Mara Jessup wrote 04/13/2010 08:21 PM Food or tug DVD? #272922 - 04/13/2010 08:21 PM
Mara Jessup Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2005 Posts: 2316 Loc: Offline	I'm really considering getting either the tug or food Michael Ellis DVD. I can only afford one right now. So which one to get? My current training project is a very drivey 16 m/o Border Collie that I've had for about 6 months. She is very food and toy motivated - tug and frisbee - she'll play with a person but she tends to want to possess what she has unless you've got one to swap with her. With food, she happily works for just about anything in low distraction areas, I up the value with higher distractions. She is a bit ADD in new situations yet. She'll be really into an exercise, then loose her focus. She stays engaged with the toy a bit better than food. My end goal for her is SAR work. Suggestions for which DVD? K-9 Knitter
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Nathan Barkley wrote 05/13/2011 07:29 PM Re: Food or tug DVD? [Re: Mara Jessup ] #332543 - 05/13/2011 07:29 PM
Nathan Barkley Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2011 Posts: 4 Loc: Offline	I have noticed that you are really supposed to start with the food DVD and then go to the Tug DVD.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/13/2011 07:46 PM Re: Food or tug DVD? [Re: Nathan Barkley ] #332547 - 05/13/2011 07:46 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I absolutely vote for getting the first few in the order they were made. If you skip 219* (which is GREAT, but I guess could be skipped by someone who has a budget -- most of us! -- and a good grasp of marker training), then I vote for 220** to start, followed by 221 (Tug). * http://leerburg.com/219.htm ** http://leerburg.com/dvd.htm#ellis eta "She stays engaged with the toy a bit better than food." Still, food is the best way to start and the best basis to build on, at least for me. Edited by Connie Sutherland (05/13/2011 07:50 PM) Edit reason: eta
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Cheri Grissom wrote 05/13/2011 08:31 PM Re: Food or tug DVD? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #332551 - 05/13/2011 08:31 PM
Cheri Grissom Webboard User Reg: 09-30-2010 Posts: 2609 Loc: Michigan Offline	I have both the food and tug DVDs (as well as Marker Training and Focused Heeling). I love all four of these, but if you are deciding between Food and Tug right now, I agree with Connie's analysis. Build your foundation with Food and later on, when your budget allows, get Tug. The four that I've got, I bought over a period of many months, as funds would allow, which is fine because they are so packed with information, it takes a while to absorb it all.
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