I am thinking about buying a Tether Tug for my 9 month old Red Lab. Does anyone have any feedback on this item before I purchase it?
Last edited by ruby04; 09-28-2014 at 04:37 PM.
I've never seen one before. Mine aren't big tuggers and they'd only want to tug with me or against each other but if yours would like that, why not give it a try? I saw a video of a pit bull tugging a big old rope tied around a tree and they said he loved to do it for hours on end. None of my dogs were ever like that!
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When Oban was a puppy he LOVED something like that we built for the cats. You must supervise closely, there are lots of ways they can get hurt on that. One of the kittens got the string wrapped around her neck and I took it all down. Before that the same kitten launched herself at the top and was nearly impaled through her throat. Oban got lots of waps in the face before he broke the smaller one he played with. We had two, now we have none.
None of my Labs have really played in this way and it is not a type of play I would encourage anyway. Too much risk of injury.
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What type of injuries are you concerned about?
I think if supervised at all times, it could be a fun toy. My lab and corgi would both love something like that
Sure, injury is possibe, then again injury is possible playing a game of fetch. You just need to use common sense with a toy like that, always supervise
I don't promote tugging - it could be a good toy, however I wouldn't allow the dog to use it on their own without closely monitoring them - I would rather buy a tug and play with the dog myself.
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