tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post1573576505362521371..comments2023-12-13T02:33:17.624-08:00Comments on Lee Charles Kelley: 7 Games Associated With the Predatory SequenceLCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182376640295763312noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post-69225908797927394812013-08-13T06:09:54.469-07:002013-08-13T06:09:54.469-07:00Hi Chris,
Thanks for your comment.
Yes, the &quo...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Yes, the "Chase Me" game is actually one way of reducing a dog's inhibitions to play. That's its main purpose. It's not supposed to be a stand-alone activity; it leads to play, and is especially good for leading into playing tug-of-war.<br /><br />LCKLCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182376640295763312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post-18019756848453466192013-08-13T01:57:44.014-07:002013-08-13T01:57:44.014-07:00Hey,
first of all: your site is a treasure and re...Hey,<br /><br />first of all: your site is a treasure and really helped to oversome some misunderstandings regarding my view on canine behaviour. Well. The reason I got so interested is the 7yrs old livestock guardian dog-mix I now have with me. I love playing with him and he totally adores chasing me. But: The first chases are always a bit painful - for me. Isz snaps at me. Its absolutly playful, but given his sizes, its enough to be painful. He also jumps up on me and snaps in throat-direction. <br /><br />So here we are: We both love chasing, but I cant tolerate those hard snaps. The 4th or 5th chase gets always much more less energetic. Any idea how we could direct this into a less snappy game? Would it be worth a try to transfer it into a tug-of-war-session? <br /><br />Thanks again for all the knowledge you spread here. It enriches the daily live of Isz and me already.<br /><br />Greetings from Germany –<br /><br />ChrisChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post-17886125979553243582010-08-17T10:40:18.377-07:002010-08-17T10:40:18.377-07:00I can see how that might be considered a problem. ...I can see how that might be considered a problem. I wonder, though, if the proscription against playing tug with retrievers is related in some way to the overall myth of not playing tug at all.<br /><br />Dogs are highly capable of differentiating between one behavioral context and another. I've never trained a dog for hunting, so I'm just speculating here, but I think if a retriever is trained to suppress his urge to bite down on a specific type of object (a fallen bird or its training surrogates), in a specific location, then playing tug with a completely different type of object, in a completely different locale, might not interfere with his ability to do his job properly.<br /><br />If this is too heretical an idea, and you want to smooth out the dog's rough edges, emotionally speaking, during off season, you could always hand feed the dog, using the pushing exercise.<br /><br />http://www.leecharleskelley.com/images/The_Pushing_Exercise.pdf<br /><br />I hope this helps,<br /><br />LCKLCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182376640295763312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post-64012544725237828722010-08-16T15:52:21.179-07:002010-08-16T15:52:21.179-07:00Would be interested in your view on how this theor...Would be interested in your view on how this theory applies to hunting dogs that go through all of the steps except the Kill Bite as a part of their "job". Trainers of bird hunting dogs discourage tug of war games and chasing games because the dog's role in the hunt requires that they bring and relinquish the prey. When some dogs such as Labrador Retreivers are not working(during off seasons), they exhibit alot of internal tension and greatly benefit from hunt related games. We play fetch and blind retrieves (hide and seek)with our dog, but don't play tugging games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post-6222711210412896702010-08-11T13:03:24.609-07:002010-08-11T13:03:24.609-07:00You're right. I left one out. It would come un...You're right. I left one out. It would come under the heading of "Hide-and-Seek," as part of either the search or chase aspect of the prey drive.<br /><br />I'll rewrite the article.<br /><br />LCKLCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182376640295763312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164371574062741084.post-66423529175325561262010-08-11T01:53:45.122-07:002010-08-11T01:53:45.122-07:00Lee, what is the seventh game? Including the pushi...Lee, what is the seventh game? Including the pushing exercise, I only count six. What am I missing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com