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#245673 - 07/06/09 09:32 PM
Orbee ball on a string.
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Lamarr Couttien
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So I have watched this ball multiple times and am at a loss. I swore I remember it saying to start this toy around 4 months old or later. I currently have a small size for my rottweiler now about to be 7 months old in a few days. Now she bites like crazy and will hold on to everything for dear life, except for this orbee. It is not due to lack of trying on her part but I believe that between her mouth size and the rubber, she can't get a good grip. Today was the first time I have used it in about 2 months, and she has grown, but still the same results. I am starting to fret about this because even though she is good on most everything, this ball flying out of her mouth has me concerned. Could it mean she doesn't have a good bite? Or is this ball possibly just too big for her mouth? How should a dogs mouth look with this in her mouth while holding on strong? Her mouth doesn't fully enclose the ball, that is how it is slipping out. But she is 100% about this ball, or any other toy I may have in my hands so I am trying to figure out what I can use for the exercise. What about the rubber puppy tug toy? Anybody use that toy for this exercise? I have watched the video and will be getting this toy as I think it would work well as she can clamp down on it. Any thoughts? Thank you.
Edited by Lamarr Couttien (07/06/09 09:32 PM)
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#245688 - 07/07/09 12:58 AM
Re: Orbee ball on a string.
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Lamarr Couttien
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Well I am glad as you have calmed me down just a little bit. I watched this video again and just don't understand how an orbee would work. But however, I must say that after closer inspection, yes I did freeze frame on it, I noticed it wasn't an orbee being used in the video as a ball on a string. I have come to a conclusion that a harder ball on a string would just work better for me. The difference though is my girl seems to keep wanting this ball more and more as I am able to take it out of her mouth. It does seem to build drive as she gets more and more frustrated because she can't hold on to it. But then again, whatever toy I have in my hand or on my persons, she wants, so type of toy doesn't matter as much. That is why I think I might check out that rubber puppy tug toy. I would like to get her on harder tugs, but I have been waiting for her adult teeth to be in 100%. I know she wouldn't mind, but up until now, I just would've prefered softer toys.
And as for pictures, I am not computer literate. I have no clue as to how to put picture here or in my signature. But however, I have figured out how to upload photos. you can check out pictures of Vienna and a few other dogs I've had at Smugmug.com. Hopefully that link works. And as for the photos, she doesn't really stay still. So that is why I barely have any photos of her looking at me.
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#245689 - 07/07/09 01:26 AM
Re: Orbee ball on a string.
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Lamarr Couttien
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And as for pictures, I am not computer literate. I have no clue as to how to put picture here or in my signature.
Yes I did quote myself if you were wondering. I just wanted to say I figured out how to put a picture in my signature. But really, I think there needs to be a walkthrough as to how to do it. I had to look at 3 different threads to figure out that I had to put "[IMG] before the web address and [/IMG] after it. Very confusing, at least for me. Good thing I know how to use the search function. Sort of.
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#245743 - 07/07/09 02:24 PM
Re: Orbee ball on a string.
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Lamarr Couttien
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I guess maybe I am expecting something different. If it came off as if she couldn't hould the ball in her mouth that was incorrect. She can hold the ball, in her mouth and carry it around like a champ. I don't have any issues with taking things away from her. To put it simply, it is close to impossible to grab any thing out of her mouth when she clamps down on it. The only thing that she can't is this orbee. It definitely builds her frustration, which in turn makes her want to go after it harder, faster stronger. But the more she gets into it, the more she drools, and the more slippery the ball gets. This is why she can't hold on to it when I grab the rope. She will go after the ball all day, but I am afraid what it would do to her in the long run if it kept making her more frustrated if I kept grabbing it out of her mouth 10 out of 10 times. Does that make sense? It is great for the focus work though, and I can use it in that regards, but if it is going to cause my dog to obsess over it due to the challenge, I'm worried about the long term affect.
Sharon, Vienna will target the ball 100% of the time, but it is what causes the frustration because it isn't a good grip surface when wet. If she targeted the rope, or hard more rope in her mouth, her success rate of keeping it away from me would go up drastically as she can hold on to the rope. I don't want to teach her that though as she is smart, and if she knew that if she just grabbed the rope, I couldn't take it from her, that would be all she would do. I think I might have to do what both you and Jessica have mentioned. Just use it for fun games like fetch or something along those lines.
I hope this all makes sense. If not, let me know and I will clarify some more. Thank you.
On a side note, have you noticed everyone who has replied in this post so far is from California? I thought that is a little funny.
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