As soon as we laid our eyes on the Puller at Backer’s Total Pet Expo last fall, we knew that Charlie had to have it.
As a well known frisbee connoisseur, this thing was clearly right up his alley. We spoke briefly to their representatives at the booth to learn a bit more, and as it turns out Puller is more than just a dog toy. It is designed to be used as a dog training and exercise device as well!
Needless to say we were thrilled when their parent company, Collar recently contacted us about reviewing Puller for the blog!
About the Puller
The Puller consists of a set of 2 soft but durable rings. They are constructed of a unique material that is non-toxic, tough and resilient, yet gentle on your dogs teeth. Puller is lightweight, naturally buoyant and thus great for use in water as well.
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Puller is available in 2 sizes, Standard (11” diameter rings) and Mini (7.5” diameter) and they were kind enough to send us one set of each size for review!
More than Meets the Eye
Part of what makes Puller so unique is its design intent. It is no coincidence that this product is sold in a pair – it was truly designed with a dogs health and well-being in mind.
While it may look like a regular dog toy, it really functions more as a piece of exercise equipment. We all know how important exercise is to keeping your dog not only physically fit but mentally fit as well. Puller makes it easy to incorporate the type of rigorous exercise that dogs really benefit from into any busy lifestyle.
Puller recommends the following 3 activities (or exercises):
Combine them all in a typical play session for maximum health benefits!
Running
The round shape of Puller makes it excellent for throwing and rolling. Your dog will love to chase retrieve it! When they return, you’ll be prepared with a second Puller in hand to throw again. This constant motion (as opposed to the standard fetch-retrieve-drop-wait-fetch cycle) keeps your dog on a brisk pace for an extended period of time. This is especially important if your play area is space limited.
Jumping
This exercise is designed to help increase dog-owner bonding and response. A Puller is held in each hand and not released throughout the activity. One Puller is then held out for the dog to jump and grab. After a release command, the other Puller is held out to be grabbed. This process is repeated back and forth and your dog gets a great workout while helping to reinforce commands and obedience at the same time. Since we are actively working on NOT jumping with Charlie, we didn’t test this out yet!
Pulling
This one is a bit more self explanatory – a good old fashioned game of tug! Your dog will love the gentle “squish” of the Puller and you can be assured that it will not damage their teeth. Pulling is great exercise for dogs and helps to build and develop many important muscle groups.
My Halo – It slipped!
Why MyDogLikes The Puller Dog Toy
As a big fan of frisbee and all things “fetch” Charlie was instantly enamored with the Puller. As for us humans, we absolutely love the emphasis that Puller puts not only on exercise, but on bonding with your dog through physical activity and mental stimulation.
Since releasing toys after fetching is not strength of his, it was great to have two Pullers to keep play going; although sometimes a certain puppy brain forgot to drop the first and would carry it over to the second and stare, unsure of what to do! The Puller does not travel as far of a distance as a frisbee so it was a great option for our small(ish) backyard, which is great when we want to just burn some energy without going for another walk!
Versatility
There are so many ways to use the Puller and we know it will keep the dogs mentally stimulated for a long time to come! Although we have not been able to try it, we look forward to Spring (isn’t everyone) and using the Puller in the water. Since swimming is such a low impact exercise that is great for arthritic and aging dogs, we are super excited to use the Puller with our water dog, Harley!
There is my other Puller!!
Toughness
The Puller’s unique material holds up well to biting, pulling and the elements – earning it a spot in our list of the toughest dog toys. It is not a chew toy however and should be taken away after a play session. This also helps to increase interest in the Puller and make it more effective during training. We’ve done this with Charlie and as a result he gets really amped up when he sees me heading toward the backyard with it!
Odorless
While it may not seem like a big deal, many dogs (like Harley) are averse to rubber or plastic type objects. Puller has no discernible odor so will not be offensive to dogs that may be sensitive to this.
This is a great toy for dogs who love fetch, tug, and interactive play! It keeps the mind and body busy without requiring a lot of space! The Puller has quickly jumped onto Charlie’s (and our) list of favorites toys for outdoor play!
I imagine Dante would love a puller!! He loves to tug, we ended up tying a rope to his kong so that we could tug and throw it!
I bet he would!!! I always say this to everyone but I hope you win so I can see some great pictures of Dante!
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Thanks!! Will do!
These look like great training toys! I can imagine a dog really getting into the exercises with these.
The kitties of the house really liked chewing on the plastic zip ties that held the packaging together! Its a win win!
I love these toys – tug can be a really good hind leg strengthener, sand fetch, well we know fetch is good exercise.
Gotta stay fit right!? Our Vet wants Harley to lose a few lb to help with his arthritis. He doesn’t like toys like this but he loves being chased, going for walks, and swimming!
We go for hikes and walks and play fetch and things.
I think the Mini ones would be great for you Mr. N!
my dog mostly runs, but this would be fun
If he likes to run, he will love running after these!
