DogBone Shed Hunting Dog Training Kit – Train Your Puppy to Find Deer Antlers - Includes 2 oz Scent for Nosework & Flexible Floating Dummy for Retrieving - Perfect for Whitetail Hunters

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Started with a ball thrower and pocket full of tennis balls, worked great to get the pup familiar with the scent--she already loves tennis balls. The balls absorb the scent and hold it for a long time. The antler is great, people saying it's too soft or torn apart easily are probably treating it as a toy or allowing their dogs to chew on it. My pup will sniff it out, grab it and bring it to me. I let her drop it and pick it back up and even walk around with it as a reward, but I won't let her chew on it. The scent is great for tennis balls, but you need a wax scent for any antler as the liquid will rolls right off. Hopefully I can update this review with shed pics. The scent is great for tennis balls, but a wax would be far better for the antler or real antler.

This product has been great for starting to train our basset puppy. Unfortunately, the rubber is very soft and even just in fetching or finding, it gets torn up very fast. Absolutely can't let a dog chew on it.

This is an excellent kit to get your dog started in shed hunting. The rubberized antler is very helpful to get a dog started in picking up an antler shaped object, but it is soft without the possibility of them getting poked and scaring them. The included bottle of scent is also very helpful for conditioning the dog to deer antler scent and can be used on anything including tennis balls and other toys. I hide this antler all throughout my house for my German Shorthaired to find. It has been great for improving his scent tracking abilities as well as enrichment to tire him out, plus my kids love getting involved hiding the antler and working with my dog on his obedience. At some point you will need a real shed antler, but this kit is a great start. I highly recommend watching the Dogbone hunter on his youtube channel as he explains how to use the kit and has an insane amount of knowledge to help you create a shed hunting machine.

My dog loves this. The neighbor dog stole it and unfortunately chewed it up to the point of breaking it and ingested parts of it. I would highly suggest to keep an eye on your dog while they are using it so they don't Ingest something that they shouldn't.

Been training my chocolate heeler for about 2 weeks now with this system and it’s been amazing. My pup is 5 months old and caught on quick. Good weight on it and realistic shape. The scent that comes with it a little goes a long ways. I’ve already got him transitioned to antlers. Would recommend to anyone. Follow the steps have some patience and you’ll find success. ***update*** This dog has become a beast shed hunter. His best to date. We put in 3-5 miles a night (I live in northern Montana and a mountain for a backyard lol). This training set made him addicted and it’s his favorite thing to do now. Hands down the best purchase I’ve made. I tried to get him on birds but he ate the head off the duck training decoy lol…. So shed it is for him! ***Update*** pup just turned 6 months. He has become a beast. He can smell sheds from a ways away. He’s become a beast. The decoy has now become his favorite toy. He’s addicted and I am beyond satisfied with this product. If I could give it a 10- that’s what I would do!!

Ruger freaking loves this shed. His favorite thing!

Lasted exactly 2 seconds with my dog a 70lb Female Husky/Lab mix. Just buy or find a real antler for training. Would rate 0 stars if I could. Also it cut her mouth when she chewed through it because there is plastic in the middle.

Bought this to see if we could get our 6 month old German Shepherd into shed hunting...she enjoyed starting with this and we played fetch and then hide and seek with it..she is now onto real sheds..although has not yet found one on her own...but her brother the bichon did..😂😂 great way to introduce the shape and smell