Gun dog training tool and method
AssigneeEB Partners
InventorsJames C. Bianchi, Robert W. Holland
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Abstract
A gundog training tool prevents gun shyness by gradually allowing a pup to adapt to the sound of a gunshot. A pop gun shoots treats upon creating a simulated gunshot so that the dog grows used to the sound of a gunshot and creates positive reinforcement rewarded by the treat. As the pup learns, a charge in a housing is introduced to provide a simulated gunshot that expels a treat that trains the dog to feel excitement at the sound and smell of a gunshot. The size of the charge adjusts to create louder simulated gunshots as the pup learns so that the pup is prepared for introduction to actual gunshots, such as from a shotgun shooting at a bird.
Claims17
A dog training tool comprising:
- a gunshot simulator operable to generate a simulated gunshot, and the gunshot simulator formed to appear as a shotgun, the gunshot simulator having a housing to releaseably couple with the treat and an explosive charge disposed in the housing and operable to explode to create the simulated gunshot and pressurized air within the housing;
- a treat coupled to the gunshot simulator, the treat separated from the gunshot simulator by a force imparting motion to the treat, the force associated with the simulated gunshot pressurized air;
- a pressurized air adjuster operable to adjust the loudness of the simulated gunshot by adjusting the pressurized air created with the simulated gunshot;
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- game bird down disposed at the gunshot simulator to separate from the gunshot simulator by the force associated with the simulated gunshot.
A dog training tool comprising:
- a barrel forming an air chamber, the barrel formed to appear as a shotgun, the barrel having a housing to releaseably couple with a treat;
- a pressurized air source in communication with the air chamber and operable to generate pressurized air, the pressurized air creating a simulated gunshot sound having a predetermined volume, the pressurized air source including at least an explosive charge that explodes to create the pressurized air;
- a pressurized air adjuster operable to adjust the loudness of the simulated gunshot by adjusting the pressurized air created with the simulated gunshot;
- game bird down disposed at the gunshot simulator to separate from the gunshot simulator by the force associated with the simulated gunshot;
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- a treat at least partially disposed in the barrel housing and interfaced with the pressurized air, the treat motivated out of the air chamber by the pressurized air.
A dog training tool comprising:
- a housing having an opening, the housing formed to appear as a shotgun;
- an explosive charge disposed in the housing;
- a dog treat disposed proximate the opening;
- an initiator interfaced with the explosive charge and operable to initiate explosion of the explosive charge;
- a pressurized air adjuster operable to adjust the loudness of the simulated gunshot by adjusting the pressurized air created with the simulated gunshot;
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- game bird feathers disposed in the housing to expel from the housing with the treat;
- wherein the explosive charge explodes to simulate a gunshot and generate pressurized air in the housing, the pressurized air expelling the dog treat and game bird feathers from the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.