My dog is an absolute biting freak. I don't dare leave anything in his run smaller than a truck tire, hanging from rope a foot off the ground. Anything else would vannish. The breeder I bought him from also had this set up for him. He stays busy a good portion of the day giving this tire what for. When a stranger aproaches he goes off on them, and
only breaks eye contact to lay into his tire for a few seconds, then back to eye contact.
As if to say this could be you buddy. It's pretty funny to watch. My questions are these. Does anybody else use a tire as a pacifier? Can Anybody think of a reason why this might be a bad idea? Possibly health or other issues etc? I know they don't make tires out of rubber anymore. Are these petrolium products bad for him? Should I try to find something else to use?
He stays busy a good portion of the day giving this tire what for. When a stranger aproaches he goes off on them, and
only breaks eye contact to lay into his tire.
Jason I have never heard of anyhting like this. I cannot believe a dog would continue to give a tire "WHAT FOR" all day long. Don't take this this wrong way because I really have no opinion on why the dog does this. You need to have someone like Ed or Kevin comment on this. I am going to be real interested in reading other people's posts on this. Hopefully Ed will throw his opinion into the ring. How old did you say this dog is? Male or Female? Just curious about the dogs gender nothing else.
Well,
Maybe not all day long. But several times a day I will hear him barking and growling, I look out my window and he's beating up on his tire. I don't know what makes him do it either, but he sure seems to enjoy it! It's the 18month old mal we were talking about the other day.
All I can say is I am real interested in what other people might think is going on here. When you say you don't dare leave anything in his kennel smaller than a tire hanging from a rope because it vanishes do you mean this dog destroys the object?
Yes, destruction seems to be his specialty. The cows I have on my property is a new one for him too. He really lays into it when they get within sight.
This is too funny. All I can do is shake my head and laugh. I wonder! What in the hell is this dog doing and why is he doing it. Hope we get some other ideas about what might be going on here.
That is hilarious. Tires do contain several poisonous chemicals but I don't know if they could leach out and hurt your dog. They make stuff to put on the ground in kid's playgrounds out of recycled tires so they couldn't be that bad. I would worry if you think the rubber is soft enough that he could bite through to the steel belts and damage his teeth.
I get cow femur bones at the meat wholesaler for my dogs. Maybe your dog would like those. They are huge and very hard. I'm sure you know if you raise cattle.
What you are describing is almost like a springpole. Pit Bull people have used this device for years to condition their dogs. Just make sure the dog always has at least his back feet on the ground, so he can't fall off and get injured. I know people that swing their dogs like a kid on a swingset while the dog hangs from the hide. Not worth the risk, in my opinion. I used to use an old tire as well, but I use a piece of old fire hose (Iwas worried about him cokng on rubber chunks) If you use a tire, get a bias ply not a steel belted, and check it often.
I don't know what the dog is thinking while they are working it, but they sure love it!!
my neighbors used to leave truck tires for their rotties to play with. I remember reading on a bulldog board someone warning against letting your dog play with tires, I don't recall the specific reason though.
Thanks everybody for the input. I checked this tire yesterday after I posted. No
chunks missing. I then swithched it for a bias ply tire. I like the weight of a big tire as it provides some resistance for him when he "works" it around. Seems to me I've read something negative about dogs and tires too somewhere. As long as no chunks are missing and I don't hear anything more specific, I reckon I'll let him keep his tire.
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