Tug of war 31st feb 09

[Bowlzee]

[matt]

i like the tug of war to mate, lou and diego had a go earlier on in the day good fun.

[southern-staffords]

At some stage there shall be a tug-o-war comp. I do like this though some peoples interpretations may vary as the dogs are growling and making themselves very vocal, but I expect that most dogs do this even when playing tug with their owner. The comp, dogs will be attached to a non movable object not held by leads.

[Shakka-Staffs]

I really wanted rameses to have a go at this will have to wait till next time nice video!!!

[alza]

i really like the idea of the tug ov war superb..great video

[martinl]

ive had lenny n indy doing this today they love it.. indy gives up coz she gets bored as lennox struggles to move her lol

[ianhurley]

yeah, come on lee get it on, its a crack. brings into play the business end.

[matt]

yeh frank the bullferrets up for it.

[ianhurley]

you want two cars with tow-bars, like mine and neils 4x4s. back to back.

[ianhurley]

thanks martin for putting it up and the pics.

[southern-staffords]

Some thing like this, Ronnie & Goddess at Quexpo.

[ianhurley]

lee if you start putting this on then i dont think i will be able to stay away, its the missing link.
make these events the best in europe!!!

[southern-staffords]

Marek has told me that the record for tug-o-war in Czech is something like 3hrs I think,We would have to finish the show by car light!
Some dogs excel at this, Goddess is the best I have seen so far. Will have something put together for the next event for people to try out.

I thought Neil was the missing link!!!!!!!

[ianhurley]

you could always call it a draw after a certain amount of time. say 10 mins max for each dog.

[ianhurley]

no, he's just got a missing link. he he he

[Vincent]

Feb 2, 2009 21:12:02 GMT @ianhurley said:

you could always call it a draw after a certain amount of time. say 10 mins max for each dog.

Or a leaderboard?

Or a championship like boxing if it results in a draw the one who was champ at first is still champ

[ianhurley]

i think this sport shows true grit, the desire to give up must be strong, the dog that holds on longer having more courage tenacity and determination, it is these qualities we should be trying to retain at all costs. i.e. winning dogs mated to winning bitches, selective breeding just like the a-frame and so forth.

[ianhurley]

i also think this is where the new english bull pups would do well with their stubbornness

[martinl]

ians got a point.. breed the best with the bests to make better...?

[Vincent]

i agree but winning bitches to winning dogs is only a good idea if stubborness and strength is the goal. i think temperement and health should always be the first consideration

[dog]

I've got an idea for little invention to make for a clear winner, a fairly short competition and to stop the dogs getting at each other but as with most of my ideas it's a bit crazy lol.

I tried something last year that was O.K but this is much better if a little more elaborate.

[Vincent]

oooh sounds good care to explain?

(another way for tug of war is to have the dogs back to back joined by a rope then no head on aggression

[dog]

I'll see if I can get something rigged up and try it out, I'll let you know how it goes.

[ianhurley]

i done a mag like that back in 95 and sold a copy to ed at a stafford show in bracknell, i done art work of both ways but t.b.h i dont really think it will work quite aswell.

[Vincent]

i spose its relying on different muscles

[matt]

in one of my am bulldog books theres a bit on tug of war, in this they have two dogs pulling through a sheet of ply with a hole cut in the middle so the dogs are not face to face, i will scan it later and post it. the book is called the working american bulldog by dave putnam loads of good information about iron dog comps, boar hunting and much more. the best am bulldog book i have seen.

[matt]

i agree with youre breeding ideas ian its proved dog to proved dog(function over form) including bully crosses , as close as we can get to legally proving there gameness me thinks .back to the old ways not just pretty dog to pretty dog.i to think our english bulls will shine at this event and others.

[Jessica]

the wood sounds like a good idea - looks good i would like to try our lot on this
Is it done on weight? how do you match the dogs?

[southern-staffords]

Feb 3, 2009 8:35:35 GMT matt said:

in one of my am bulldog books theres a bit on tug of war, in this they have two dogs pulling through a sheet of ply with a hole cut in the middle so the dogs are not face to face, i will scan it later and post it. the book is called the working american bulldog by dave putnam loads of good information about iron dog comps, boar hunting and much more. the best am bulldog book i have seen.

Already made 1. I think the dogs seeing each other is a better way to do it. The dogs would compete against others same or nearly same weights, but some smaller dogs will be more tenacious than the bigger dogs and vice versa. I 'm not to sure how they set rules for this but Marek will enlighten us soon.

[matt]

thats the one lee. i will bring the book on sunday its got some rules on how they do it, might help mate.