I just had a couple of questions regarding the tugging portion of building drive and focus.
First is it O.K. if there is some minor bleeding from my 1 year old boxers gums at the end of our sessions?
Secondly we were using a small pocket tug made out of some kind of woven fabric (like the small pocket tugs in the clearence section of this site)but in a matter of weeks it was coming in pieces. What tug would everyone recommend that will be durable enough for this game.
I know a ball on a string is recomended for this game, but Brutus has more drive for a tug for whatever reason.
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I've been using a 1' piece of garden hose because thats what he really likes. The one type I had was cutting his gums a little bit, but I didnt worry too much about it because he didnt seem bothered. I did end up going to a different hose though.
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I started my dog on this tug , but as he grew I found that I was unable to keep both hands on it and still avoid the teeth. It's held up very well though, and I still use it occasionally because it's small enough to be portable. I went from that to the larger fuzzy-fleece tug which my dog LOVES. It's stretched a bit with regular abuse, but is still in fantastic shape otherwise, and still a favorite.
My dog preferred a tug too at first. Once he really started to get into the game he started to appreciate his ball more, and now could go either way. I like to mix it up a little.
first, have you just started playing tug seriously w/your dog? the reason i ask is that i would be concerned a bit about the "minor bleeding" but only b/c i don't know what that means TO YOU.
if you've only just started the game, back off a bit on the force of tugging to give his teeth a chance to "set", ie, "get used to" the new work.
if you've been playing since he was 8 wks old, i think i would have his vet check his teeth. i've never had a dog that i've raised fr 8 wks have bleeding issues just from playing tug, esp at 1 yr old, so that's why i would wonder if there was something else going on.
as far as the toy you use for the game, i was just at a bernard flinks seminar, and one of the things i brought home was that the dog, if it has adequate drive, will play with whatever toy is presented, and should be presented with a wide variety of tugs/balls/whatever, in order to learn that ANYTHING has the potential for "fun". made sense to me! FWIW.
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Building Drive and Focus- Tug
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