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Wolftrap 08-16-2005 02:33 PM
Does Playing Tug O War Make Them Aggressive?
 
I was playing with coco in the park with one of her toys and we always play like this tug o war together and coco loves it. She even brings the toy I play with her with and puts it in my lap and if I don't touch it she takes my hand and moves it to touch the toy. Well this lady in the park told me that I should never do that with my dog because it makes them aggressive. Is this true? I have been doing this with her since I got her at 8 weeks old she is now 9 months and is not aggressive AT ALL. As a matter of fact once she bit me by mistake my hand was close to her mouth when I was playing with her toy and she got down real low and did like an army crawl to me and licked my hand. I guess her way of saying sorry. But this game has not made her aggressive. Will this eventually happen?

Esme's Mommy 08-16-2005 02:38 PM
We ALWAYS play tug a war with Esme. It's her FAVORITE game. She acts agressive while she is playing making growling noises and everything! But, she is a SWEET little girl. In my experience, playing tug a war doesn't make the dog more aggresive.

browniesmom622 08-16-2005 02:44 PM
my boys love tug a war its there favorite they play with each other and me no agression here

Wolftrap 08-16-2005 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Esme's Mommy
We ALWAYS play tug a war with Esme. It's her FAVORITE game. She acts agressive while she is playing making growling noises and everything! But, she is a SWEET little girl. In my experience, playing tug a war doesn't make the dog more aggresive.
You know I think this is why the lady said this because when we play coco growls and she heard this. She gave me such a "shame on you" look I thought I was breaking a doggy commandment or something. LOL....

I'm glad to know others play this with their dogs.

Joy 08-16-2005 02:50 PM
This is our babies favorite game.. I would have to say No, it does not make them aggressive.. They sound vicious while we play but that is the only time..
They are little sweeties and just enjoy their play time..

vainchick5 08-16-2005 02:52 PM
No aggression here either and tug of war and fetch are my Coco's fav. game

ROXIE 08-16-2005 03:06 PM
It can when it becomes a dominance thing. My weimaraner and a friend's dog used to play together at the park, everything was fine and for over a year we met every single night, then one day my friend brought a rope toy and they started playing tug, at first it was great, looked like they were having fun with it, but after a couple of nights doing this it started to get ugly, one would snarl at the other if he had the rope and then out of nowhere they just went at it and it turned into a big bloody mess, after that we couldn't hangout together because the dogs hated eachother and fought as soon as they would see eachother, it was ugly. I think it just depends on the dog's personality and if it already has aggressive tendancies, both of these dogs were alpha males, so I think it had a lot to do with it. So, from my experience, yes, I think it can under certain circumstances, but I wouldn't worry too much about it with you and Coco playing :)

LIL MIS' MAGIC 08-16-2005 03:19 PM
My girls play it all the time and neither of them are aggressive...they growl and bark but once we stop playing they stop...but on the other hand my brother's daushand plays this and she will get very aggressive with it...so I think it depends on the personality of the dog that is playing and how you use it to play with them!!

joy606 08-16-2005 04:41 PM
We play tug-of-war with our small dogs but not with our Rotty. They sometimes bite you when they are playing and a big dog could really do some damage.

RowdysMom 08-16-2005 04:58 PM
I have read in dog training books that it can make them aggressive and that you should not do it. I think it has to do with, if you give in and let them have the toy, they will feel dominant at that time and it may carry over to other activities. But Rowdy loves it and he is the least aggressive dog I have ever seen. So, I really think it depends on the personality.

schatzie 08-16-2005 05:27 PM
I play tug of war with Schatzie and Annabelle. However I am ALWAYS the last one holding the toy. (sometimes i have to hang on for awhile until they drop it). Letting them keep the toy tells them they are dominating their owner.

