| I've always taught my dogs to give up any object when told. I've also always played tug with my dogs, and generally let them win to build confidence and drive. This can be taught as two different situations and the dog can learn when its ok to hang on and tug, and when to "out" or "give". The key is that the rules must be clearly taught so he has a chance to learn them.
There have been other posts on this and in at least one, Jean Donaldson's rules for playing tug (from The_Culture_Clash) were quoted. You might want to do a search and see what you find.
[This message has been edited by LisaS (edited July 01, 2000).] |