So I was volunteering at the dog rescue yesterday, and one of the owners and I got in a conversation about tugging. I was saying how Fable has finally started playing with toys, and her favorite game is tug. Then she told me that I shouldn't do that too much with her because it's "not good". No further reasoning was provided, and I honestly didn't want to argue with her since I don't know too much about it.
So I want to know what the reasoning is behind people thinking playing tug is bad (yesterday was not the first time I've heard someone say it's bad). Do people think it makes dogs aggressive? Or maybe they think it's bad for their teeth? I know a lot of you guys play tug with your dogs, and knowing what a dog-savvy community this is, I can't imagine that it's a terrible thing to do. Also is there a "proper" way to play tug? I just kind of want to know what you guys think about it.
So I want to know what the reasoning is behind people thinking playing tug is bad (yesterday was not the first time I've heard someone say it's bad). Do people think it makes dogs aggressive? Or maybe they think it's bad for their teeth? I know a lot of you guys play tug with your dogs, and knowing what a dog-savvy community this is, I can't imagine that it's a terrible thing to do. Also is there a "proper" way to play tug? I just kind of want to know what you guys think about it.