Nov 09 2009
Buy Tug Dog Toys That Works Best
Dog Tug Toy are at best of times a very controversial subject for various reasons. If you ask 5 different veterinarians, dog trainers and breeders what their opinion is regarding playing tug of war with your dog, you may be ready for confusion as each of them will have their own perspective.
All negative opinions generally refer to the aggression and brutal behaviour it provokes in the animal. However, some have the opinion that it is more relevant as to what breed it is or the specific dog’s temperament or personality traits than the dog has. Mostly you will find that the golden rule is that playing tug of war with your dog is not dangerous, but the manner in which you play it and the rules you enforce makes all the difference.
Deep beneath the fur coat of your beloved best friend the heart and instinct of a wolf remains. It does not matter for how long we claim to have domesticated dogs, their instinct remain.
A study on playing tug with your dog was done in 2002 to establish whether or not playing tug intensified the aggression of dogs. At the end it was concluded that playing tug with your dog have no negative results on the relationship of a dog and his owner.
With that out of the way you can go an buy you and your best friend a Tug Dog Toy with peace in your heart. Before you buy, remember to keep the following advice in mind.
Look for a Tug Dog Toy with no stringy or ravelled ends or that may unravels easily. This can cause strings to get caught between the teeth. Pay attention to this in particular if you have a small type of dog. Their teeth are much closer together and caught strings more easily between their teeth. Good quality is also important it is no use the tug toy has no durability and play needs to be ended in the first two minutes! I very important piece of advice is not to make use of your socks or other household items to play tug of war with. You teach your dog that way that those objects are toys and he is allowed to use it.
Our friends with the smaller and sharper fangs are risks when it comes to chewing the tug toy. As a rule, larger breeds of dogs don’t invest too much of their time chewing. Another defining factor will be the grip that both of you will have on the toy. Remember there is always a possibility that you can yank one of your best friend’s teeth by pulling to hard.
After obtaining the right toy, you would want to take note of some pointers commonly neglected when playing tug with your dog. First and foremost, never allow your dog to hang onto the tug toy in the air. This is unhealthy for their teeth and can hurt their jaws by doing that.
When it is time to play, take out the dog tug toy and have fun, but as soon as the fun is over take the toy and store it away. While playing and the dog starts to act too violent all you need to do is to drop the toy immediately and walk straight away and ignore the dog.
