| Rough-housing is counter productive (IMHO) 100% of the time.
It doesn't "toughen them up".....it does the exact opposite.
If you're going to sit on the floor; play a productive game.... roll a ball and encourage retrieving... use the time to teach the "out" command.... do puppy imprining with play training... Tug 'o war is great if you know what you're doing. It's a game I don't suggest people play unless they know "how" to play it though.
I know everyone loves to play it.....I just feel there are plenty of other things that can be done that comes with less "risk" for creating negative behavior later on.
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