My five month old is turning on to the ball and string but doesn't want to hold it. I know he is teething now but don't think that is the problem. He drives hard for it snaps his jaws on every miss. When he gets it I try to play tug tried to run with him and he loses it easily or drops it than we go back into drive and tries to get it again. I think another part of our problem is he loves to play with his jolly ball he is getting mouthy on it and plays with it by himself other than me tossing it for him. Any ideas would be helpful Thank you all in advance as several have given us good advise in the past
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I have no experience with GSD puppies, but when I was thinking of training my Chow/Pit for personal protection, we started her out on a rope tug, and at first she didn't want to hold onto it - as soon as we'd pull back she'd let go, but eventually (after a few weeks), she got the idea and now she'll pull your arm out of socket! Of course, she wasn't cut out for doing protection work, but we still play tug with her.
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If your dog is teething then I wouldn't be playing
tug with him. This could be the problem. And if
playing tug is painful for him now, he could associate
it with the ball and this could cause problems after he
stops teething.
Also the ball should be a special toy he only gets to
play with when playing with you. I would not give him
any balls to play with on his own.
I don't think teething is the problem but on the side of safety I think we will build drive for the ball and not get a bite for a couple more weeks. I have been putting the ball and towel we are using for bite imprinting on top of a shelf in the mud room. I think I need to move them as he knows where they are and starts going up the shelves when we go out back Thanks for your replies
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That's definately the smart way to go, Mitch.
If the dog ended up with an painful feeling doing grip work due to the pain of teething, you could set up a negative experience that could possibly takes years to repair.
It's not worth the risk , just let it him for the two to six weeks that it takes to teeth.
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