Whining when playing tug

Sitz&Platz · 03-15-2013, 10:00 PM

Dexter is now almost 5 months old, and he loves to play fetch and tug until my arms fall off.

He whines a lot, when we play tug. I know he's teething, but he keeps bringing me his tug toys to play. Once he gets the okay to bite down on the tug he never lets go, until I tell him to. And he just whines the entire time. Should I just remove all tug toys until he's done teething?

onyx'girl · 03-15-2013, 10:02 PM

I would. Give him a frozen knotted washcloth to chew instead. He's in full blown teething mode and I'd stop tugging til he's 7 months or so. You want to make sure the teeth coming in aren't shifting during tug time, another reason to limit it. You could still use a flirtpole, but let him win all the time!

03-15-2013, 10:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sitz&Platz Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 146	Whining when playing tug Dexter is now almost 5 months old, and he loves to play fetch and tug until my arms fall off. He whines a lot, when we play tug. I know he's teething, but he keeps bringing me his tug toys to play. Once he gets the okay to bite down on the tug he never lets go, until I tell him to. And he just whines the entire time. Should I just remove all tug toys until he's done teething?

03-15-2013, 10:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,195	I would. Give him a frozen knotted washcloth to chew instead. He's in full blown teething mode and I'd stop tugging til he's 7 months or so. You want to make sure the teeth coming in aren't shifting during tug time, another reason to limit it. You could still use a flirtpole, but let him win all the time! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

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