This is the puppy training podcast episode number 90, stolen items, how to get them back.

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.

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

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

Hello, how are you today?

I hope you're having an awesome week.

We are almost to the weekend, and the sun has been shining in Utah, which makes for happier people and happier dogs.

We have even had a few days that have felt like spring. I know, I know it's still winter,

but there are a few signs out there of warmer days to come, and we're super excited about it.

I do enjoy the changing seasons, though. I really do enjoy the snowy get. I'm just ready for

some sunshine. Baxter seemed to be having a day

today, but as soon as we went outside to play and he saw the blue skies and the sunshine, he

perked up to and he was happy to run around. So I hope you and your dogs are finding some fun this

week. Today I want to talk about how to get something back your dog may have stolen. I get asked about this pretty

frequently, so I thought, why not spend some time today talking about it on the podcast? This is

something that we all should be aware of and know how to handle appropriately from the get-go.

I want to give this information to as many people as possible to help you handle this in a

non-threatening way for your dog.

It's really, really important. This is a common occurrence across households that our dog at one

point or another finds something they are not necessarily supposed to have. Like a sock,

maybe it's a tissue, a wrapper, your child's doll or stuffed animal, or other novel item.

Now, when someone in your household first notices that the puppy has something that we do not

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