RE: Building drive by "being" a bad dog trainer

Thanks susan for helping me create a tug toy maniac! craaaazy dog

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• clicker training
• dog high drive
• motivation
• tug
• toy
• a war
• fun
• play
• border collie
• free shaping
• pavlov
• building value

[manatts5]

Any suggestions on how to get a ball crazy Border Collie to want to tug? We do flyball, but once she gets the ball she has no interest in tugging.

[freeshapingjunkey]

@manatts5

Hi :)

have you tryed to use different tug toys? real fur will trigger most dogs to want to tug with you. if your dog likes tennis balls you can attatch a thic thread throug it by making a hole in the ball. maby your dog is picky ....and prefer a specific toy, ttry different toys and se if it make a difference!

If the problem is not in the actual toy, but in motivation...i would pretend as i love tha toy as mutch as i want my dog to engage in it! throw it round, shake it...and so on

[freeshapingjunkey]

And if that doesnt help,...i would not have a tennis ball near when i try to tug..your BC can be to obsessed with the ball...i recomend a game called 1-2-3-game...that is for building motivation for tugging ..try google it§ good luck :D

[pitbull7263]

help me with my dog please



[freeshapingjunkey]

@pitbull7263

[freeshapingjunkey]

@pitbull7263

somthing special ? :)

[ClickerDogs]

What fun, you have done a great job creating a driven dog that loves to play. It is obvious your dog is not worried of fearful -- why would he be? You have created a game that he loves!

[TheDaniFabulous]

You obviously don't understand what's going on and what this video is intended for.

[crysania4]

@transmanAaron It's a play growl. You cannot possibly tell me you've NEVER seen a dog growl in play before?

[crysania4]

@audebutcielle This shows a distinct lack of understanding of what's going on here. First of all, why must she get the toy back? The idea that the dog will be "dominant" because it gets the toy has been debunked time and time again.  This is a drive building game. I do this too (including letting the toy go) and my dog does not guard toys from anyone. Tug is a game of working together, not a game of one being "dominant" over the other.

[MaribelLopez425]

Be careful, don't pull him that high.

[jarahdawg]

I liked it! My trainer has helped me turn my dog into a tugging dog by having me tug and play as hard as possible. She said that if I didn't feel like I was going to vomit, I wasn't playing hard enough. :) It's not so dissimilar to what you're doing. My girl definitely has more enthusiasm for tugging and for play in general. Good on ya!