Friday, October 3, 2014

New toy! New Training!

Yoda is a manic tugger. She tugs. and tugs. If she swam, she would make a good tugboat.

But....

She doesn't like to drop whatever it is you are holding on the other end... so that's sometimes less fun.

I picked up this awesome rope tug toy at the dollar store that comes with a comfy handle on my end so I can hold on comfortably and not lose my grip.

I used this opportunity to teach her a new command... "back off" for when she would come to tug too close to the handle. Something she picked up almost instinctively, maybe because my voice meant it. I also reapplied the "drop it" command which is her weakest obedience point. Again, she loves tugging SO MUCH that I gotta work really hard on reinforcing that "drop it + potential treat" is way more worth her while than continuing to pull. We are already making good progress!

JUST LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!

3 comments:

  1. She is soooooooooooooo into it! Love it! That toy looks awfully well made for a Dollar Store toy! Do you know that Dakota's FAVORITE toy is a red, white and blue plush ball that is now about 3 or 4 years old and it is a MESS. It was purchased at a Dollar Store too!

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  2. That is SO cute! Sometimes Kaya & Norman like to play tug with each other but not really with me. I guess I suck at it:/

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  3. Tug is a lot of fun, and it's a really great strengthening exercise for dogs too. Yoda looks like she is having a blast, and great job with the training!

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