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Leave It Command - Puppy Dog Obedience Training
surprised over the course of a day how many times you are going to I try to emphasize
all the time that you have to keep an eye on your dog all the time particularly during
training. Every time you see him doing something he should not be doing, use this
command.
If you are able to keep your eye on him, you can preempt what he is about to do and
tell him to stop before he has a chance to do it. There are so many interesting things
for your puppy dog to find and inspect that some of them may be disgusting or even
harmful.
You don’t want your dog getting to close to other dogs dropping which may carry germs
or fleas, you don’t want him to drink puddle water where you think it may get
contaminated with anti freeze which would be deadly for your dog and you don’t want
him picking up any thing that may cause a trip for you to the vets office.
5 easy steps for the leave it command
The natural technique above is all very well at first, but to turn it into a formal puppy or
dog obedience training session we need to introduce some objects for him to leave.
You are going to need two treats for this session. An ordinary kibble or dry "Leave It"
treat and a favorite tasty “Reward” treat. Both treats need to be small and able to be
swallowed without too much chewing. It should not be crumbly either. We don’t want him
to lose concentration with a lot of chewing or vacuuming up crumbs.
1. As with all training sessions, begin in an area that is free from any type of distraction.
Sit or kneel in front of your dog. Hold the leave it treat in one hand and the reward treat
in the other.
2. Extend the hand with the leave it treat in your open palm. Don’t say anything but
watch his reactions. Your reactions need to be faster. As soon as your dog reaches out
to take the treat, close your hand quickly and don’t let him get it.
If he loses interest, immediately say ”yes” or “good boy” and give him the treat from the
other hand. If he doesn’t lose interest and keeps trying to get the treat, keep it out of
reach in your closed hand and give the leave it command then ignore him.
Eventually he will give up and look at you. That’s your cue to say “good boy” and give
him the treat from the other hand. Continue with this exercise and pretty soon your dog
will catch on that if he "Leaves It", he will be rewarded from the other hand. You’ll know
you’ve reached this stage when you can leave your hand open.
3. Now he understands that he must leave the treat in your hand. Now stand up and put
the treat on the floor and say leave it. If he goes for it, put your foot over it. If he leaves
it, give him his treat but make sure that he also gets lots and lots of fuss and attention.
He needs to understand that leaving it is going to give him lots of attention and not
necessarily a treat. We don’t want him to expect a treat every time he leaves it but he
should expect lots of love. It’s something you always have with you (and is cheaper and
less fattening).
4. Now lets put the treat on the floor and walk away. Tell him to leave it as you back
away. If he has not moved or tried to get the treat, walk up to him and give him lots of
love. Continue this exercise as you take him for a walk. At this time you can drop treats
in front of you on the ground and walk past them.
5. Continue watching your puppy dog all the time and whenever the opportunity for the
leave it command arises, use it and reward with lots of love. You may even say leave it
and then issue the come command to give him something more attractive to do.
The leave it command is quite easy to teach and will not take too long. It is a very useful
obedience command and one you will find yourself using continually.
Go from the leave it command to loose leash training.
surprised over the course of a day how many times you are going to I try to emphasize
all the time that you have to keep an eye on your dog all the time particularly during
training. Every time you see him doing something he should not be doing, use this
command.
If you are able to keep your eye on him, you can preempt what he is about to do and
tell him to stop before he has a chance to do it. There are so many interesting things
for your puppy dog to find and inspect that some of them may be disgusting or even
harmful.
You don’t want your dog getting to close to other dogs dropping which may carry germs
or fleas, you don’t want him to drink puddle water where you think it may get
contaminated with anti freeze which would be deadly for your dog and you don’t want
him picking up any thing that may cause a trip for you to the vets office.
5 easy steps for the leave it command
The natural technique above is all very well at first, but to turn it into a formal puppy or
dog obedience training session we need to introduce some objects for him to leave.
You are going to need two treats for this session. An ordinary kibble or dry "Leave It"
treat and a favorite tasty “Reward” treat. Both treats need to be small and able to be
swallowed without too much chewing. It should not be crumbly either. We don’t want him
to lose concentration with a lot of chewing or vacuuming up crumbs.
1. As with all training sessions, begin in an area that is free from any type of distraction.
Sit or kneel in front of your dog. Hold the leave it treat in one hand and the reward treat
in the other.
2. Extend the hand with the leave it treat in your open palm. Don’t say anything but
watch his reactions. Your reactions need to be faster. As soon as your dog reaches out
to take the treat, close your hand quickly and don’t let him get it.
If he loses interest, immediately say ”yes” or “good boy” and give him the treat from the
other hand. If he doesn’t lose interest and keeps trying to get the treat, keep it out of
reach in your closed hand and give the leave it command then ignore him.
Eventually he will give up and look at you. That’s your cue to say “good boy” and give
him the treat from the other hand. Continue with this exercise and pretty soon your dog
will catch on that if he "Leaves It", he will be rewarded from the other hand. You’ll know
you’ve reached this stage when you can leave your hand open.
3. Now he understands that he must leave the treat in your hand. Now stand up and put
the treat on the floor and say leave it. If he goes for it, put your foot over it. If he leaves
it, give him his treat but make sure that he also gets lots and lots of fuss and attention.
He needs to understand that leaving it is going to give him lots of attention and not
necessarily a treat. We don’t want him to expect a treat every time he leaves it but he
should expect lots of love. It’s something you always have with you (and is cheaper and
less fattening).
4. Now lets put the treat on the floor and walk away. Tell him to leave it as you back
away. If he has not moved or tried to get the treat, walk up to him and give him lots of
love. Continue this exercise as you take him for a walk. At this time you can drop treats
in front of you on the ground and walk past them.
5. Continue watching your puppy dog all the time and whenever the opportunity for the
leave it command arises, use it and reward with lots of love. You may even say leave it
and then issue the come command to give him something more attractive to do.
The leave it command is quite easy to teach and will not take too long. It is a very useful
obedience command and one you will find yourself using continually.
Go from the leave it command to loose leash training.
