|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
08-16-2005, 02:33 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York
Posts: 238
| 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? |
Welcome Guest! | |
08-16-2005, 02:38 PM | #2 |
Esme's My Princess Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Miami
Posts: 754
| 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.
__________________ Esme & Mari |
08-16-2005, 02:44 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | my boys love tug a war its there favorite they play with each other and me no agression here |
08-16-2005, 02:46 PM | #4 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York
Posts: 238
| Quote:
I'm glad to know others play this with their dogs. | |
08-16-2005, 02:50 PM | #5 |
BANNED! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maine
Posts: 2,094
| 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.. |
08-16-2005, 02:52 PM | #6 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA
Posts: 6,588
| No aggression here either and tug of war and fetch are my Coco's fav. game
__________________ Mommy to Coco and Rocco |
08-16-2005, 03:06 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 119
| 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
__________________ Roxy's Dogster bio http://www.dogster.com/?93019 |
08-16-2005, 03:19 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | 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!!
__________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain |
08-16-2005, 04:41 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 65
| 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. |
08-16-2005, 04:58 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,624
| 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. |
08-16-2005, 05:27 PM | #11 |
Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tontitown Arkansas
Posts: 4,909
| 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.
__________________ ~~**~~ Schatzie and Ransom ~~**~~ |
08-16-2005, 07:18 PM | #12 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California
Posts: 2,260
| 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. |
08-16-2005, 07:24 PM | #13 | |
BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 8,246
| Quote:
| |
08-16-2005, 07:26 PM | #14 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rialto CA
Posts: 3,243
| 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.
__________________ Monica, Proud mom of Gus who is forever missed! And new mom to Leiloni Gus's Dogster page |
08-16-2005, 07:27 PM | #15 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Yukon, ok
Posts: 2,885
| I would have to say no!
__________________ Kelly- momma to Parker, Star,Zoe, & Kegan.. RIP Silly Lily OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart