Dog Training - The Tug Game

Dog Training Video - Seminar on the game Tug-O-War. A great game for dog training, if played with rules. Don't forget to rate this video, leave comments and subscribe to my channel.

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• canine
• puppy

[chiliZtaSteGoOD]

Great Video!

[eletendre1]

Thank you.

[BHAV2GURU]

when u are playing tug of war sometimes u win and sometimes u let the puppy/dog win does that mean when u win u are letting the puppy/dog know u are stronger...meaning he will afraid of u?

[eletendre1]

You always want to win the tug games. Don't let your pup win. There is more information about tug games at my website:

AmazingDogTrainingMan dot com.

Best,

Eric

[cluelessjohnny]

I have a son that is just a year old and a pit bull puppy that is only 8 weeks... should I not let them play tug on account of she will soon out muscle him even tho there is only one alpha male and he naturally wont be any discaplining..

P.S. will be ordering your online training course this payday

[eletendre1]

Great question! I don't recommend children playing tug games with their dogs. The dog will quickly mature and become stronger than the child. Tug games should be left to the adults.

Thanks,

Eric

[MzTexasRaised]

Great Video !!!!! You did a great job explaining what not to do and why !!! But you didn't explain what to do and how ??? would u please make another explaining those .......

[aes620hb2]

thank god i watched this after about 2 days of lettin my pup win, i thought it was bad for his self esteem to lose

[crysania4]

@PrometheansFires I just found this video and commented with much the same thing. I'm glad to see someone here agreed with me! Playing tug has increased my dog's confidence and drive and sense of fun. She often ends up with the toy and usually runs around and comes back to offer it to me to play more (tug is no fun on your own!).

[crysania4]

This is the only one so far I'm not in total agreement on. My understanding of tug is that it's more of a game of cooperative "killing" of prey. I don't think they see it as being physically stronger. I let my dog end up with it many times and other times I ask her to "give it."

As for dropped food? I teach "leave it" with dropping food on the ground and I've done it enough so that when it drops she looks at ME when it drops.

Tug does not teach resource guarding.

[CarsBoobsPoker]

I'd be interested to hear further in that seminar, it was just getting interesting on how to deal with the stand-off with the dog and the chicken bone.

[RCCFanatic]

is it bad if you let a dog win once every month or so or is it bad? Nice video by the way!

[StLCardsGuy]

Have you ever worked with service dogs?

[SuperStarMal]

Okay what if when the dog gets older and he's a pit bull

should you stop playing the game, since the dogs stronger ?

[billeybop]

Good analogy.

[raiders2034]

this was a helpfull video

[chico3mendo]

LOL when i want to win i just swing him around like a balloon then he get tired n lets go.