Is it acceptable, in sch trials, for a dog to shake the sleeve when he bites? My pup of 6 months has started shaking the tug when I bring her into my arms. Is this aggression/drive good or should I try stop it?
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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Don't know about Sch, but as long as the GRIP STAYS PUT then shaking is fine by me. I know a Sch judge that was telling me he likes to see a little of that. The big problem for some dogs is that when they shake they loose their grip (slippage, typewritering, chewing, or simply a weakening of the bite pressure), which is not desirable.
The bigger question is: What is causing your dog to shake? Some dogs are just that way, with other dogs it is a hectic behavior (which ultimately causes the grip to slip, vs holding on or pushing, although pushing is seen more in suit sports rather than sleeve sports, in sleeve sports pushing looks like chewing). If it is hectic behavior, you need to decide if it is handler/decoy induced or the dog is just naturally hectic. If it is defensive behavior, or coming from an insecurity such as losing the tug or a result of pressure on a dog that is too inexperienced for it (or a handler mistake in what they are doing with the dog to begin with) then you need to correct the problem, whatever it may be.
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Shaking tug?
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