Comment to 'How to encourage or teach a full bite?'
  • [quote1316904036=davidfitness83] My issue is that he is 2 years old so he is really not a pupy so we are starting this late. He still acts like one but he is becoming more and more dominant with strangers. I want to add tugging as an exercise and lately I started taking a different approach and he ripped the spring pole in half so I figured he is getting into it. I think now that he is getting older he is gaining more confidence and it is easier to get him to do it. he outs very nicely but I am not working on that right because he is so obedient I just want him to get obssessed with it. [/quote1316904036] Yes I would say getting him to a point where he's obsessed with it is a good thing. Not only in terms of tug but also in terms of further training and teaching focus. My pit has learned to wait for as long as I want him to, but the second I say "get it" he's full on til I snap my finger and he immediately drops it. I've also been able to run scenarios by setting up obstacles, making him stay in a spot, then going to another part of the house and yelling "get it". He's flown into me a couple times when he's run full blast trying to get to it, but at least I know his drive is there:) Bernie looks like he would be quite formidable btw if he were to commit to a target I'm sure he'd give them a good fight.