Avery Sporting Dog Canvas Training Bumper – Durable, Water-Resistant Training Dummy for Hunting Dogs

Well, I downgraded from 4 stars to 2 after my latest purchase pretty much fell apart after only about 3-4 outings. I've used Avery bumpers for years. The canvas varieties do have some sewing/seam issues and the HexaBumper is much more robust. I've got some canvas 2" and 3", and a some 2" and 3" HexaBumpers. Laying them out on the floor, my dog will always pick the 2" HexaBumper. I was concerned about the hardness of the rubber-type material and the possibility of accidentally hitting her with a throw, but the HexaBumpers are much more durable than the canvas types, and will last for years without any sign of degrading. And obviously, it's popular with the pup! The 2" HexaBumper seems to be the ideal size, and the 3" overly large - a real mouthful - and quite heavy. The 2" has an ideal weight which allows me to throw it very long distances with the attached nylon cord. The 3" feels cumbersome and increases my concerns of an accident (like hitting a car door!)As far as the canvas bumpers go, the 2" is OK, but feels too small, even though it's the same size as the ideal HexaBumper. It does not have the mass of rubber, of course, but it's weighted on one end with gravel ballast. The 3" canvas feels overly large, and is definitely way too light. It does not appear to have as much, or any ballast, and I can throw it only about half as far as the 2" canvas and 1/3 as far as the 2" HexaBumper. I think a properly weighted 2.5" canvas bumper would be the ideal canvas complement to the 2" HexaBumper.

Canvas bumper arrived when expected. Small bumper is perfect for introducing young dogs to bumper work. I have used this bumper for the past few months with four pups and it show no signs of wear. I have used other puppy bumpers but I like this one over others because it comes with an attached rope and no grommet that I had to thread my own rope through. Nothing fancy but does what it is advertised to do.

My retriever loves these dummies and we ONLY use them for working. The cord is quite a bit shorter than my previous dummy from ASD. After about 10 throws, the cord started unraveling. A little disappointed.

Spend the extra money guys, I cheaped out and not a day after receiving this have to either stuff and sew it, or through in the trash. Learn from my mistake.

Learning to retrieve and just the right size!

Bought 3, two broke open after short use. Pretty disappointed. Waste of money and really disappointed. Recommend you consider something else.

It is just what I needed to introduce my Golden Retriever to swimming in the lake. The week before he would only go knee deep in the water but with this Bumper he jumped right in to get it. It is well made and fits his mouth well.

Only lasted a few weeks of training before the stitching came undone. I'll just stick to plastic bumpers