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.
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Just like you said . A must for every dog 🙂 you’re awesome
Defenitly gonna teach my dogs this it really can safe theire lifes tnx so much!!,!!
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!
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 ~
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
Awesome video, just what i needed! Thank You!
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.
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! 🙂
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.
Love your videos! They keep getting better and better! Thanks!
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 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.
My dog thanks you as much as I do for your super informative videos!
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.
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?
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!
Fantastic advice. Especially the bit about it being trained to be a default behaviour rather than a cued ‘leave it’.
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. ❤️