Dog Training Tip of the Day- Tugging with your dog

In this short tip video, I go over how to decrease arousal over toys by only letting the dog have the toy when they are not over aroused. This video also goes over how to teach the dog the cues 'get it' and 'drop it'. You can use whatever verbal cues you like, some people will use 'take it' and 'out' as their cues.




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[Felisism]

I would be very grateful for a response, however, I also want to say thanks a million times for doing those great videos and getting me thinking. And hopefully get us started into a new life! :) Bye then, ~Felis (sorry btw that my comments are the wrong way around)

[kikopup]

Hmm... well from the sound of it, it sounds like you have a very normal BC. Yes, the environment has reinforced the dog for doing certain annoying behaviors, but you can change that. Figure out what you DO want the dog to do and start reinforcing those things instead, while not letting the dog practice the behaviors you dislike (interrupting the dog, having them on leash, in the crate) What you mainly have to do is counter conditioning- creating calmer behaviors around certain stimuli

[Tatedog357]

That's cool I like that i will try that

[Morthund]

@appelsin

Thanks for your reply. However, I didn't mean the 'ol boy was getting aggressive, just hard to "switch off" because of his natural innate English Bullie tendancy to focus very single mindedly

Feel like I've got a bloody silly and pointless desire to defend the boy fom from any inferences, so I just have to mention that he's sharp as a tack, and a really quick learner, and we can now even play inside, and switch off or calm more or less instantly. He lerans pretty fast ;)

[appelsin]

@Morthund not really since the video says that you "never want to build over arousal". The dog is barely tugging on the toy before she stops the game, because he's "too aroused". Many breeds, like my JRT are highly excitable and fiercely tug and snarl while doing so. It doesn't mean he's being aggressive, it just means that he's very into the game. The key is to teach your dog a reliable "off" or "drop it" command, not to have to worry constantly that the dog is becoming "too aroused".

[prancingrobot]

I can't even get my dog to mouth traditional tug toys, or build interest in the those toys, but she's extremely interested in balls. recently I made a ball tug toy that she will hold on to but she refuses to tug, I'll gently tug or shake the toy and she just lays down with her ears back looking at me. How do I get her to tug back and have a good game to play inside

[Morthund]

@appelsin

guess thats kinda the intention of this video huh?

I can play a pretty bad-ass game of tug with my english bulldog to let him do what the breed was once bred for, I just gotta have some pretty damn splendid treats to get through to that bad boy;) but no steak dinner for me after tugging :(

[kikiveto123]

hello! I'de love to get some help with the tricks "take it" , "handstand", "put it away" PLZ :D

[appelsin]

Decent video on introducing tug games to an untrained dog and a novice dog owner, but any well-trained dog will willingly give or drop no matter the state of "arousal".

[ilovecanines]

Good video, Emily - I am going to share with my students.

[StLCardsGuy]

A well trained dog is such a joy.

[brownsteel2008]

for how long do we have to continue giving treats... should we reduce the frequency gradually till my dog just catches on the cue, and doesnt expect treat everytime? please reply.