I disagree with you on some matters here, agree with you on others.Originally Posted by YigYang
- 1. A dog's ability to "bite hard" is 100% genetic;
[list:m2bszt9e]a) You can take a freak mouth dog off the chain, with no work, and he will still be a freak-mouth dog;
b) You can work a mush-mouth dog as hard as you want, and all he will ever be is a well-conditioned mush-mouth dog;
2. Working a dog's mouth does enable them to use whatever mouth they have longer.
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- a) The jaw and mandible muscles are muscles, and as such can be conditioned too.
Therefore, I think adding something for "conditioning the jaw muscles," while it may not turn your dog into Zebo, it will allow him to use whatever biting power he does have over a longer, sustained period of time.
Jack
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