This behavior saved my dog's life a couple of times! A few years ago I dropped a glass tray with left overs and it shattered around my little dog. Because I taught him the leave it behavior he didn't go for the food and because of his well mastered stay he kept one foot of the floor and did not step into the glass. My new pup is 10 weeks old and he's well on his way to mastering these two life saving behaviors.
My American Bulldog is going to be a service dog. One of the tests for him to get his vest is a non-cued leave it of food that's dropped in front of him while he's under the table at a restaurant. He has a spectacular 'leave it' and I inadvertently taught him this while teaching him his basic 'leave it' skills. I just dropped food (high value treats) in front of him, then walked away without looking. He was in a sit/stay at the time, and when I came back a minute later, he hadn't touched them! I was so proud of him. Apparently that's one of the hardest parts of the test, and a lot of dogs fail it. Now, if I could just get my lab to stop trying to eat everything in sight, that would be great.
In my opinion, this is a vital skill for any puppy or dog to have. Not only is it for safety (stop them from eating things, or chasing things), but it also helps to build impulse control. And it's so versatile, to help with many different behavioral issues. ❤️
The silent cue to make it a default action is the key. I love that. Such simple thing. Since I tend to speak very loud, the silent cue will help us a lot.
The jrt will LOVE you for doing this. All of the ones that I have met are so active and you are doing your dog a great favor by putting their brains to work
I think this behaviour is SO important. I teach it to all my fosters and to my dogs. My dog is stronger at it than my mother's, but I still think it's a very important skill. I think it also helps the dog in ignoring desirable distractions too.
I'm so glad I found this channel just in time before I got my new puppy!! Now I'm going to have a VERY well raised and extremely happy jack russell!! Thank you SO VERY MUCH, Emily!
A very useful tip especially for someone as clumsy as I am! I used a slightly different (positive) method though but mine are great at not going for dropped food or tablets, etc. This is also brilliant in a multi-dog household or families with young children to prevent food aggression! :)
Love this one. Just got a new shih tzu and I was able to teach him a large amount of commands within 3 days at 12 weeks old.I ran out of ideas for more lol.
This trick is awesome. I was lucky to get a rescue dog that is absolutely brilliant and has basically trained himself, but he will leave ANYTHING (toys, food, other dogs, etc). If I say leave it, he turns his back on it and looks to me. But I think that training leave it is a must have even if you do nothing else
You can also cover the dropped treat with your foot if the dog goes for it -- much easier on your back and better than using a leash to restrain the dog, IMO.
Awesome video. I have two rescued black Labs. Can you do a training video on walking two dogs simultaneously, possibly with e z walk harnesses and a coupler or something similar? Thank you. ~ Mark ~
How do I react if my dog "steal" something from me, and starts running with it? And also, what do I do, if my dog missbehaves like jump on people or go through garbage bin or pee where is not supposed to... I mean... I WILL teach him not to do all this stuff, but I'm getting a puppy in a couple of weeks and I know he will do something wrong eventually, and I just want to know what should my first reaction be.. thank you for the answer, I love your chanel
You might find a video for that on Kikopup's channel. Look around and you might find a video for that. Also, don't worry about age. Your dog will be able to learn if your kind, train often, and train correctly. Hope this helps!
I have a problem, I just got a german shepherd puppy 11 weeks and i didnt realize when training him that too many treats could make him food motivated. He listens to commands but when i show him that i have no treat he shuts down completely. leash pulling and eating everything small on the floor and barking constantly you name it , I was wondering is there anything I can do to break the bad habit of working only for treats and food ?
Hello! I'm adopting a dog soon, and she's nine months old. Her foster mom tells me she has a bit of a jumping problem. How do you teach dogs that aren't puppies how to get rid of this habit?
thanks for all your tips but i got a rescue dog who was a ex bait dog[means he was trained to fight dogs] but he was found before he was a proper fight dog but he still goes for other dogs unless the back down first what can i do to make him just ignore all dogs please help
don't cue - that must be my problem. When something is dropping, I will say, leave it, and she will; however, if I don't say leave it when something is dropping, she darts right in and grabs it.
This behavior saved my dog's life a couple of times!
A few years ago I dropped a glass tray with left overs and it shattered around my little dog. Because I taught him the leave it behavior he didn't go for the food and because of his well mastered stay he kept one foot of the floor and did not step into the glass.
My new pup is 10 weeks old and he's well on his way to mastering these two life saving behaviors.
My American Bulldog is going to be a service dog. One of the tests for him to get his vest is a non-cued leave it of food that's dropped in front of him while he's under the table at a restaurant.
