Dog Talk

Welcome to my blog! I love to share what I know about dogs with other people, so thanks for reading this. I know that you’re going to learn all kinds of really cool things you didn’t know before.

Silly Dog

Sometimes I’ll be silly because it’s fun. That’s probably why I’m a good dog trainer. I [...]

Don’t Disappoint Your Dog, Plan Ahead

Your Dog Can Be Very Loyal To His Toys!

If your dog really loves his toy, consider getting a second one and keeping it for the future, just in case it’s discontinued or out of stock when you want a replacement.

My dad used to say, when you find something you really like, you’d better buy a [...]

Play Time For Dogs

If you want to stimulate your dog to play with you, boy have you come to the right place. I’ve built an entire company by specializing in stimulating a dog’s natural desire to play games like ‘keep away’, ‘chase me’ and ‘tug of war’. Our dog toys attract your dog’s attention and stimulate play by [...]

Whole Dog Journal

If you don’t get the Whole Dog Journal, then I recommend that you do. It’s amazing how right-on they are about dog training and positive dog training methods.

In a recent article, they focused on having fun with your dog training, and how well positive dog training methods work. They took the words right out of [...]

What Do Interactive Dog Toys Do?

Remember when you were a kid and you wanted your Mom’s attention? Hey Mom! Look at me! Now you’re a dog owner and you’re still trying to get somebody’s attention.

Remember, you’ve got the advantage. Your secret weapon is a toy that you’ve got and your dog wants. When your dog tug toy is the [...]

Interactive Dog Toys

There appears to be differing definitions of the term interactive dog toys. Our definition here at Genuine Dog Gear is that interactive dog toys require the participation of a human or another dog. We’re seeing quite a few puzzle toys for dogs now that are labeled as interactive dog toys, and those toys do make [...]

Short Brag

Genuine Dog Gear has been making interactive dog training toys for over 10 years. Our first toy, the one that started it all was a small braided webbing toy called the Tuff Tug and we still make that toy today.

I invented this toy because I’d heard about problems with dogs breaking their teeth [...]

Dog Toys Are For Training

“What’s the big deal about dog training? I should be able to tell the dog what to do and he’s supposed to do it.” How many people feel that way? If you have a quick answer for this remark, let me know because I could use one.

The best response would be a reasoned explanation about [...]