[nagdu] No Tug was RE: Lack of speed

[Tracy Carcione]

I've heard this argument, but haven't found it to be true.  My old gal Echo 
loved to play tug, and I let her win fairly often, but she remained a very 
sensitive dog, easily controlled with verbal corrections.  When she was 
young, I hoped that winning at tug would give her more self-confidence, but 
I'm not sure it actually did.
But I'm just saying my experience.  Sticking with the rules, at least in the 
beginning, can be a fine thing.  I just haven't found this particular rule 
to be important.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] No Tug was RE: Lack of speed


> 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.
>>
>>
>> -----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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