I'm not sure what Danni weighs, but I can't imagine trying to reel in Koenig's (he's 80lbs, and rock solid) tug with him attached. Not a chance in hell I'd win, unless I attached it to the winch on the Jeep.
I'm not sure what Danni weighs, but I can't imagine trying to reel in Koenig's (he's 80lbs, and rock solid) tug with him attached. Not a chance in hell I'd win, unless I attached it to the winch on the Jeep.
Leash on Danni, and be SUPER animated. Did you get your DVD today? It'll be clear as a bell once you watch it! Soon enough you'll let her win the tug, and she'll punch you in the belly with it so you'll play some more. (It's not as cute as it sounds. It hurts. lol)
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In Micheal Ellis' video - Power of Playing Tug . . .
he advises to keep the dog leashed (or long lined) and reel them in after tossing it until they bring it back reliably.
What if the dog rips the tug away and then just stands there looking at you without dropping it?
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Right now he will drop anything if I say "Leave it."
However, it seems logical that once a dog moves on to actual bitework that an activity-specific "out" command needs to be taught, so I should probably have my eye on that, right?
This morning I noticed the dog looked bored with the tug, so I did about 20 mins of OB with him, then broke the tug out again after training was over. He went nuts for it for about 10 mins, then went into his crate and conked out about an hour ago.
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I didn't do anything outside on leash because it's been pouring since Friday. Even our backyard is now officially all mud. Dogs don't care, but it sure is a nightmare to clean up that many dog prints all over.
I was tugging all wrong. I had tried it doing what I learned from watching other people. But they were tugging wrong too, haha. I kept it very prey and started getting her to out. It was great. She still wouldn't bring it to me but for our first session after an hour of the video I think we progressed nicely.
Whatever it takes to keep the dog engaged Katie.
Each dog has 'kinda' different way they like to 'play'.
As a for instance; at the club last weekend I was playing with another members Mal with a tug, I was playing like I do with my dog.....hahahaha.
The dog just looked at me like I was stupid, not nearly enough to keep her interest.
There's even a fairly large difference between my two GSDs in the way they 'play'.
The dog and you are still reasonably new to each other, keep trying this and that until you find out how to best keep her(?) engaged.
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Thanks Randy! Yes, she is a she. Haha. I'll keep that in mind. I think I was a little bit boring to her. But we're doing well. She gets very excited when I go grab one of the tugs so I do know she enjoys playing!
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(It's not as cute as it sounds. It hurts. lol)
Yes, she is a she. Haha. I'll keep that in mind. I think I was a little bit boring to her. But we're doing well. She gets very excited when I go grab one of the tugs so I do know she enjoys playing!
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