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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 9, 2016 8:27:32 GMT
Lol good luck using those methods on Alfie. His jaw is like a vice ( barley can vouch for me! Remember that tennis ball he stole at Hylands Park and how hard it was to get it back off him?  ) If I don't have a decent trade for him and I absolutely must get the item from him then it will usually take two people. One to use both hands to pry his mouth open (it's bloody hard, you need to be strong!) and the other to pull the item from his mouth once his jaw is loosened slightly. I always end up with tooth marks on my fingers due to the effort needed. Sometimes I can manage it with one person depending on how stubborn he's feeling and how big or valuable (to him) the item is. I don't think any item would warrant me strangling my dog... |
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Post by bextull on Dec 9, 2016 17:20:50 GMT
There are 3 basic ways to go about getting a dog to drop whatever it's holding in it's mouth under normal circumstances (as in it's not the best sausage in the world and already halfway down it's throat!) if it won't respond to a "drop" command: Since a dog usually holds items around the front of it's mouth, you should be able to slide a finger behind the object, between the dog's jaw, and push down on the back end of its tongue with your finger. This usually causes the dog to let go of whatever its holding. Cover the dog's eyes with your hand and then pull the object out of its mouth. This trick doesn't work on all dogs, but most dislike not being able to see and will twist their heads and simultaneously release their jaw when their eyes are covered. Place your hand over the dogs muzzle and squeeze your thumb and forefinger from each side between the back of its jaw - you'll basically be using the principle of leverage to pry the dog's mouth open. There's another slightly unorthodox way to make a dog release an object, and that's pulling it straight upwards by the throat with its collar (the emphasis is on straight up - as in completely vertically). This constricts the dog's throat as strangling would and the dog's weight against its own throat is usually enough to make it let go. If the other 3 methods don't work and you're desperate because your dog is holding something dangerous to it or similar you could consider trying this. This isn't unorthodox, this is downright dangerous. Not only do you risk actually strangling the dog, you're causing a tremendous amount of damage to the trachea, larynx, oesophagus and sub-mandubular glands. On top of this you also risk long term nerve damage to the neck and eyes. As for the other 3 methods, I wouldn't really recommend putting your finger on the back of a dogs tongue - this is how you end up getting bitten. Covering the dogs eyes? That would not be my first port of call if my dog is about to eat something dangerous. Prying your dogs mouth open makes the most sense. However, none of these are suitable for teaching a dog to drop a toy. |
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Post by barley on Dec 9, 2016 18:14:46 GMT
Lol good luck using those methods on Alfie. His jaw is like a vice ( barley can vouch for me! Remember that tennis ball he stole at Hylands Park and how hard it was to get it back off him? ) If I don't have a decent trade for him and I absolutely must get the item from him then it will usually take two people. One to use both hands to pry his mouth open (it's bloody hard, you need to be strong!) and the other to pull the item from his mouth once his jaw is loosened slightly. I always end up with tooth marks on my fingers due to the effort needed. Sometimes I can manage it with one person depending on how stubborn he's feeling and how big or valuable (to him) the item is. I don't think any item would warrant me strangling my dog... I do remember  |
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