Patent ID: 7574978
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a dog training apparatus for training a dog to retrieve game, said method including the steps of: providing a housing having a first end and a second end, a well extending into said first end; providing a sleeve mounted in and extending outwardly from said well, said sleeve having a closed end positioned within said well and an open end directed outwardly of said well; providing a cover being removably positioned on and covering said open end of said sleeve, said cover including an outer wall and a peripheral wall attached to said outer wall, said outer wall having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; providing a plurality of feathers, each of said feathers including a quill, each of said quills having a free end; extending each of said free ends through one of said apertures and each of said feathers extending away from said sleeve when said cover is positioned on said sleeve; providing a container, said container having a size and shape configured to be removably positionable in said sleeve; providing a fluidic game scent positioned in said container; and positioning said container in said sleeve.