I haven't worked formally on my dog's grip yet, simply due to a lack of training information ( DVD's coming soon ) - but I had a quick question.
From what I can tell, my dog has a very calm grip during tug games. He doesn't chew on it as long as I'm pulling - he locks down. He is about 78 lbs ( 9 1/2 mo ) and I was curious if I should be able to pick him up completely in the air while he has something gripped? I can swing him around so that he is airborne, but he doesn't seem to have a strong enough grip for me to lift him up from a static position - the tug slips out simply because it appears he can't physically hold on.
Is this normal? If so, should he at some point be able to hold on? BTW - I typically use a rope with a handle ( for me to hold on to ).
You are getting a little ahead of yourself. I would not play with you either if you kept putting me off the ground. You are supposed to be building the dog up. Keep his feet on the ground, or wait for the video. Won't be more than a couple of days, right?
Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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In time you should be able to get a good calm grip with the dog off the ground after he is built up to it. Swinging the dog is a no-no. The dog landing wrong can break something, I know because it happened to mine. His ankle was broken when a decoy spun him around off the ground and forced a hard landing..
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I totally agree with what has been said above, but in the same breath I have to say that at nearly 10 mths old if he does not want to hold on without his feet on the ground, I personally would find that hard to swallow.
Take him to the vets to double check there is nothing wrong/hurting in his mouth, if there isn't I would go out there and say it is a confidence/nerve issue, that most probably can be fixed by (as is said above) building the dog up some.
Back tie the dog and work on his grip, build the drive high, lots of tension, force him to learn to bite down to keep it, if the grip goes weak, or he starts to let go, whip that tug away - if the dog doesn't hold on - it loses it!!!
I start this with pups as soon as they quit teething, I also get them up off the ground, on top of people, standing on unstable footing, you need to desensitise to that stuff early... just, as usual, IMO <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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