The BEST way to PLAY TUG with Your Dog
The best way to play TUG with your dog requires understanding a couple of things that I explain in this video.
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In this video I help Harold and Rio learn the finer points of playing tug. There are usually very small things that can change the game and i address them in this lesson. They include, frustrating the dog through misses, proper handling while the dog is engaged on the tug and building possessiveness over the tug. As well in the member lesson we address obedience.
Whether you’re a beginner dog trainer or just learning some new tricks, this is a great lesson.
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My Great Dane’s favorite game. Thanks for what you do Robert!
Robert will make tug entertaining with any creature lol
Can’t beat a good tug
I skipped forward and saw two grown men playing tug. Instant like! Haha
My pit border collie mix excels at tug. He plays the game as if he were taught protection.
He’d hold on for days if he wasn’t told to stop.
I never let my pit win the game. It always ends with me holding the tug. I use it to teach a stop and drop command.
The full lesson is packed with great advice. Love the new web site. Got so involved I had cold food : ) Worth it though. Thank you : )
Hi Robert, Love your videos and we watch it slot as advice to train our 5 months husky lady puppy.
One Thing that we don’t find a proper solution for tho is, her laying down behaviour.
When we walk her and don’t let her interact with other dogs, she just falls down on the ground, and I really mean it, she is not laying down, she falls.
She does not move a muscle.
What works is that we just drop the leash and continue to Walk like nothing happens and don’t pay any attention to her, she hates that. But of course that’s not always possible.
Do you have a advise?
Just looking round your new web site. Wow. I have some catching up to do Robert . Thank you : ) It is amazing.
Hi Robert, learned to play tug with my GSD Bonn when he was a pup, by watching a previous video of yours. Great way to really bond and to reward when adding some obedience to it. Keep up the great tutorials, I am a member of your online classes and look forward to Thursday morning when I receive them here in the UK.
Beautiful Robert . Frustratingly I cannot do this with Zed at the moment due to my ulcer, Doctors orders. We usually do as you do a little every day and she comes right back for more every time just like Goofy. Zed rags it hard when she wins it : )
I have put you in my 3 Highly Recommended Dog Trainer video and listed you on my home page, hope that was ok. Thank you . I so want to play tug with my dog as I miss it big time. Old age is cruel lol : )
what the brand of that toy?
I wonder if anyone was walking by watching two adults play tug o war lol
This is awesome, thanks Robert!! I need to try this with my standard poodle, his bite is off just like in this video. Perfect!!
I have used your previous videos on training my dog tug of war. IT WORKS. My dog’s (Labrador) tug is focused and intense. People are always amazed that kids can be playing, cars driving by, other dogs playing, but, my dog is focused on playing tug.
I will say one thing though, I don’t do the miss stuff, me or my dog have issues setting it up so that the tug is gotten in those situations. I have been bit a few too many times trying the miss stuff. Maybe I can try it again, maybe I should wear gloves. Stay safe.
Fantastic content! Thanks for taking the time to do this and put it up on YouTube!
Love to see you work with the dogs and their owners, I always learn a lot
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It’s really hard to get my dog interested in toys, which is a shame because it makes it harder to get her energy out with ways that are not obedience. When she does get interested, she just wants to toss it around herself. I’m trying to find ways to keep her engaged with me.
My dog hasn’t met a toy that isn’t a tug toy . . . . 🙄
God you are good Robert,
Thanks!
Needed this.
My Malinois, 11 month old, is similar to client dog.
Not holding tug, doesn’t really bite hard.
I can see I am not doing the tug properly.
Perfect information and timing.
Do you have an affiliate link for the tug you are using or recommend?
Once my dog is out in the open like where you guys are he’s sniffing everything for about 10 minutes before he will do is on me but does get distracted easily at home he’s on me like white on rice
I have a 2 year old Boxer who has a soft bite until it’s tug time. It’s REALLY easy to get his prey drive up and then it’s game on! I have to pay more attention to what he does when I let him have the tug toy. I don’t remember if he comes back for more or runs away with it.
Why wear the mask at all? Lol just take it off.
Love playing tug with my malinois!
The tug videos are my favourite👍