Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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I've been doing some tug work with my six month old GSD and she just started to bite quickly and repeatedly on the tug. I tried letting go of the tug as soon as I got a full mouth grip but she just shakes it and chews it or other times she just drops it and rebites when I pick it up. Any way I can get here to just bite and hold or Am I expecting too much from the pupper?
Kristen Cabe Webboard User Reg: 06-09-2004
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Jack will bite and hold onto the retrieving 'bumper' thing, and he's just 5 months old. Maybe you need a different type of toy, or maybe tease her more without giving her a bite for a while. I honestly don't know, but I wanted to say that Jack does have a good bite and hold at 5 months old.
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Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Dennis,
Put the dog into motion when it has a good grip ( circling on a leash is good ) and that will go a long way towards decresing the chewing. And start now, don't let chewing become a habit, it's *really* tough to fix once it's established. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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It can.
At out training site we attached the dog to a quick release on the harness and release it when the dog achieves a good grip to set the dog in motion ( it's also on leash to control it's movement ).
After the dog is circled and the object outed or dropped, the dog is hooked back up to the quick release and you just repeat the training.
Easy. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Kristen Cabe Webboard User Reg: 06-09-2004
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After the item is outed or dropped, eh? Hmmm. Jack doesn't know the out command yet, and he doesn't want to let go once he gets the thing in his mouth; I just have to get lucky and jerk it away when he lets go to rebite or start chewing, and that can take anywhere from a few seconds to more than a minute.
Since the tug is attached to a flexi lead, can I use it and the toy to get Jack moving? LoL
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Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Kristen,
If the dog had a chewy grip, I would not lead him by on pulling the item that he had the grip on - some dogs may respond by tightening the grip ( but those are usually the very dogs that have a firm grip to begin with ) but many will increase the rate of their chewing due to fear of losing the object, etc.
John Haudenshield Webboard User Reg: 07-12-2001
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Kristen,
I agree with Will. If anything when the dog has the grip, get him moving and give him light 'pops' with the leash as your running him in a circle. Not a hard correction...can be on a flat collar even. This went a long way in helping my last GSD maintain a firm grip after winning the tug/sleeve. He had a very good grip on the helper, but would often chew & thrash after winning.
This is a generalization, but often these dogs need to understand that after winning, they can have the tug as long as they want - as long as the are holding it firmly and calmly.
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This is a generalization, but often these dogs need to understand that after winning, they can have the tug as long as they want - as long as the are holding it firmly and calmly.
This pretty much answers my question. Jack doesn't get chewy until he lies down with the tug (and for some strange reason he ALWAYS wants to go to the same spot in my flower bed to do this - even when he's on the backtie when he wins he still tries to go over there LOL!!!). That's when I start to jerk on it to get it away from him. Is that wrong?
PS-I'm still doing everything with him on his flat collar - he hasn't even seen a prong yet.
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