I recently got the video Building Drive and Focus. My puppy does not like any prey item except a bunch of socks tied in knots. (Won't focus on the Puppy Tug or the ball on a string).My problem is she cannot get a good grip on the prey because it is socks. Any suggestions on improving her grip?
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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How old is your puppy?
Use whatever works. A towel, socks, whatever. As the pups drive increases and they get older/stronger/bigger you can transition this to other stuff they will learn to like.
My puppy is 5 months old tommorrow. If I use the puppy tug she mouths it and drops it. When I grab it after she drops it, she could care less. She has much better focus on the socks.
Have you tried attaching the tug to a leash and dragging it through the grass?
If nothing else works, stick to what IS working. My pup was stubborn about only wanting to play with knotted towels. After about a week of solid play on towels, she began transitioning to a tug.
Heck, she'll approach anything like a prey item if it "wiggles" the right way (a lesson I learned the hard way... I'm glad the Army issues more than one beret.)
At 5 months old your puppy is right in the middle of teething. Sometimes puppies won't want to put their mouth on anything during this time because it hurts. I would be careful about playing tug at all right now.
I would build drive for whatever she likes and when she catches it, release it immediately or give her a few weeks off while she grows in her adult teeth.
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