[nagdu] No Tug was RE: Lack of speed

[Jewel]

Tug is considered aggressive play. The school said any kind of aggressive play is a no no. This is because if she won the game consistently, she might start thinking she is the boss. This is how the school explained it, anyway. I am not sure I agree, but I follow the rules all the same. 
Jewel 

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> On Nov 20, 2013, at 12:51 AM, "Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
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> -----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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