Teach Your Puppy TUG using a Flirt Pole

Flirt poles can be used for a lot of things in dog training: play, drive building, exercise and more. In this lesson I use the flirt pole to build Siggy's confidence and bite in a game of tug of war.
This is the 5th session in our puppy series with Siggy the Belgian Malinois. Today I want to get his bite a little stronger on the tug. He has nice drive, but lacks the confidence to play tug with me. Using the flirt pole will allow me to be a little further away from him and come in more slowly. I'm also using a fluffy squeaky toy to get Siggy's drive a little higher.
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[@RobertCabralDogs]

There’s so much more to this lesson. I love training puppies. Check out this and so many more lessons at: robertcabral.com

[@kimbra2028]

You commented that you normally would not use a toy with a squeaker in it for a Mal. Why is that?

[@RobertCabralDogs]

@@kimbra2028 I only suggest the squeaker for dogs with lower drives. higher drives would not be suitable for a squeaky toy!

[@kimbra2028]

@@RobertCabralDogs Thank you for info. I did not know that.

[@LauraHopkinsCDL]

Loved watching this on your web site Robert. So watched it again in the short version here. Great pup. Thank you .

[@kavitadeva]

Go Ziggy! I love you detailed explanations Robert.

[@1minutecomicswalahollywood648]

Thanks Robert.

[@1theautospa_]

Great video..my dogs(American bulldog and Dogo Argentino) love the flirt pole.They look forward every day to playing with the flirt pole.We usually do 10 minutes or so and it gives them a really good work out and seems to help them bond with each other as well as with me.

[@iveeberlin4615]

My dog watched this and wanted that toy so bad lol 😆

[@balancedk9trainer]

The full video is even more amazing!! How old is Siggy now?

[@RobertCabralDogs]

1 year

[@reflex2650]

Bravo

[@hayderhusain170]

Thank you Robert.can I ask you about specific leash for learning the dog obedience,I mean exact location on the neck.grateful for your answer.

[@israelwarshavsky8084]

Hi are you using an harness for safety or because the purpose of that exercise?

[@llewellynbooysen]

Good day from South Africa. I love your videos and i'm looking to get me a Malinois. I just want to know for how long do you teach the dog 1 thing before you start to teach him something else???????

[@RobertCabralDogs]

I teach several things at a time.

[@PetPrepRadioShow]

Thank you Robert! Great video. Where do we find quality gear like the harness and the flirt pole? Thanks!

[@laynesellers]

Just get a hose whip from tractor supply and some 550 cord and tie it to your pups favorite toy. You can check out Ray Allen K9 or similar places for harnesses.

[@hridaypradhan4999]

Its a toy attatched to a stick and rope. I think you can manage making it at home.

[@shahohehe]

The guy holding the dog really don't know what "listen to what i say" means xDD hahaha sorry but its funny

[@Lucaspopz]

Loved this video . I have a redbone coonhound he has alot of prey drive my only issue is to turn down his aggression after play. He will continue to bite my pants and even my hands . He is a 11 weeks old . Do you have any advice?

[@olyamandala]

I used this for the first time with my 15 week old pup today and have the same questions

[@PowerofClarity]

Question-Siggy "talking". I have a pup of 4 months, just came to me...I've dealt with mostly working dogs(herding). This dog is very "verbal"...and I've searched the internet about malinios' "talking"...to no avail...but I heard siggy making the same very soft whimpering sound this dog makes. Puppy behavior with in a breed is important to know...if one of my needing dogs made the same sound, I would be looking for either physical or emotional issues...but she seems fine, in fact, she does it when she's happy and proud of herself...when offering a toy or doing well on a leash...your videos have been amazing! She kept walking between my legs and circling my feet...never got mad at her, but thought was odd...after watching lesson #1, I. now know this is desirable and she's volunteering... she's toy obsessed but not to the exclusion of listening...I thought bordercollie were tender, 😲 but she makes them look tough and insensitive. She was given to a lady who is disabled and lives in a trailer park, so don't even know her breeding...she looks like a malinios x Czech shep cross...lady was told pure malinios...but she seems to be like siggy in intelligence. Got her at 14 weeks, wasn't leash trained...walked her on a leash once...bam, she understood and increases in sensitivity daily. She'll be 16 weeks on the 19th of January. After we learn all you present in these videos, what's next? Thank you.

[@PowerofClarity]

About me...was raised ranching, training horses and dogs. Parents raised dobbermans in the '70s. Bordercollies always around. Mom, in her 80's, raises and works Borzois. Your techniques are amazing! My current dogs are a mix- one side is bordercollie x mcnab, the other side is Queensland x chow...that 4 way was eventually crossed on an Australian Shepherd...these dogs have it all...agility, sent, auditory aquity, prey drive...the protect/hunt/defend/detect(seizure, MS episodes, hearing assist, paddle board, crag dog, barn hunt, etc.) Again, thank you, sir, for providing a way of training I've never been exposed to. I look forward to applying it to this rescue and to my own pack and their progeny.

[@PowerofClarity]

Sorry for the few typos

[@tinyali7704]

You mentioned a squeaker being something you’d normally never use with a Malinois. Why is that?

[@ABANOB_MUSICIAN]

Dose this game teach dog to chase other animal or small things ?

[@juliecrowe5252]

I use flirt pole to try and give my dog an alternative to chasing under my control ,uses loads of energy

[@leafysfishing]

Do you leave the long lead on for any other reason than to grab it if needed? .. when training my Mali should I leave the lead on like you do? Does it matter? Anyone ?

[@PowerofClarity]

In the video, Robert explains the need for someone in front(with toy and proper technique) and someone on lead(to help encourage and to help teach bite strength)

[@WakeUpPeople1776]

I heard you say, never use a squeak with malinois..... can someone explain?

[@zacherythomas4614]

They learn to constantly rebite to make it squeak instead of biting down and holding it.

[@margaretmeaker2830]

@@zacherythomas4614 thanks- for that just learnt something and it makes total sense..don't know why I didn't think of it before..

[@gizzelleboccia1806]

What is the plus to a puppy who tugs?

[@RobertCabralDogs]

Engagement, bidability…

[@PowerofClarity]

If you watch some vids on malinios championships, you'll see where this puppy training leads into use and prerformance later. Laying foundation.

[@_random_dude]

Does this game encourage high drive dogs to eat smaller dogs? Eat/attack.

[@margaretmeaker2830]

No.. which good trainee would illustrate this if that was the outcome.??

[@_random_dude]

@@margaretmeaker2830 that would depend on the dog wouldn't it?

[@PowerofClarity]

Put a command on everything...if a dog has a tendency towards a certain behavior, put a handle on it...