So, since we just did a review of a tug toy I thought I should probably fess up about our history with tugging. When I first brought Tibby home, I read a lot of books and got a lot of bad advice. One thing that everyone seemed to agree on: You should never tug with your dog. Being the naive new puppy parent that I was, I belived every word.
So, for the first 7 months of her life Tibby never got to tug. Whenever she started tugging on a toy I would drop it and turn away from her.
Wow! It was super easy to eliminate her tug drive. Oops. My Bad.
Once we started getting into agility and dog sports I realized how valuable a tool tug drive could be. So for the next life time I will be nurturing Tibby's tug drive. Now with my next dog.......I will know better.
Little video of Tibby as a puppy tugging.
This was one of the first times I let her tug. Considering our history I think it is amazing that she tugs at all. Good thing she has a mind of her own!
And.....Oh My Goodness isn't she CUTE!!!
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Yes, you will see a lot of tugging going on in agility, some of the leashes are even made to tug on. :)
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