He has a spectacular 'leave it' and I inadvertently taught him this while teaching him his basic 'leave it' skills. I just dropped food (high value treats) in front of him, then walked away without looking. He was in a sit/stay at the time, and when I came back a minute later, he hadn't touched them! I was so proud of him. Apparently that's one of the hardest parts of the test, and a lot of dogs fail it.
Now, if I could just get my lab to stop trying to eat everything in sight, that would be great.
In my opinion, this is a vital skill for any puppy or dog to have. Not only is it for safety (stop them from eating things, or chasing things), but it also helps to build impulse control. And it's so versatile, to help with many different behavioral issues. ❤️
The silent cue to make it a default action is the key. I love that. Such simple thing. Since I tend to speak very loud, the silent cue will help us a lot.
The jrt will LOVE you for doing this. All of the ones that I have met are so active and you are doing your dog a great favor by putting their brains to work
Fantastic advice. Especially the bit about it being trained to be a default behaviour rather than a cued 'leave it'.
I think this behaviour is SO important. I teach it to all my fosters and to my dogs. My dog is stronger at it than my mother's, but I still think it's a very important skill. I think it also helps the dog in ignoring desirable distractions too.
I'm so glad I found this channel just in time before I got my new puppy!! Now I'm going to have a VERY well raised and extremely happy jack russell!! Thank you SO VERY MUCH, Emily!
My dog thanks you as much as I do for your super informative videos!
Defenitly gonna teach my dogs this it really can safe theire lifes tnx so much!!,!!
Thanks
doggie zen - love it!
A very useful tip especially for someone as clumsy as I am! I used a slightly different (positive) method though but mine are great at not going for dropped food or tablets, etc. This is also brilliant in a multi-dog household or families with young children to prevent food aggression! :)
great video!
Love this one. Just got a new shih tzu and I was able to teach him a large amount of commands within 3 days at 12 weeks old.I ran out of ideas for more lol.
This trick is awesome. I was lucky to get a rescue dog that is absolutely brilliant and has basically trained himself, but he will leave ANYTHING (toys, food, other dogs, etc). If I say leave it, he turns his back on it and looks to me. But I think that training leave it is a must have even if you do nothing else
Just like you said . A must for every dog :-) you're awesome
Awesome video, just what i needed! Thank You!
Awsome!
You can also cover the dropped treat with your foot if the dog goes for it -- much easier on your back and better than using a leash to restrain the dog, IMO.
Awesome video. I have two rescued black Labs. Can you do a training video on walking two dogs simultaneously, possibly with e z walk harnesses and a coupler or something similar? Thank you. ~ Mark ~
very nice vedio, thanks.
Wonderful! :)
Love your videos! They keep getting better and better! Thanks!
You simply say "yes" instead of click. Search for my video called "How to train without a clicker" on youtube! :)
Hehe, I thought you were going to say "I can't recommend this method." And I was thinking "why? why? why?" but that's great!!! :)
This is also called Its Yer Choice (IYC).
How do I react if my dog "steal" something from me, and starts running with it? And also, what do I do, if my dog missbehaves like jump on people or go through garbage bin or pee where is not supposed to... I mean... I WILL teach him not to do all this stuff, but I'm getting a puppy in a couple of weeks and I know he will do something wrong eventually, and I just want to know what should my first reaction be..
thank you for the answer, I love your chanel
You might find a video for that on Kikopup's channel. Look around and you might find a video for that. Also, don't worry about age. Your dog will be able to learn if your kind, train often, and train correctly. Hope this helps!
Now, you actually used intimidation
Can u still do it if u don't have the clicker? If not, plz make make 2nd videos without clicker
I have a problem, I just got a german shepherd puppy 11 weeks and i didnt realize when training him that too many treats could make him food motivated. He listens to commands but when i show him that i have no treat he shuts down completely. leash pulling and eating everything small on the floor and barking constantly you name it , I was wondering is there anything I can do to break the bad habit of working only for treats and food ?
Hello! I'm adopting a dog soon, and she's nine months old. Her foster mom tells me she has a bit of a jumping problem. How do you teach dogs that aren't puppies how to get rid of this habit?
thanks for all your tips but i got a rescue dog who was a ex bait dog[means he was trained to fight dogs] but he was found before he was a proper fight dog but he still goes for other dogs unless the back down first what can i do to make him just ignore all dogs please help
@nagat1w2 if I wasn't using treats,I was getting insanely excited and petting his face . Worked great.
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don't cue - that must be my problem. When something is dropping, I will say, leave it, and she will; however, if I don't say leave it when something is dropping, she darts right in and grabs it.