Whole Dog Journal s training editor Pat Miller explains how to teach your dog to listen to your commands on cue. How to teach you dog to leave it alone on cue.
The Leave It command protects you from having to deal with the nasty things your dog thinks are appropriate to pick up in his mouth and protects him from potentially dangerous nonedibles — or poisoned edibles.
“Leave it” is one of the most valuable cues to teach a dog, and one of my favorites to train. It means not only leave alone that gross thing on the sidewalk or that approaching pup; a strong “leave-it” acts like a superman-level recall for a dog that loves to chase.
The 'leave it' cue teaches your dog an invaluable lesson in impulse control that can be useful in many situations. The 'it' in question might be food that has fallen on the floor, something your dog picks up on a walk, another dog, or even a child.
Whole Dog Journal s training editor Pat Miller explains how to teach your dog to listen to your commands on cue. How to teach you dog to leave it alone on cue.
The Leave It command protects you from having to deal with the nasty things your dog thinks are appropriate to pick up in his mouth and protects him from potentially dangerous nonedibles — or poisoned edibles.
“Leave it” is one of the most valuable cues to teach a dog, and one of my favorites to train. It means not only leave alone that gross thing on the sidewalk or that approaching pup; a strong “leave-it” acts like a superman-level recall for a dog that loves to chase.
The 'leave it' cue teaches your dog an invaluable lesson in impulse control that can be useful in many situations. The 'it' in question might be food that has fallen on the floor, something your dog picks up on a walk, another dog, or even a child.
