I have started training and noticed my dogs tongue bleeding, what is wrong here?
There are a couple of reasons for this. One, the dog is new to the sport and just does not know how to hold its tongue while catching a disc. And Two as the dogs body gets hotter and hotter they “sweat” or relieve body heat through their mouths. As the dogs body heats up the tongue swells, thus getting in the way of the teeth and getting bitten. When you notice bleeding, stop training immediately, examine your dog and make sure it is not a broken tooth or something more serious. If it is just the tongue then offer water (water usually stops the bleeding immediately), give the dog some rest and resume the training. As the dog gets more seasoned the bleeding will be less of an occurrence.
