tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post2581604859015647533..comments2024-03-27T23:49:46.769-04:00Comments on Of Pit Bulls & Patience: Tug and TouchOf Pit Bulls and Patiencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06492258572655448550noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-67732897328068972392012-09-03T17:30:47.898-04:002012-09-03T17:30:47.898-04:00You sound like a great trainer to us! And paws cro...You sound like a great trainer to us! And paws crossed for Skye's dental surgery...Boccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528799483113787664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-26672239486956557522012-09-02T15:46:33.217-04:002012-09-02T15:46:33.217-04:00What a great post! I would never have considered u...What a great post! I would never have considered using tug of war for focus, but now that you've mentioned it, I can totally see how it would help. I'm going to work on this with Kol and see if it helps his doggy ADD a bit.Kolchak Pugglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246753495695769393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-6389734391884997152012-08-30T13:20:46.252-04:002012-08-30T13:20:46.252-04:00I'm so glad Honey has a rock solid "leave...I'm so glad Honey has a rock solid "leave it." I started teaching it immediately after she swallowed a whole, dead pigeon on a walk at 3 months old!<br /><br />Touch has also helped us with calm greetings. I started out trying to get Honey to sit and stay when someone came to the house. But as an excitable Golden Retriever, that was just too passive for a dog who was so thrilled to have company. Touch allows her to do something active while not jumping on our visitor until she calms down a bit.<br /><br />Hope Skye's dental surgery went well. Sending healing wishes.Pamelahttp://www.somethingwagging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-51248172307776683372012-08-29T10:20:14.265-04:002012-08-29T10:20:14.265-04:00Oh, I love touch. Silas thinks touch is the Best.G...Oh, I love touch. Silas thinks touch is the Best.Game.Ever. Other things that involve being next to me, like, say, coming when called or "Watch" or loose leash walking not so much. It's also really useful as the warm-up in obedience class, because he thinks it's fun and because it gets his attention on me. I ignore the trainer telling us to warm up with a few sits and use touch instead. (I'll do a few sits afterwards; I can only be so rebellious.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-68216659414118360772012-08-28T22:42:58.263-04:002012-08-28T22:42:58.263-04:00Leave it and drop it have been really important fo...Leave it and drop it have been really important for us. Sometimes Zoe wants to play with Freddie and Stella... and they are just not into it. So telling her to "leave it" really works. Also, drop it has been useful when Zoe picks up the occasional chicken bone or other disgusting piece of trash during a walk! Two Kitties One Pittiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532685663846602427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-39223899467268453602012-08-28T15:31:48.044-04:002012-08-28T15:31:48.044-04:00Here is the one we are working the most on. That ...Here is the one we are working the most on. That and look. Look has been a great distraction for Delilah, but I never thought of using touch. I may have to try that. Jodi Stonehttp://www.heartlikeadog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-35387298868765768502012-08-28T11:55:48.633-04:002012-08-28T11:55:48.633-04:00We use both tug and touch a lot here in our househ...We use both tug and touch a lot here in our household too, and in much the same ways as you-- tug is our reward during agility class and a lot of other training. Like Ximena we also are building touch as a reward during competition obedience, and like you it's our back-up recall command.<br /><br />We do lots of cute tricks over here like 'wave bye-bye,' 'two-feet' (like a circus dog), 'quiet woof' and 'beg.' They're how I keep Vertigo focused while he's waiting his turn for an agility run, instead of him barking his head off.<br /><br />~JacintaVertigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932115478621097453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-37994271778657890942012-08-27T22:39:25.049-04:002012-08-27T22:39:25.049-04:00I love Skye's grin!I love Skye's grin!My Two Pittieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526624777044038820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-73695911744284461542012-08-27T17:11:20.008-04:002012-08-27T17:11:20.008-04:00I almost overuse Touch. I adore that cue. I'm ...I almost overuse Touch. I adore that cue. I'm building it to serve as a tertiary reward for competition obedience. :)Ximenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149363758149608097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-69725402235894940512012-08-27T16:41:11.414-04:002012-08-27T16:41:11.414-04:00Team Awesome is a great name :)
Stop on by for a ...Team Awesome is a great name :)<br /><br />Stop on by for a visit<br />Kari<br />http://dogisgodinreverse.comKari in Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555458287778413718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-45502118507744245172012-08-27T13:50:52.245-04:002012-08-27T13:50:52.245-04:00Boy oh boy do we need your mom to train my Lily. W...Boy oh boy do we need your mom to train my Lily. We wouldn't mind doing that every day<br />Benny & LilyTwo French Bulldogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504475675258871866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-77448569770205185082012-08-27T12:10:59.918-04:002012-08-27T12:10:59.918-04:00Leave It wins the award for Most Valuable Command ...Leave It wins the award for Most Valuable Command Ever in our family. Followed closely by Look/Watch Me and Go Lay Down. I've just recently started using Touch as a way to help with leash reactivity so that should be working its way up the hierarchy of commands. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927341583121637250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-81590579921743472952012-08-27T11:35:06.856-04:002012-08-27T11:35:06.856-04:00Ahaha the picture of Skye and the rock with your c...Ahaha the picture of Skye and the rock with your caption just KILLED ME!Rebelwerewolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724334549085759793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-64270596074575201672012-08-27T10:48:13.204-04:002012-08-27T10:48:13.204-04:00I like the idea of teaching "touch." Ou...I like the idea of teaching "touch." Our favorite commands to use with Athena are "heel" and "leave it." We use heel on walks when there are major distractions and we want her attention on us. We use leave it when she wants to pick something up that she's not allowed to, or if she happens to be stalking a person to pet her who looks deathly afraid of her!Pitlandia Poochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478490838803484081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594990964493818602.post-31347446436474160632012-08-27T09:45:08.118-04:002012-08-27T09:45:08.118-04:00Our dogs (miraculously) have always just let us ha...Our dogs (miraculously) have always just let us have their toys when we want them, so we've never had to play the trade-up game, but I'll definitely keep that in mind for future tug-happy fosters! But our favorite word to use is "look" to get our dogs to focus on us instead of the distractions around them. It has been a lifesaver more than once!Emily @ Our Waldo Bungiehttp://www.ourwaldobungie.comnoreply@blogger.com