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Originally Posted by AIM The only game that Lucky enjoys playing with us is tug-o-war with her rope toys. We sometimes toss the rope and she will fetch it so that she can begin another tug-o-war game, but she seems pretty annoyed with the fetching idea. She has no interest in fetching a ball, but she never tires of tug-o-war. I have done some research and found that some trainers believe that tug-o-war basically fuels aggression and encourages the dog to challenge the owner. Lucky doesn't always listen to us and she bites a lot, although she doesn't bite hard. She even growled at me when I gently removed her paws from my chair during dinner. Are we encouraging this behavior by playing tug-o-war with her? The problem is that she isn't interested in any other games, so if we can't play tug, we don't know how to play with her. |
As per usual, I agree with Yorkieagility. Not only is tug-of-war not bad, some trainers actually encourage you to do it with your dog! If you watch the top agility trainers in the country, they all play tug-of-war with thier dogs and some even have specially made leashes that can be used, double duty, as tug toys! Tugging creates a partnership with the dog!