Never
encourage tug of war games because this only teaches aggression.
Not exact matches
Teach him to play «fetch,» but avoid
tug -
of -
war games with fear biters or that can
encourage the biting behavior.
AVOID aggressive
games like
tug of war or wrestling, which
encourage chewing and biting.
Owners often make innocent mistakes that contribute to their dog's behavior problems, such as allowing excessive free roaming,
encouraging dogs to growl during a
game of tug of war, and letting them wrestle with people or other dogs.
Play retrieving
games with your Shar - Pei, but don't
encourage aggression by playing
tug -
of -
war games.
Play Initiated Nipping Certain
games encourage biting and should be avoided when working on «No Bite»:
tug -
of -
war (my dogs are not allowed to play this with humans until they are well aware
of the «pack hierarchy» and will release the toy when told to.)
Certain
games encourage biting and should be avoided when working on «No Bite»:
tug -
of -
war (my dogs are not allowed to play this with humans until they are well aware
of the «pack hierarchy» and will release the toy when told to.)
Tell family and friends not to taunt, wrestle or play
tug -
of -
war - these
games encourage dogs to dominate physically and to use their teeth.
Playing aggressive
games like «
tug -
of -
war» can
encourage inappropriate behavior.