Yes, well, Pongo is becoming a butt-head. I always had a feeling he had the potential to be a jerk... Though there are some who disagree, I raise puppies the way I was taught by longtime SchH mentors - puppies are allowed to be puppies. No pressure. That said, I DO use food to teach them basic behaviors, and certainly BAD behavior is NOT tolerated... but other than that, they are allowed free rein. They can be rambunctious and obnoxious and I find it develops confidence and a little bit of cockiness - necessary (I think) for SchH.
Anyway, that's one reason Pongo is here - so that he can be as bratty as he wants and not get into (too much) trouble. We want his confidence level high.
So, I am working on developing his tug game - full, hard grips, building his drive for the toy, etc... well I also started to make him have to work harder for the toy (fighting him a little) and frustrating him with waiting a second or two for it... apparently, that is NOT pleasing to him - he got pissed off last night and nipped my thigh!
As soon as I yelled "ACK!" at him to interrupt the behavior, he had already released, and was SMILING, tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth...
BRAT!
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