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Originally Posted by TeriLiftandRun  Okay, I did read that playing tug could make the dog think that being aggresive is a good thing and want to stay away from that. In fact, it is this forum that made me think that he would be fine with the cats, until I specifically googled for the possibility of Yorkies being violent with cats and lots of awful stories came up.
. We have been going on long walks, training to 'sit' with little bits of chicken rewards and generally hanging out. He had a mild freakout when I vacuumed and ran into his crate but was fine when I put the vacuum cleaner away.
Believe it or not, I do not own a ball, what other toys do you all suggest that will keep him interested and entertained? |
I believe it was dog fancy (I get a lot of dog magazines) that said its a myth that playing tug makes a dog aggressive. We had very calm gentle nice dogs growing up and we always played tug and never had aggression problems I would just worry about pulling to hard and hurting there teeth. Most dogs are afraid of the vacuum so its very normal for them to run to a safe place. Most of what you will find stories of when you google stuff is bad things because people share the bad more then the good. A lot people here like kongs, they also make doggy puzzle toys as well as treat dispensing toys they have to roll around to get the treat out of. Bully bones rock to them busy just make sure whatever treats and bones you buy don't come from china