Also, be careful with leave it. Don't get it confused with drop it. Only use 'leave it' when you want him to never touch that thing again, like when you drop food that you don't want him eating. Or chickens. Never use it for toys though. Made that mistake with Teddy. Rosie though is great with it.
Yes! This too! Mental stimulation is soooo important, especially with smart, active dogs. Too many people neglect this and end up with an extremely fit, energetic dog that they can’t tire out LOL also teaching and rewarding calm behaviors is wonderful too. Teaching a place or settle or similar command. And an “off switch.” And stuff like that. It helps hugely teaching them early on how to be calm and that not every moment is play or work time lol crate training can help with that too. Just putting them in there sometimes to chill haha
I too like give and find myself using it more and more lately! Not even really intentionally or anything, just kinda started saying it and I like it better. It’s easier and faster to say than drop it haha though sometimes I’ll also drop the it off drop it and just say “drop”I use the command "Give" for our dog when we want her to return a toy we have thrown etc. I like that because it's a positive word and completely different to "Leave it".
You'll need lots of treats, or if you are using kibble your pup can work for its food.
Just be prepared to try a technique and tweak it for your pup, or try something completely different. I tried some techniques on our dog when she was a pup and they were hopeless for her, but others worked really well.
And we will need pictures.
but best to pick one word and stick with it. I use different things for different dogs.
