Introduction to the Course | + |
Lesson 1 |
Course Information |
Lesson 2 |
Changing Your Password |
Lesson 3 |
Asking Questions/Getting Feedback |
Lesson 4 |
How to Use This Course |
Introduction to Tugging | + |
Lesson 1 |
Why do I tug with my dog? |
Lesson 2 |
The Most Important Thing |
Lesson 3 |
Tugging Demonstration |
Lesson 4 |
Choosing a Tug Toy |
Lesson 5 |
What About Food Toys? |
Lesson 6 |
At What Age Should You Start Tug Training? |
Lesson 7 |
Teething and Tugging |
Lesson 8 |
Tugging and Other Dog Sports |
The Chase | - |
Lesson 1 |
How to Entice Your Dog to Chase the Toy |
Lesson 2 |
Demonstration of Good Chasing |
Lesson 3 |
Restrained Recall to Toy on a Line (Beginner) |
Lesson 4 |
Restrained Recall to Toy in Hand (Advanced) |
The Bite | + |
Lesson 1 |
How to Present Toys and Avoid Getting Bitten |
Lesson 2 |
How to Tug with Toys on a Line |
Lesson 3 |
How to Tug with Medium Length Fleece Toys |
Lesson 4 |
How to Tug with Dog on Leash |
Lesson 5 |
How to Present the Hol-ee Roller |
Lesson 6 |
How to Avoid Further Injury if Your Dog Accidentally Bites You |
The Fight | + |
Lesson 1 |
Watch for the Weight Shift |
Lesson 2 |
Protect Your Back |
Lesson 3 |
Additional Resource: How to Lift Heavy Weight Safely |
Lesson 4 |
Protect Your Neck |
Lesson 5 |
Tugging With a Toy While on a Leash |
The Release | + |
Lesson 1 |
When to Add the Release |
Lesson 2 |
How to Get the Toy Back Before You Add a Release Cue |
Lesson 3 |
Teaching the Release |
Lesson 4 |
Building Duration into the Release |
The Retrieve | + |
Lesson 1 |
Demonstration of the Retrieve |
Lesson 2 |
Try This Quick Fix First |
Lesson 3 |
How to Mark When Teaching the Retrieve |
Lesson 4 |
Example of Traditional Retrieve Training |
Lesson 5 |
Case Study: Problem Golden Retriever |
Lesson 6 |
Case Study: Using Opposition Reflex |
Lesson 7 |
Case Study: Success with the Dog |
Lesson 8 |
Case Study: Transitioning to Thrown Toy |
Lesson 9 |
Case Study: Adding an Obstacle to the Retrieve |
Lesson 10 |
Retrieve to Hand or Drop at Feet |
Lesson 11 |
Transitioning to a "Dead" Toy |
Lesson 12 |
Ellie's First Retrieve |
Lesson 13 |
Retrieving with the Holee Roller |
Tugging and Retrieve Games | + |
Lesson 1 |
Games Introduction |
Lesson 2 |
Enticement |
Lesson 3 |
Front Wheel Drive |
Lesson 4 |
Muzzle Grab (Improving Grip) |
Lesson 5 |
Mommy (or Daddy) Jungle Gym |
Lesson 6 |
You're So Strong |
Lesson 7 |
Push-Pull |
Lesson 8 |
Multi Toy Game |
Using Food to Teach Tugging | + |
Lesson 1 |
Dinner Bowl Protocol for Food-Only Dogs |
Lesson 2 |
Tugging as a Trick |
Lesson 3 |
Tugging as Part of a Behavior Chain |
Special Topics | + |
Lesson 1 |
Tugging with sensitive dogs |
Lesson 2 |
Transitioning from Fun Toys to Functional Toys (or Leash Tugging) |
Lesson 3 |
Leash Tugging Demo with a Small Dog |
Lesson 4 |
Establishing a default behavior (eye contact) |
Lesson 5 |
Tugging for Competition |
Lesson 6 |
Tugging for Training |
Lesson 7 |
Should I Hide the Toy? |
Lesson 8 |
How to Transport Your Dog Between Sequences |
Lesson 9 |
Adding distractions |
Lesson 10 |
If Your Dog Tugs at Home But Not at Trials |
Lesson 11 |
Tugging on Both Sides of the Ring Gate |
Lesson 12 |
How to Tug in Small Spaces at Trials |
Lesson 13 |
Use Your Voice: Praise vs Mark on Long Line |
Lesson 14 |
Distractions and Toy Selection in New Locations |
Lesson 15 |
Helping Your Novice Dog with Your Veteran Dog |
Q & A Sessions | + |
Lesson 1 |
May 2020 Q & A |
Lesson 2 |
July 2020 Q&A |
Lesson 3 |
October 2020 Q&A |
Lesson 4 |
February 2021 Q&A |
Lesson 5 |
April 2021 Q&A |