Our boy Buzz loves to play fetch with balls & frisbees, so I’m assuming he’d have a blast with the Puller toy!
He sounds like a little golden puppy I know!!
I have 4 dogs. I would love to win this and try it out on them. I’m sure we all will have loads of fun
4! Yes, you certainly need to win to keep them all busy!!
We’ve heard a lot about this puller. Bailie might like it, but if she catches it, she will run and run with it and not give it back even if Mom has a second one. For dogs that are toy motivated it would be great for exercise. Very nice review and thanks for joining FitDog Friday!
Charlie sometimes just stares at the other one…He is afraid to set the one in his mouth down to pick it up, but then just pounces back and forth between them!
My Rat Terrier would love one of these. We’re always looking for new toys for her.
Excellent! Sounds like you would need the minis!! Good luck!
I take my dog Bailey for walks and yes the Puller will help him
That looks like so much fun. Perhaps trading one toy with the next will help with that release?
It helps!!! For sure! I hope you entered!!
We stay active by walking many miles each day–that is for both of us. My best girl also has off leash fetch romps when she can run and jump and do whatever–that is exercise for her, but not so much for me. The puller would certainly add to our activity–activity for both of us–tug, tug, tug. Releasing toys is easy for my girl, so this game could go on forever.
Wow! Sounds like you guys are really active and would love the puller!
We go on long walks at least twice a day weather permitting
Olivia loves to fetch and play tug of war. Jaxon I think would eat this is a few seconds. I think Olivia would love it.
They are shockingly durable. Charlie loves to carry his around the house (with supervision) but never does anything to it but mouth it. He loves the resistance it provides!
My dog’s preferred activity is the dog park, all her buddies are there 🙂
i walk with my dog for exercise i think my dog would like these toys
I keep my dog active by taking her for regular walks. She loves to tug so she would LOVE this toy.
We play and rough-house in yard a lot. He loves playing chase and keep-away with his ball.
I have five rescued Treeing Walker Coonhounds, four of who are in the 5-6 year old range and very active. We have a fenced yard they love to play in, so I try to provide them toys and of course play with them. I also love taking them for walks (one or two at a time).
Sounds like this toy would be AWESOME for you guys!
Walks
Walking is my preferred way to keep my dog active.
Your dogs are always having so much fun in the review photos! I have five dogs so I have to take individual time playing fetch or tug or something interactive with them individually, though one or two just want to pester the others instead of interact directly with me and that’s fine too. We walk daily but the fun offered with this loop is a necessary activity.
Thanks – Charlie is such a happy boy and is always having fun. It takes a special toy to get Harley in the mix though!!
With 5 dogs the Puller would be fantastic for you! We loved its versatility and it would be great for your dogs to be able to burn off some energy playing tug with one another as well!
I think this would be good exercise for the doggies
We keep them active by playing in the backyard. This would be perfect. Thanks!
This toy is great for backyards. One of our favorite things about the Puller is that your dog can get a TON of exercise even in a small space!
We keep active by going for walks and playing in the house and yard. The dogs love playing fetch and tug so they would love this!
Sounds like they definitely would! Good Luck!!!
My dog, Bryan Adams, would love this. He’s almost 3 and has a ton of energy. His favourite thing to do is run around in my backyard. Still working on training but definitely getting better!
I have the large puller and it so keeps them active, I would love to win another one since I have three dogs and only have two pullers, one feels left out.
We have a puller and it does help keep my dog active. It’s a great reward at agility- great for a thrown reward, then brings it back for a game of tug. My dog loves it! Would love to get another so I can keep one in the training bag and one at home.
It is hard to keep my golden as active in the winter. I think this could help!
I think it would be a great option! The puller is great in tough weather conditions and excels in small spaces as well!
We keep our dogs active through daily play, walks, and training. The puller would definitely help!
My dog, Lucy, is highly energetic!
Walking her every day doesn’t work- and how i’ve tried.
I’ve also bought toys, but none have withstood her teeth. So she’s turned to destroying ym socks and furnitrue.
I would love this tough toy to remove some of her energy and salvage what toher socks I have left.
I think this could be a great fit. Check out our review of the Bomber, another great rough toy!
We keep them active by going hiking/walking daily and playing ball with them!
The Puller toy would be so awesome to use with my German Shepherd! We play in our backyard throwing his Frisbee or his ball. But I haven’t been able to find anything quite like this product …I think Darnell would love, love it! Thank you!!
Good luck! It sounds like it would be great fit!
We have a fenced in yard and yes this would be awesome for my George.
Excellent! It sounds like George would love the extra exercise!
We have a two dogs that love to wrestle and play together. We also go backpacking and walking together.
It sounds like they keep each other busy, but would also have lots of fun with a puller!
We go for walks. My dog would love this toy!
We go for walks around the neighborhood. Thank you