Jet is almost 9 months old now, and he is very fast and strong. Sometimes, it can be really tiring and stressful on my shoulder while playing tug with him. Also, when he gets worked up after I teased him enough with a toy, he can get a bit too "eager"! However, working with Jet is somewhat different from working with a pet dog since I am working in the hope of him titling in Schutzhund and other dog sports. Therefore, most of the time, even if he is over enthusiastic about the game of tug, and accidentally scratched or bit me, I never scold him. I will reprimand him if he doesn't obey the rules such as biting my hand or the tug when he is not supposed to etc.
Today, I was working with him on obedience with the home-made leather tug. Unlike commercial leather tug, this homemade leather tug is not stiff, thus have the tendency of folding over my hand. Jet was doing well with obedience.... we were just working on "out" and "sit" commands in different scenarios. The final time I gave him the "ok" command, as always he would enthusiastically go for the tug. Unfortunately, this time, the leather tug folded itself over my right hand, and as he went to grab it, he bit my hand! He had done this before in previous training sessions, but this time, his bite nearly went through my index finger! Ouch! Note to self: Need to be more alert! :)
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