Tug It Advanced - Teach Your Dog How to Play Tug Training Device. Fill It with Food and Let the Tugging Fun Begin! The Advanced Version Is for Dogs That Already Have Some Tug Drive.

by Tug It by NoseTouch.com

Product Features

• Used by professional dog trainers
• Machine washable.
• Made in the U.S.A.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• ASIN: B001KW89F0
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,165 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

The "Tug It!" is a training device to teach a dog to tug. The trainer stuffs the "Tug It!" with an appropriate food. The food should be semi-soft and absolutely irresistible, i.e. hotdogs, hunks of cheese, chicken breast to name a few. Present the "Tug It!" to the dog. The dog will begin to sniff and lick it. Soon the dog will start to mouth the "Tug It!". As it does, the dog will start to get some food reinforcement. The result is that the act of mouthing is immediately paired with the primary reinforcer, food. Once the dog starts to mouth the "Tug It!" gently grasp the handle and start to exert some tugging pressure away from the dog. The dog will start to mouth the "Tug It!" harder to ensure it doesn't go away. The harder the dog mouths the "Tug It!" the more food reinforcement the dog gets therefore the act of tugging harder gets immediately paired with the food. This results in making the tugging behavior stronger. The "Tug It!" will have most dogs tugging quickly. Keep in mind that the "Tug It!" is a tug training device NOT a chew toy. The intention of the "Tug It!" is to teach the dog to tug and then transition this behavior to other more traditional tug toys. Dogs will quickly learn to love the "Tug It!" and the mouthing behavior will increase. The "Tug It!" is made of a strong nylon/polyester mesh. It has a velcro closure and handle. DO NOT leave the dog unattended with the "Tug It!" as you could risk the dog shredding and ingesting it.

Customer Reviews

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1.0 out of 5 stars didn't last, not worth the money, February 20, 2011

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k (Columbia, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tug It Advanced - Teach Your Dog How to Play Tug Training Device. Fill It with Food and Let the Tugging Fun Begin! The Advanced Version Is for Dogs That Already Have Some Tug Drive. (Misc.)

my dog had a hole in this within two minutes. It was a waste of my time and money

2.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't that great...., November 20, 2010

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A.S (Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tug It Advanced - Teach Your Dog How to Play Tug Training Device. Fill It with Food and Let the Tugging Fun Begin! The Advanced Version Is for Dogs That Already Have Some Tug Drive. (Misc.)

I got this since I saw it recommended on a number of training sites as my dog would tug, but not as vigourously as my other Border Collie. It is messy, difficult to clean and he as well as other dogs I tried it with, was more interested in gnawing on it than tugging with it. This did nothing to increase his tug drive and I eventually got him to vigourously tug a Kong Frisbee as a reward rather than a fleece tug (which was my original intent when buying this product).