Demonstrating the Leave It Command to a Dog

In the final step of the "leave it" command, I'm going to show how to properly release your dog. Not only will this teach them it's acceptable to take something that is on the floor, I also use this particular command in how to train your dog to get the...

Place treat a foot and a half from the dog's nose. This distance is based on the size of your dog, but I want you to think of this in general for the distance that I want the dog to hold before you release them to actually eat the treat, if it's...

Just like in the previous "sit" command, I would like you to administer baiting your dog with the "leave it" command as well. Once your dog knows that they're about to have a work activity by baiting them, you can then get down on your one knee. As I...

As I've talked about in earlier commands, dogs have no conceptual concept of time, but I would like every command to be held for three to five seconds so they retain the information that you're training them. With the "leave it" command, when you...

To lead dog off the object we are going to command the term off. As I've said earlier off equates to four paws on the floor. If I just got undressed and I notice my dog Koogle, on the bed uninvited, I will approach with tin man, bait and I will use the...