Dog Bumpers

White/Black: The best of both worlds! Against a dark background, you have a light contrast, and against a light background, you have a dark contrast. Thrown in the air against a light sky, the black will be visible to your retriever, and when it hits the ground, the white will be visible. The black will be less visible on water, but the white will show up.

Orange: The orange will be highly visible to the handler but will not be visible to your retriever in most training scenarios. This is a great color to practice running blind retrieves. Also, once there is plenty of saliva on the bumper or artificial scent, you can use orange in deep cover to help teach a dog to hunt cover and use its nose.

Gray: This is a solid all-purpose intermediate bumper color for running drills and teaching blinds. Whether you are teaching the T-handling drills or identifying the pile, gray will require a little more focus than white or yellow, as shadows and tree lines will make this color slightly more difficult to identify for your retriever. Gray also makes a nice choice for training in snow cover.

Yellow: This underutilized color will be a valuable addition to your retriever training arsenal. Yellow is one of the easiest colors for dogs to distinguish, which makes this color an excellent alternative to use the same way you use your white bumpers while giving your retriever a different look. Yellow is a perfect choice for high visibility for your retriever against virtually any training background.