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Length Unless you like to bend over most of the time, the toy should be a length that allows you to play standing up straight. This will also encourage the dog to stay on the ground and not continually jump against your body. You will need a longer length for smaller dogs, and also for dogs that are shy when playing with you. The farther away from you when tugging, the more comfortable they are. Pulling a respectful dog into your body space can cause conflict, and the dog is likely to release the toy or to vocalize during play.
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Bite Stimulation At the end of the day, no matter what we call the game, the dog is learning kill-skills. That first grip is intended to pin down or kill the prey. The maintenance of the grip, the tugging, is part of the cooperative hunting strategy that allows one dog to grip to keep the prey from running away, while their kill partners set about dispatching the dinner. This may sound quite alarming to play “kill” games with your dog, but in many cases the dog is already practicing these skills with the toys you have. Playing chase and bite with the ball, degloving by pulling the stuffing out of a toy, tossing, pouncing, stalking are all part of the skills of the predatory chain. Predatory behavior is there to some degree in every dog. By structuring these skills, we allow an outlet for the dog’s natural instincts. This relieves stress from our urban lifestyle and gives the dog a healthy mental balance as well as a great physical workout. The bite part of the tug, and the way it moves is best served by replicating the movement and texture of prey. You may choose to use rabbit skin or faux fur; you may need to add mock “legs and wings” to the prey to stimulate the dog to bite. You can use the toy with animation, innocent grazing, or fast flight movement. All these elements encourage focus, concentration, and precision biting.
Playing Safely
Safety needs to be a high priority consideration at all times. When two different species “play,” there is an opening for our differences to cause problems. These may not be major problems, but if you are using tug play for everyday training, there is a build-up of small problems that can quickly develop into big problems over time. This is not only a physical consideration but also a mental one. You can find yourself getting carried away with the enjoyment of the game and not realize exactly what you are teaching the dog, or what repetitive movements may be causing damage. Take time to consider the surface you are playing on. Slippery floors may become a challenge for the dog to maintain balance, and very rough surfaces can hurt the dog’s feet.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run - October 2011
Clean Run - October 2011
Contents
Editorializing: Considering the Triple Jump
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
But... He’s Perfect in Training! Using the Power of Premack in Agility Training
Commonsense Tug Training
Improving Your Sports Vision, Part 2
Fit to Be Tricked: Bowling
Six Ways to Handle a 270
Agility in Japan from an American Perspective
Agility Bloopers
Challenges at CR Central
Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 6
Correctly Using Foodstuffable Toys to Create Toy Drive
Ready, Set, Trial! Trial Etiquette
Challenges for Rising Stars
Treats Over Toys
Clean Run - October 2011 - Clean Run - October 2011
Clean Run - October 2011 - 2
Clean Run - October 2011 - Contents
Clean Run - October 2011 - 4
Clean Run - October 2011 - Editorializing: Considering the Triple Jump
Clean Run - October 2011 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run - October 2011 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run - October 2011 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run - October 2011 - 9
Clean Run - October 2011 - 10
Clean Run - October 2011 - But... He’s Perfect in Training! Using the Power of Premack in Agility Training
Clean Run - October 2011 - 12
Clean Run - October 2011 - 13
Clean Run - October 2011 - 14
Clean Run - October 2011 - Commonsense Tug Training
Clean Run - October 2011 - 16
Clean Run - October 2011 - 17
Clean Run - October 2011 - 18
Clean Run - October 2011 - 19
Clean Run - October 2011 - 20
Clean Run - October 2011 - 21
Clean Run - October 2011 - Improving Your Sports Vision, Part 2
Clean Run - October 2011 - 23
Clean Run - October 2011 - 24
Clean Run - October 2011 - 25
Clean Run - October 2011 - 26
Clean Run - October 2011 - 27
Clean Run - October 2011 - Fit to Be Tricked: Bowling
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Clean Run - October 2011 - 30
Clean Run - October 2011 - 31
Clean Run - October 2011 - 32
Clean Run - October 2011 - 33
Clean Run - October 2011 - Six Ways to Handle a 270
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Clean Run - October 2011 - 36
Clean Run - October 2011 - 37
Clean Run - October 2011 - Agility in Japan from an American Perspective
Clean Run - October 2011 - 39
Clean Run - October 2011 - 40
Clean Run - October 2011 - Agility Bloopers
Clean Run - October 2011 - 42
Clean Run - October 2011 - 43
Clean Run - October 2011 - Challenges at CR Central
Clean Run - October 2011 - 45
Clean Run - October 2011 - 46
Clean Run - October 2011 - 47
Clean Run - October 2011 - 48
Clean Run - October 2011 - Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 6
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Clean Run - October 2011 - 51
Clean Run - October 2011 - Correctly Using Foodstuffable Toys to Create Toy Drive
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Clean Run - October 2011 - 54
Clean Run - October 2011 - Ready, Set, Trial! Trial Etiquette
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Clean Run - October 2011 - 57
Clean Run - October 2011 - Challenges for Rising Stars
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Clean Run - October 2011 - 62
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Clean Run - October 2011 - Treats Over Toys
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