So, anyways I have read that it's best to be the one who "wins" the toy to teach the pet you are dominate over them.

chechinmipo 08-16-2005 07:18 PM
I play tug-of-war with Ruby all the time she absolutely loves it but yes I don't think it makes them agressive but after they do tend to play more rough.

SoCalyorkiLvr 08-16-2005 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by schatzie
I play tug of war with Schatzie and Annabelle. However I am ALWAYS the last one holding the toy. (sometimes i have to hang on for awhile until they drop it). Letting them keep the toy tells them they are dominating their owner.

So, anyways I have read that it's best to be the one who "wins" the toy to teach the pet you are dominate over them.
It is funny that you bring this because I was just talking to a trainer about it last Saturday and she is an experienced trainer. She said it is a myth that you shouldn't play tug-o-war because it teaches aggressive. She said the game is fine to play...just make sure you WIN some of the time...you don't ALWAYS have to win but you do have to win sometimes. I thought this advice made great sense since most dogs love the game and aren't aggressive.

Latuya 08-16-2005 07:26 PM
My Gus loves to play tug o war,,,,,, BUT when he is playing with his rope by himself my son will get on all fours and go up to Gus. He will get very aggressive only with my son. Timmy will crawl slowly towards Gus while growling. Gus will snap at him almost everytime. But as far as playing he doesn't get aggressive at all.

Kelz 08-16-2005 07:27 PM
I would have to say no!

Laura 08-16-2005 09:23 PM
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Con...=1&SourceID=47

I found this great article. Ammunition for the next time you meet this lady at the park. You can kindly thank her for the information and explain that as you have researched it yourself and found that 'circumstantially, it is fine.'

wendybee 08-16-2005 11:56 PM
my brother plays tug of war with rosie its so funny she takes it to him when we go to visit and both growl at each other its so funny and she loves playing it so much so that she wags her tail all the time and when the game is over rosie will follow my bro everywere theres not a nasty bone in her body shes just a sweetie


wendy and rosie :rose:




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I luv Miko 08-17-2005 03:06 AM
I say yes! my husband bonds with my little miko like that. He just loves it, and I think that's why he always looks for my husband alot more than me.
Miko knows that it's a game!! I agree that you should not let them win all the time.

lnovack 08-17-2005 06:40 AM
Everything I have ever read or heard from experts says not to play tug of war as it can lead to aggressive behavior. However, we play tug of war with just about every toy my beasties have. I am not so sure I believe the experts.

teri88 08-17-2005 07:21 AM
I don't think you can "make" the dog aggressive. If they already have a dominance issue, then it might bring it out, but if they aren't of that personality playing tug of war isn't going to make them so. Tucker loves the game. He growls like a rottie when he plays, but then when it's over he's done.

Ashantay 08-17-2005 07:29 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RowdysMom
I have read in dog training books that it can make them aggressive and that you should not do it. I think it has to do with, if you give in and let them have the toy, they will feel dominant at that time and it may carry over to other activities. But Rowdy loves it and he is the least aggressive dog I have ever seen. So, I really think it depends on the personality.
yup... if they get the toy off you then they win and are the more dominant one. I play it with my dogs but never ever let them "win" and I only play it with them when I want to play it with them. They try to interest me in it but I will not play unless I initiate it because in the pack it would be the dominant one who initiates these things.

yorkieusa 08-17-2005 07:46 AM
We've played tug of war with our little one's since I was a little girl. Our first little chihuahua had a rubber bone that she liked to play tug of war with - for some reason. Anyway, it broke in two. That was her favorite toy and she wouldn't really play with anything else except balls and it's kind of hard to play tug of war with a ball. We got her another rubber bone, but she wouldn't touch it, so we put a wire inside it and glued it back together. She never touched it again. :rolleyes:

YorkieRose 08-17-2005 08:32 AM
The Dog Whisperer was opposed to it..but I watch my pups play that way naturally..I guess with anything it depends on your dog..some may already be aggressive and not need encouragment..Yorkies are terriers and like fiesty games.


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