Dog tug apparatus for dispensing food items

A dog tug apparatus, comprising:

• a tug assembly, the tug assembly comprising:
• a support bracket;
• a tug arm, the tug arm having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends, the first end coupled to the support bracket to pivot relative to the support bracket around a first axis, the tug arm having an extension arm, wherein the tug arm has resting position in a first rotational location about the first axis and a tugged position in a second rotational location about the first axis;
• a jar assembly, the jar assembly is pivotally coupled to the extension arm to pivot relative to the extension arm around a second axis;
• one or more jar arms, each jar arm having a first end coupled to the support bracket to pivot relative to the support bracket and a second end coupled to the jar assembly to pivot relative to the jar assembly;
• one or more gas springs, each gas spring having a first end coupled to the support bracket to pivot relative to the support bracket and a second end coupled to the tug arm to pivot relative to the tug arm;
• and
• a tug rope attached to the second end of the tug arm, and wherein pulling on the tug rope rotates the tug arm from the resting position into the tugged position.

A dog tug apparatus, comprising:

• mounting bracket;
• a tug assembly, the tug assembly comprising:
• a support bracket;
• a tug arm, the tug arm having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends, the first end coupled to the support bracket to pivot relative to the support bracket around a first axis, the tug arm having an extension arm, wherein the tug arm has resting position in a first rotational location about the first axis and a tugged position in a second rotational location about the first axis;
• a jar assembly, the jar assembly is pivotally coupled to the extension arm to pivot relative to the extension arm around a second axis;
• the jar assembly has a jar lid, a jar, a scoop, and a scatter scoop;
• the jar lid being coupled to the extension arm;
• the jar being removably connected to the jar lid;
• the scoop being connected to the jar lid at an aperture through the jar lid;
• the scatter scoop being connected to the scoop;
• the scoop and the scatter scoop defining a channel that is connected at one end to the aperture and that is open at an opposite end;
• one or more jar arms, each jar arm having a first end coupled to the support bracket to pivot relative to the support bracket and a second end coupled to the jar lid to pivot relative to the jar assembly;
• one or more gas springs, each gas spring having a first end coupled to the support bracket to pivot relative to the support bracket and a second end coupled to the tug arm to pivot relative to the tug arm;
• a tug rope attached to the second end of the tug arm, and wherein pulling on the tug rope rotates the tug arm from the resting position into the tugged position;
• the support bracket being connected to the mounting bracket;
• and
• wherein rotation of the tug arm around the first axis from the resting position to the tugged position causes the jar assembly to rotate about the second axis relative to the extension arm from an upright position to an at least partially inverted position causing food items held by the jar assembly to move into position for dispensing, and wherein rotation of the tug arm around the first axis from the tugged position back to the resting position causes the jar assembly to rotate back into the upright position, and wherein the motion of the jar assembly rotating from the at least partially inverted position to the upright position dispenses the food items that were moved in position for dispensing.