How To Make A Spring Pole Toy For An Energetic Puppy by Doggie Stylish
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This is my Vizsla puppy, Dexter. When he is a bored puppy, he is a very bad puppy! I wanted to make him some kind of spring toy so that he could burn off some energy. The only problem is that we have a yard that has no trees from which to hang anything off of. After a bit of brainstorming, I came up with this neat little toy!

If you have trees in your yard where your dog can play safely, you can skip the hangar and simply tie the spring to a branch.
 
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Step 1: Tools and Supplies

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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 materials cost me $15 to buy and approximately 30 minutes to make. You can find everything you need at The Home Despot and the Dollar Store.
HEY YOU says: Jul 9, 2012. 4:56 AM
Nicely conceived toy - you should know that your blog link is broken...

Cheers
Doggie Stylish (author) says: Oct 19, 2012. 11:15 PM
Thanks for the compliment & I'll check up on the blog link.
saosport says: Oct 16, 2012. 10:36 AM
Thanks I think I will be making this for my weimeraner he has the same busy issue:)
sunshiine says: Sep 16, 2011. 1:10 PM
He is sure having fun playing with this! My daughter's nick name is Dexter. Hubby gave her that name many years ago and it stuck. Thanks for sharing! Have a splendorous day!
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