The fine art of TUG
>> Friday, 24 August 2007
As with all good recipes it's always good to start with a list of ingredients. So we shall start with the list of ingredients for Tug
TUG
2 dogs (1xlarge, 1xsmall)
1 human (male, female, large, small, interested,disinterested....doesn't matter)
1 dog toy resembling a rope would be good if not anything that can be ripped apart.
So now we have all the ingredients in place for the game...yes it is a game!!
Tug usually starts with one large dog pestering the hell out of you by subtly dumping the above said tug toy either on your lap or if you have bare feet and the item is heavy it is usual to dump said toy on your toe when you least expect it to announce the presence of said dog. This is followed by copious amounts of staring and pawing until you get the message that it's time for a game of tug regardless of what you were engaged in beforehand. The rules of the game are very simple you hold said toy in your hand and allow said dog to pull said toy.(if I say said one more time shoot me!!). At some point during this engrossing game you will be joined by one small dog who generally has attitude wishing to join in. This is not an opportunity for you to bow out of the game gracefully as the above small dog with attitude needs your help with keeping the larger dog at bay to allow her to play as well. What follows to the passing outsider sounds like the worst dog fight in history is taking place as both dogs growl and snarl their way to an eventual bout of disinterest from you when you finally decide that your arm is best left in its shoulder socket and you give up the ghost and try and return to what you were doing beforehand. The result of all of this is that you have broken sweat when you never planned to and have hyped up one large and one small dog who now do in actual fact want to start the mother of all dog fights. Snarling turns to a vicious bark which then turns into a more vicious bark from yourself whereupon both dogs retreat to separate corners of the house both no doubt muttering foul things about you under their breaths. This gives you the opportunity to remove the above tug toy and this is usually greeted with the dulcet tones of "is it time for a cup of tea yet" from my glamorous assistant who although she is glamorous didn't actually assist.
GAME OVER
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