Abstract: A shotgun sound simulating device comprises an elongate tube having a hollow interior, an open end at one end of the tube, an ignitable mixture arranged to be injected into the tube, a baffle within the tube and an ignition device arranged to ignite the ignitable mixture. Ignition of the ignitable mixture with the tube creates a sound effect to simulate a sound created by the firing of a shotgun.

Abstract: A launching device for training dogs to retrieve comprising a plurality of projectiles arranged to be launched by the launching device of the type which can be retrieved by the dog, a projectile mount arranged to support the plurality of projectiles such that the plurality of projectiles can be positioned one at a time to be launched automatically, a gas chamber wherein the gas is arranged to produce a force to launch the projectile, an actuating arrangement to actuate the gas in the gas chamber, at least one gas supply container for supplying the gas to the chamber, a remote operating means to launch the projectiles from a distance and a valve arrangement for controlling the amount of gas entering the gas chamber. The projectile mount is on a shaft having an axis in which the projectile mount can rotate. A motor is arranged to drive the shaft about the axis. A disk is mounted at a respective end of the shaft arranged to rotate about the axis.