Looking For Training Equipment - Tugs, Bite Pillows Etc

[Just Midol]

Lareal, Montu was quite into his orbee so what I did was cut the stitching to one of my smaller tugs and join the two together. Montu would be chasing his ball but would grab the tug. Within a few days, I could remove the ball (I just changed tugs though) and was seeing the same desire for the plain tug.

Just an option if your dog doesn't go for the tug.

[laeral]

Thanks for your advice everyone.

Good idea Midol, might look into it.

[Brad Griggs]

Hey there all.

When considering which tug to choose for training many factors come into play.

For puppies especially the material you choose must be appetitive to the dogs tactile sense, and must offer grip satisfaction. In more simple terms, put your mouth on the toy and see how it feels! It should be soft, easy for smaller puppy teeth to get into, not too large for the dogs mouth but large enough that the pup is not tempted to chew on the tug. Usually for a pup a puppy chamois or well washed hessian bag is a starting point, and once the drive and full mouth grip are set a tug is the next step. Correct presentation and reinforcement of first grip at this stage is paramount. The gradual building of the drive and grip very often needs to be started with the bag or cham especially in any breed that does not have a prepotent genetic background that favours full mouth grips and carrys.

Sorry for the quick post, hope it was a little helpful, but must get out the door as I have a client waiting.

Warm Regards,

Brad

Edited August 6, 2009 by Troy