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"Drop it!"
Your dog learning “drop it” is important because you want to save your stuff from getting torn to pieces. It will make Retrieving easier if he’ll drop the Frisbee into your hand. Also, you want to save your dog. Pennies are very poisonous and once your dog swallows one, it’s fatal. There’s nothing you can do. When our dog was a puppy, my brother found that he had gotten something and was about to swallow it. Good thing we had taught him “drop it” - It was a penny that was in Caspian’s mouth.
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Clicker Method
Throughout the entire tricks section, I use the clicker method for training dogs. The clicker method, in my opinion, is the best method available to use, because it enables the dog to know exactly what it is being treated for. Also, the clicker method lets children and multiple people train the animal, making it incredibly "user friendly." For more on this, please see THE CLICKER METHOD.
The Need To Know
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So here’s how to teach your dog to drop what’s in his mouth. Get one of your dog’s toys and let him take it in his mouth. Take his toy with your hand and see if he’ll allow you to take it. Click and treat if he does. Repeat this several times. Then, open your hand and say, Drop it. When he drops it give him a jackpot! Do this several times until he has learned to drop his toy in your hand. But don’t just have him drop that one toy. After that clicker session, get another toy or item and go into a different room to have him drop it. Once you’ve run out of toys for him to drop, move on to treats. If your dog drops a treat that he really wants, reward him with an even bigger treat!
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Video of Teaching Drop
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