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Does Playing Tug with Your Gundog Really Cause a Hard Mouth?

Does Playing Tug with Your Gundog Really Cause a Hard Mouth?

by jill@developyourdog.co.uk | Mar 9, 2025 | Gundog, Puppy

Playing tug with your gundog is often met with skepticism in the working dog community. A long-standing myth suggests that tug games create a “hard mouth,” making gundogs unreliable retrievers who clamp down on game too tightly. But is there any truth to this claim?...

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