Resources and Feedback | + |
Lesson 1 |
Make a Suggestion |
Lesson 2 |
Testimonial |
When doing a restrained recall alone, what do you think about wrapping a long line loosely around a tree or post, getting out in front with the backward pressure, then releasing the dog and the line so that the line easily comes around as the dog chases?
I would give it a shot and see how it works!
Hi! My dogs do not have a lot of tug drive but after my videos you suggested having tug in hand instead of on the ground and holding with both hands. They are biting the toy when I present it and say “get it” but they seem much less likely to tug. My overly sensitive young dog really struggled with two hands on tug. He would mouth the toy and release frequently. I noticed that if I went to one hand I would get some of the rocking back. I praised him and allowed him to “pull” me. Should I try and only move second hand on to toy when he is pulling back and only leave it there for short period of time? I was using a different toy. He seems to like the nylon material of all the toy handles so I may try just presenting that part for bite area as well, and I can hold the actually toy part if that is the part he rather bite.
For my oldest dog, Curly, he did great with me having toy in hand. But with two hands on toy or even just one hand on the end of the bite stick instead of on the handle I get a lot more of the stands off. But unlike when the toy was on a longer handle and me holding with one hand where he would eventually start shaking his head, pulling and rocking back, with two hands on toy he just has the stand off, if I apply too much tension he follows me- I am not actually pulling him he just comes with me to release some of the tension. He seems happy to run alongside me as I run holding the toy but that is very tiring for me and not really tugging. LOL. If I hold steady he will let go. If I drop one hand he will start more tugging, pulling back, head trashing. Not sure how to transition to adding second hand or even moving my hand closer to toy and his mouth.
Yes, some dogs don’t tug as well when you add “pressure” like touching them, looking directly at them, or putting both hands on the toy. You want to slowly add these things, and provide mostly “pressure-free” tugging. For your situation, most of the tugging should be one-handed right now, with praise given for rocking back, and when he is tugging well, put both hands on the toy for just a few seconds, and PRAISE him even if the grip weakens (no praise if he lets go). With practice, he will get better at holding on, and you will praise him for rocking back while you have 2 hands on it. The transition from one hand to hand should be done for just a moment or two, and then you go back to one-handed (where the dog is comfortable). So overall your plan with both dogs is to improve their one-handed tugging while getting a few seconds here and there of two-handed tugging. Our poodle was the exact same way and now tugs comfortably both ways.
Awesome tip to use the lead on restrained recall for a sensitive dog.
I love how you dramatised at .47 her pulling you with the toy. I bet she LOVES this 🙂
Dogs love to win! LOL
I don’t know why I’d never considered restrained recalls using a lead. This is a brilliant idea. So often the smaller dogs are not so keen on being restrained and this is a brilliant solution.
I hope it works for you! Our poodle is quite sensitive to being touched in the field, so we don’t use restraint at the collar or pushbacks on the chest like we do with the other dogs.