When we first got our cane in the mail, we opened it up, I bent her over, and began testing it out. I think I started ever so slightly too hard because she wasn't a fan. She was open to giving it another try prior to her paddling last night...and LOVED it!! I started just by having her lay on the couch. I covered her torso/shoulders with a blanket and her legs with another blanket. So only her head and ass was exposed. Then I started by just running my hands gently over her cheeks followed by the cane brushing over her skin. I asked her if she was ready and she said yes. I started with very slow taps with the end of the cane that were maybe an inch or two off the skin. After a few I checked in to see how she enjoyed it. She said "I kinda like this..." So I continued for another 5 mins just doing the same thing. Then I asked if she wanted a little harder and she said yes so I turned the distance and force up a bit...maybe a notch, nothing extreme. It left the hottest bar code on her cheeks!! Again, this was just a test to see if this thing was to be chucked in the trash or kept. Definitely a keeper! But it showed us the importance of starting slow/light and warming up. Trying to figure out how to hang this. Maybe just loop some string around and tie a 5mm ring of gorilla tape to hold the string on at the base of the grip? There's no hole and if I did drill one, I'd be afraid of splitting the wood. Thoughts? Thanks!