Kavik Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) Looking around for some resources to help me with tugging with my dog and I came across some DVDs from Leerburg which look great, wondering whether others have seen them/what do they think/any other DVDs on motivation/rewarding/playing/tugging with your dog The Power of Playing Tug With Your Dog http://leerburg.com/221.htm Also found this one on motivation which I think would be useful in helping to master some of the mechanics which I know I need help with Advanced Concepts in Motivation http://leerburg.com/228.htm Edited November 5, 2011 by Kavik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I have had "Tug More Learn More" which was a good DVD plus book by Kay Laurence. Among other things she goes into the importance of using flexible tug toys to minimise injury to the dog & to the handler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsdog2 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) I have The Power of Playing Tug With Your Dog and can recommend it . I think I'm still new to the whole training in drive thing (2 yrs) and I find Michael Ellis very easy to understand. I don't have the the Advanced Concepts of Motivation (it's new isn't it?) but would love to know what others think of it ETA Michael Ellis often uses demonstrators who don't tug correctly and I find I learn a lot more that way than only using the perfect domonstrators - I also want to learn what NOT to do ;) Edited November 5, 2011 by gsdog2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I don't get why you wouldn't just watch and learn from your dog. They know better than anyone else what is fun for them. I love the process of discovering things they love with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 corvus Mainly I want to learn how I can be more fun for the dog, and make interaction with me more fun as a reward. The previews I have watched on YouTube look really good with just the kind of information I am looking for. It is going to take more than watching my dog, or I would have figured it out already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I don't get why you wouldn't just watch and learn from your dog. They know better than anyone else what is fun for them. I love the process of discovering things they love with them. I don't get what is wrong with someone wanting to learn more about how to have fun with their dogs? That sort of thing doesn't come naturally to many people. What an odd thing to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Looking around for some resources to help me with tugging with my dog and I came across some DVDs from Leerburg which look great, wondering whether others have seen them/what do they think/any other DVDs on motivation/rewarding/playing/tugging with your dog The Power of Playing Tug With Your Dog http://leerburg.com/221.htm Also found this one on motivation which I think would be useful in helping to master some of the mechanics which I know I need help with Advanced Concepts in Motivation http://leerburg.com/228.htm I have both, highly recommend them! The only negativeb thing IMO is that they go on for so bloody long! (around 4 hours each) If you buy the hard copy of the DVD you will also get access to the video online so can watch it straight away. Some free stuff here too http://leerburg.com/flix/category.php?categoryid=10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Awesome SecretKei! Yeah they are long - the tug one is over 5 hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 corvus Mainly I want to learn how I can be more fun for the dog, and make interaction with me more fun as a reward. The previews I have watched on YouTube look really good with just the kind of information I am looking for. It is going to take more than watching my dog, or I would have figured it out already You do my head in. Just freaking teach it to him like a behaviour already! I don't get why you won't try that, either! For me, adding some solid operant conditioning just took the pressure off. If we have a miss, that's fine, because I can rally with something he's had rewarded in the past and he still has a lot of fun and quickly gets back into the spirit of it and I learn without creating any setbacks. I think he's a whole lot more resilient and tolerant to bumpy moments than he was before I added OC, and typically much more likely to be up for a game. That is extremely helpful in the long run. Erik doesn't really have bumpy moments. :p Also extremely helpful! But I daresay general guidance from someone who has tugged with a lot of dogs is helpful as well. Info is often good! :D Sorry, I didn't mean to take your thread off topic. Just kinda fascinated. :p Had a similar discussion about on leash greetings recently. I was like "Why have arbitrary rules for greeting that don't actually match what the dog does or doesn't want to do? Just let them tell you whether they do or don't want to greet and take it from there." I think that one made me incomprehensible to everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Awesome SecretKei! Yeah they are long - the tug one is over 5 hrs Yeah but it's split into 2 DVD's for 'easy' viewing . I love Michael Ellis, but I can't get through any of his DVD's in one sitting! I hear that Ivan Balabanov's Training without conflict series is very good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsdog2 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I hear that Ivan Balabanov's Training without conflict series is very good too. and only one hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfect partners Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Looking around for some resources to help me with tugging with my dog and I came across some DVDs from Leerburg which look great, wondering whether others have seen them/what do they think/any other DVDs on motivation/rewarding/playing/tugging with your dog The Power of Playing Tug With Your Dog http://leerburg.com/221.htm Also found this one on motivation which I think would be useful in helping to master some of the mechanics which I know I need help with Advanced Concepts in Motivation http://leerburg.com/228.htm I have most of the Michael Ellis DVDs from Leerburg and highly recommend them. Yes they are long, but I like that as they give you so much information. I've ordered the new Advanced Motivation one and have watched a little bit of the streaming version - looks up to Michael's usual standard. His info is easy to understand and he's also easy to listen to - unlike some others I've watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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