Patent ID: 7823571

Claim:
An apparatus for exercising a dog with an object, the apparatus comprising: a frame comprising: a cage for retaining a plurality of objects; and at least one prong extending away from the cage; a pouch for gripping the object; at least one resilient member attaching the pouch to the prong; a handle attached to the frame; a base extending from the frame, the base comprising a generally triangular shaped configuration having a generally flat bottom portion and generally slanted left and right side portions; and a collapsible forearm brace comprising a channel proximate a proximal end wherein the channel is positioned about a generally flat bottom by the base such that the forearm brace is pivots there about wherein the forearm brace is pivoted proximate the frame when in transport or in storage and wherein the collapsible forearm brace extends from the base in a rigid engagement therewith when the apparatus is in use and wherein an upper portion of the channel engages the generally slanted left and right side portions to create the rigid engagement; and wherein the cage comprises a proximal end wherein the proximal end constricts such that manual force upon the object positions the object within the cage or removes the object from the cage depending upon the direction of the force.