Leave it and Drop It aren't just nice tricks. They're really important safety skills that every dog

needs. In today's episode, we're going to break down how to teach both cues clearly, effectively,

and without conflict. Welcome to the puppy training podcast, the show designed to help you

raise a confident, well-behaved puppy using positive practical training methods. Each week we'll explore

real-life training strategies, break down common puppy challenges and give you clear step-by-step

guidance you can start using right away. Whether you're dealing with potty training, biting, jumping,

or just want to build a stronger bond with your pup as their handler, you're in the right

place. All right, drop it and leave it, sometimes get confused.

But today, let's talk about how to teach them effectively, how to build reliability.

We want to definitely prevent any resource guarding and understand when to use Dropit

versus trading for something better, whether your dog grab socks or snacks or something

dangerous on a walk,

today's episode, I'm going to give you the tools to handle it with confidence. So welcome

back to the podcast. If it's been a while since you've been here, I'm glad you're back.

If you're new, I'm Amy Jensen. I own Baxter and Bella, the online puppy school.

And this is our weekly podcast where we talk all things puppy. So today

topics, leave it and drop it. Let's do it. Before we get into the how, let's talk about the why.

Dogs explore the world with their mouths. And that means food on the ground, trash, rock, socks,

mystery objects that you really don't want to identify. Leave it prevents your dog

from picking something up in the first place. Drop it. Gives you a way to safely get something

out of their mouth. So that's after the behavior of already picking something up. Leave it is before

the behavior. Drop it is after the behavior if the behavior is picking something up,

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