Teaching him to drop
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ascot chief2001
Boxer Booster
Swap it for something that the dog see's as being of equal value.
Ie: Give your 'out' command, at the same time as putting a treat to the dogs nose. Repeat, repeat, repeat
Ie: Give your 'out' command, at the same time as putting a treat to the dogs nose. Repeat, repeat, repeat
Please Work
Boxer Booster
I have a 17 week old and just discovered if I squeek one of her squeeky toys she will drop the ball, I quickly say "drop it" as she releases the ball followed by "good drop it" and a treat. It's been working well for the past couple of days and I'm hoping soon she will just drop it without the distraction of the squeeky toy.
TwoDogs
Boxer Insane
I'd give her the sqeaky toy as reward--it seems like that might be what she wants.
apollosdad
Boxer Insane
in order to teach the "drop" command, you will need two items in order to "trade off" one item for the other. the two items should be toys that they are particularly fond of.
give the first toy to your dog and allow them to play with it and get it in their mouth.
now this is very important, keeping the second item out of their sight until you are ready to present it to them, place it directly in front of their muzzle so they can see and smell the item while simultaneously saying the command "drop"
the object is to get your dog to open their mouth, releasing or "dropping" the first item, in trade for the second item. immediately praise your dog once they perform the act of "dropping" the first item. timing is important so your dog associates the "drop" command with the proper action.
as soon as your dog is focused on the second item, take the first item back and hide it from them, placing it behind your back. once they continue playing with the second item, bring out the first item and repeat the exercise all over again. shouldn't take long for your dog to catch on.
treats can eventually be incorporated during praise in order to strengthen your dogs response to the command.
hope that helps.
give the first toy to your dog and allow them to play with it and get it in their mouth.
now this is very important, keeping the second item out of their sight until you are ready to present it to them, place it directly in front of their muzzle so they can see and smell the item while simultaneously saying the command "drop"
the object is to get your dog to open their mouth, releasing or "dropping" the first item, in trade for the second item. immediately praise your dog once they perform the act of "dropping" the first item. timing is important so your dog associates the "drop" command with the proper action.
as soon as your dog is focused on the second item, take the first item back and hide it from them, placing it behind your back. once they continue playing with the second item, bring out the first item and repeat the exercise all over again. shouldn't take long for your dog to catch on.
treats can eventually be incorporated during praise in order to strengthen your dogs response to the command.
hope that helps.
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apollosdad
Boxer Insane
Great advice!
I will teach him this tonight
But maybe I should practice the "Come here" or "Bring it to me" command first :P
He likes to fetch his toy.. then take it back to his bed and play by himself leaving me high and dry with no dog to play with! haha...
just a bit of advice, when training your dogs new commands, try and keep them to only one-word commands whenever possible. examples being: "come" or "bring" rather than "bring it to me". too many words open the window for confusion. shorter words can also be said with more authority and can be said clearly and loud when necessary.
good luck with your training. let us know how it goes.
Baileysfam
Boxer Pal
Great advice!
I will teach him this tonight
But maybe I should practice the "Come here" or "Bring it to me" command first :P
He likes to fetch his toy.. then take it back to his bed and play by himself leaving me high and dry with no dog to play with! haha...
I had my best luck by saying "no good" when she didn't bring it back to me. I would repeat "good girl" as she was coming towards me and say "no good" as soon as she veered off course. Eventually she came to me consistantly. They know when your pleased and when your not...so when the big smile that comes with "good girl" goes away and all she hears is "no good" she knows she messed up. Keep on trying and as soon as he actually comes to you give him more praise than ever....he'll soon figure it out.
Baileysfam
Boxer Pal
I have had the best luck with a firm grasp on the other end of the toy. I hold the toy and say "drop it". If she doesn't do it i say "no good". Eventually your boxer boy will have to open his mouth to adjust his grip on the toy you have a hold of and when he does be giving him the "drop it" command. The toy will fly out and you will prosper, then give praise of course. If my girl never opens her mouth then I put my fingers near the back of her teeth (where her wisdom teeth would be) and i put a little presure there until she opens her mouth, then praise of course. whatever method you choose be consistent with it and you will prevail. Good luck.
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