[nagdu] No Tug was RE: Lack of speed

[Nicole Torcolini]

Out of curiosity, might I ask why the school discourages playing tug? Tug is
Lexia's favorite game. As a matter of fact, she would much rather have a
small game of tug before you throw the toy than just surrendering it to you.
Of course, I do use the "drop it" command, and make sure that she always
obeys that. If she stopped obeying "drop it", then I would stop playing tug.


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 4:53 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lack of speed

Thank you all for the ideas. They are things I will mention to my
instructor. Of course I will call him tomorrow, but having some ideas to
bring to the table will show him I am seriously interested in working on
these problems. Yes, the gentle leader was introduced at school to help with
sniffing. It helps with that so I don't have to keep giving corrections that
aren't benefiting in the long run in relation to her sniffing. Faye gets
lots of play time, but I haven't taken her to the dog park yet because of
that deadly virus. She runs around the apartment like a chicken with its
head cut off when I play gonna get you with her. We don't play tug because
the school advised against it, but we also play a lot of fetch down the
hall, and she sometimes gets to run around in a friend's yard. 
She is definitely not getting fat. In fact, I am upping her food intake
because she is looking kinda skinny. She gets a high quality food that is
low on fillers, and only gets healthy homemade treats. She now has so many
toys I have to rotate them out. And we do obedience training with all play
sessions. 
I took the gentle leader off her this evening and she was back to her normal
speed, but she did sniff a lot more. So maybe the gentle leader isn't the
solution, but nothing is definitely not the solution either. I will update
on what my instructor and I decide to try. 
Jewel
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