!He didn't want the toy too big but it needed to be strong because even while doing agility he chews, he sees this as a reward for doing well - not treats, just chewing! It needed to...
