This is a great exercise to teach ANY dog! You can train ANY dog to do never go for dropped food ANYWHERE… Or you could train your dog never to go for dropped food only in the kitchen. I like to toss food as a reward for my dogs when training complex tricks and obedience. So I let them go for food that I throw during training sessions. If you plan to NEVER let your dog go for dropped food, then when you are training you need to have a release cue like “get it” to mean your dog can go for the food you throw or you could ruin your default leave it from dropped food. However most dogs are very smart and understand the situational cues. Clicker Training, Dog Training, Dog Training Tips, Dog training tip, how to train your dog, how to teach your dog to leave food, how to teach your dog to leave dropped food
@nagat1w2 if I wasn’t using treats,I was getting insanely excited and petting his face . Worked great.
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
Love your videos! They keep getting better and better! Thanks!
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 ?
This is also called Its Yer Choice (IYC).
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.
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!
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.
You simply say “yes” instead of click. Search for my video called “How to train without a clicker” on youtube!
Awsome!
Thank you
Can u still do it if u don’t have the clicker? If not, plz make make 2nd videos without clicker
Awesome video, just what i needed! Thank You!
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
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.
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 ~
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!
Thanks so much for all your wonderful videos Emily!!!
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Wonderful!
my dog eats cat poop if she can get away with, i leash her and walk directly home when she does, so not that bad anymore, tho if im not looking she still would.
I almost wanted to take a water gun with me at a point, so i could correct in the 5 sec,period.
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.
Defenitly gonna teach my dogs this it really can safe theire lifes tnx so much!!,!!
Just like you said . A must for every dog
you’re awesome
Thank you.