Depends a lot on my tone. I dropped my oatmeal the other day, and the bowl shattered. One of my dogs is blind and is such a food hound she might not have bothered trying to eat around the glass (not that it would have been very effective if they tried, glass was everywhere and in tiny, barely noticeable shards). I told them in my I-mean-business voice to leave it and go lay down. They both did, and I was able to clean up the whole mess without any risk to them. When I don't pull out that specific voice, it's hit or miss how quickly / whether they listen.
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So glad I found your channel today! We added an 8 wk old Australian Shepherd - Border Collie / Blue healer mix puppy to our family!! He's feisty when he's rested up and my arms show it. Watching some of your puppy training videos gives me hope in my ability to train him! 😊
11 months ago | 0
My beagle is 3 yrs old. He can “leave it” very well thanks to your videos that I watched (and book) when I got him at 8 weeks old.
11 months ago | 0
I think it's very important to have two different commands for this, one for things the dog will be allowed to have at a later point and one for things he is not supposed to touch, now or ever. You don't want to give him the impression that it's only a matter of waiting patiently before he gets access to an item if it is actually something dangerous. That will only cause him to get confused and frustrated and finally he might take it anyway after he waited long enough, in his mind.
11 months ago | 2
our dog just turned 2... we've been working on "leave it" since he came home at 9 weeks... he's finally starting to get it. he's a stubborn boy
11 months ago | 1
Mostly yes and honestly your videos were a huge help. That skill parlayed into other things too. Mine USED TO be good to sit and stay. He does it well for certain games.
11 months ago | 0
Just got my 13 week old Aussidor to learn “leave it” with our cats so that’s progress! But that’s all he knows to leave yet 🤗 stubborn little blep he i
11 months ago | 4
She knows it but will test her boundaries with it(shes getting better about just leaving it as default tho). She leaves our cats alone now(which for a high prey drive pointer mix isnt easy so im proud of her for that) but occasionally tries to sneak something out of the garbage or off a table so have to keep a close eye on her so she doesn't succeed and reinforce that further. She doesn't have much of a problem of picking random things off the ground tho anymore.
11 months ago | 0
A dog trainer still learning. A learning dog trainer isn't a professional dog trainer. Just another dude with a dog that's learning dog skills. Cheers for all your advice....PFFFFT
11 months ago | 1
“Leave it” is one of the most important commands to master. I hate watching owners screaming and pulling at their pups.
11 months ago | 0
Training everyday, especially not to follow impulsive decisions 😅 he responds very well. We train in different situations, and gets lot of cuddles or treats when successful
11 months ago | 0
My dog won't touch a bit of food unless I tell him too. He sits next to my 3 children while they eat and patiently drools until they give him something lol
11 months ago | 0
Recall, stay and leave it are the first things I've taught my dogs. So I can drop anything and they won't touch it without looking at me for approval first. It's reinforced daily and it could save them from potentially harming themselves
11 months ago | 1
My dogs are usually trained to leave it early on due to the fact I lived for years in a house where the yard was a giant mushroom farm every time it rained.
11 months ago | 0
When food or anything hits the floor my girl always checks in to get the go ahead. My puppy, on the other hand, is not yet so behaved lol
11 months ago | 0
The real question I have is how to ensure a dog leaves things alone when I am not around?
11 months ago | 0
He watched some rabbits last night for about 20 minutes and left them alone. Than suddenly from another direction one appears and he chased it through the woods and came back a minute later. He understood he shouldn't have ran off so he came back with his head down
11 months ago | 0
My 2 year old and 14 year old will listen 100% of the time when I tell them to leave it or drop it. My 1 year old's biggest problem is impulse control, so she is still very much a work in progress.
11 months ago | 0
Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution
Does your dog know how to leave ANYTHING alone when you ask them to - even a piece of bacon you drop right in front of them without warning? (This is super fast & easy to teach and I have CHANGED the way I train it!! 🚨 Watch here: https://youtu.be/-DglvZw_HDc )
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