At PVC Fittings Online, we have customers who do everything, from art to DIY projects. Whenever we see an especially creative or fun project one of them has put together, we can't help but share it! It helps when they're for a great cause, too!
The Asheville Humane Society is a non-profit organization that promotes compassionate treatment of animals in their community through education, sheltering, and adoption. Their shelter has many volunteers who help care and find homes for the animals. Elliot Weiner, a frequent volunteer at the shelter, spent a weekend designing and creating a play gym for the many puppies the shelter takes care of. Not every volunteer goes out of his way to do something so thoughtful!
This invention is simple, yet effective. In essence, it is a box made of PVC with dog toys hanging from plastic chains and ropes. Eight 3-way elbows connect each part of the PVC frame. The toys are low enough for the puppies to be able to play with them easily. Using this, puppies are able to get exercise and stimulation that they may otherwise go without. That means that all the puppies will be happy, healthy, and ready for adoption! Here's a great video the Asheville Humane Society put together to show off their new puppy play gym!
Even though Elliot, the creator, has not released official instructions, we've compiled an approximate list of supplies for this project so you can try building your own puppy play gym!
What You Need:
- 1" 3-Way PVC Furniture Fitting - Side Elbow (8)
- 1" Sch. 40 PVC Pipe (about 30 ft.)
- Plastic Rings (6)
- Plastic Chain or Rope (about 18 ft.)
- Chewable Dog Toys (6)
The picture of this structure provides all the instructions you could need. Happy building! If you've used PVC to help your community, let us know and you could be featured on this blog!