In my experience, rescue dogs often have no play drive (depending on their past lives of course) it may be completely alien to them and my current dog was no exception. 3 weeks in and she is OBSESSED with her ball! I'm convinced that, if I fell down a well, she'd rescue her ball and leave me! 😂

i also find as a handler its easier to work on one rule at a time. it can be overwhelming as a new dog owner and remembering what your goal or your focus is it can relieve the pressure

Arrow is an amazing dog. He is a quick study and has proven that he is fairly adaptable given the changes he has experienced in his short life. Logs were something he gravitated towards early on. Given where he came from I’m guessing they were his fetch and chew toy. I look forward to seeing him thrive in your care.

I'm starting right from the bottom. This video helped. Thank you! Changed my perspective. I wanted to do everything at once. I'm a week in with keeping a consistent routine with two pugs.

This is great. Ill be looking forward to the uploads

I absolutely love your style of training! Your videos are amazing. I have two 10 week old Rottweiler puppies. A male and a female. It is a chore, but I am determined to train them separately. Only letting them play for a few minutes a day. They have separate crates and kennels. They are both rescues, that’s why I have two. Your videos are saving my life, if not theirs 😂😂😂

Love watching your vids! Any advice on how to build toy drive?

I didn't know I needed this video - thank you!!!

Love it! He really is a big boy. I wish my rescue would engage in play. It's one of the things I really missed when I didn't have a dog.

Thanks!

was looking forward to this video!!

This was a video I definitely needed to watch!

That’s a big baby right there 😊

Thanks for great video! Are there other plays or engagement that I can do outside? for a dog who has only food drive.

I was told that tug-o'-war makes dogs aggressive. I want to know if you think this is true, or if any dogs have become aggressive through tug-o'-war? Edit: typo

excellent!

How do you get him to drop the toy? My dog is at this level however he likes to resource guard things.

Does it matter if the play is inside or outside?

How much does he weigh? He looks just like my 9 month old 53 lb female but only twice as big.

all dogs are ESL students. if you work from that idea, you can't lose.