I hope I'm not annoying you guys too much with all these questions. You guys have been extremely helpful. I got the Ellis video on playing tug but unless I missed it he doesn't go over much on pups as young as mine (10 weeks). I have been playing tug with him from the start with just general dog toys, not an actual tug. First question is, is that o.k. or should I get an actual tug now. Second, should I be letting him win it all the time, or should I be winning it all the time, or somewhere in between. Just to remind you, I do NOT intend to work this dog, he's just going to be family pet, hopefully deterrant to any possible intruders. I hope to do schutzhund some day in the future with another dog, but work and young children eat up too much time and money for that right now.
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There is a separate video on doing bitework with puppies. Age is a concern because of teething.
You'll also need to be careful about creating possessiveness (which is the key to tug and bitework), especially if you have kids that are going to play with the dog and his toys.
Possessiveness is one thing I'm worried about, not just because I have 7 and 10 year old boys. I just don't want the issue period. I do, however want to use tug for training like in the Ellis video. I just don't know how to get there, or if I should be doing it the way I am now at all. He loves it. He gets fairly intense sometimes, but so far he doesn't try to go after my hands as I've had puppies do in the past but I'm sure that will come.
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Just let him win enough to make the game worth playing....also very important, when he wins you always redirect him back to you for more....so there is no possession.
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