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The Puppy Training Podcast

Episode #64 Drop It

The Puppy Training Podcast

Baxter & Bella Puppy Training

Baxter & Bella Online Puppy School, New Puppy Tips, Dog Training, Puppy Training, New Puppy, Business, Society & Culture

4.7637 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Does your puppy ever get something and they don’t want to give it up? They clamp down on the item and may even run from you as you approach? Today we are talking about getting your dog to drop something they find really valuable - willingly from their mouth. Support the show Follow us on social media Instagram @BAXTERandBella Facebook @TheOnlinePuppySchool YouTube @BAXTERandBella Subscribe to our site for FREE weekly training tips! Check out our FREE resources! Join our member...

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0:00.0

This is the puppy training podcast episode number 64, drop it.

0:08.4

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

0:15.8

And I'm here to help you every step of the way.

0:18.4

This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your host, Amy Jensen.

0:25.0

Does your puppy ever get something and they don't want to give it up? Maybe they clamp down on

0:29.7

the item and they might even run from you as you approach. Today I want to talk about getting your

0:34.4

dogs to drop something that they find really valuable,

0:38.0

and I want them to do it willingly from their mouth.

0:40.9

So if you need help with a basic drop-it, please check out our online puppy school at

0:44.8

baxterambella.com. We love to help you with that.

0:48.2

But today we're going to talk about those items that your dog gets that are novel,

0:52.4

that maybe we don't want them to have that they don't

0:54.5

always get to have. So most of the time a simple drop-it is enough for our dog to let go of

0:59.4

something in their mouth like a toy or a chew that we've regularly practiced with. We teach them

1:04.4

we always trade up, which motivates them to release an item when asked. But these items like paper,

1:10.7

paper towels, food wrappers, pine cones,

1:14.1

socks, or any other item might be a bit trickier. So by default, just so you know,

1:20.2

canines can have a natural tendency to protect what is theirs. And if it isn't properly managed,

1:25.6

this tendency has the possibility to turn into unintended

1:30.1

and maybe competitive aggression, which is oftentimes referred to as resource guarding.

1:34.8

Now, we don't want that. We want to teach our dog that he doesn't need to guard something that

1:38.3

whenever we approach, it's fine. So today, let's talk about some helpful tips to get your puppy

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