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I've got another great holiday DIY for you...

A festive tug toy! This one is pretty simple and can be tackled fairly easily.

You will need:

Drill

Tennis ball

Rope

Lighter

Carefully drill a hole through the tennis ball

String it on the rope, moving it to the center.

Tie the ball in place.

Twist the rope ends around each other until you reach the half way point. Then, shape a handle and twist the loose ends of the rope over the handle shape on the opposite side, going back and forth until the rope is almost at it's end.

Tie off and melt the ends.

Don't miss this week's episode of Train That Dog! for a full demonstration:

https://of.tv/creators/doitwithdaisy-train-that-dog/

Last year I made my first Search and Destroy Toybox, and last week I designed one for small breed dogs.  However, I felt that there were still flaws in my original design, so I decided to make a few tweaks and couldn't be happier with the results.

Materials you will need:

Pop-up laundry basket

Pliers, wire cutters, ect... something to bend thick wire tightly

Scissors

First cut a slit at the top of the basket in the casing near where the end of the wire is. Then, use pliers to pull the wire out of the casing.

Pull the wire out a foot or tow or three or whatever looks good in the moment and bend over itself and crease tightly

Slide back into the casing as far as possible and then wrap the excess wire around the basket under the top lip.

Push wire into the loop you made at the beginning of the casing and fold over so that you can tie the wire in a knot before squeezing it tightly so that the excess wire lays flat against the basket, in line with the knot, and no sharp edges are exposed.

Cut X's of various sized around the basket and fill with toys and/or treats.

Don't miss out on our new video on OFTV this week for a full demonstration!

https://of.tv/creators/doitwithdaisy-train-that-dog

Last year I made a super fun toybox for Waffles, and with the holidays approaching, I wanted to come up with a design that was more suitable for small breeds.  When I was at Walmart, I saw a smaller mesh pop-up laundry bag and thought it would be perfect for a smaller dog.

This design is much more simple and quicker to make.  The materials you will need are:

Rope 

Small mesh pop-up laundry bag

Scissors

Lighter

First you will need to tie the top of the bag closed. This will create four holes your dog can stick their nose in to access the contents of the toybox.

Next, cut an X in two of the sides, large enough to pull their largest toy out of.

Once you fill your new toybox with toys or treats, it will be ready for your puppy or small dog to "Search and Destroy"!

For a demonstration of making a Small Breed Search and Destroy Toybox, check out this week's episode of Train That Dog!

https://of.tv/creators/doitwithdaisy-train-that-dog