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Originally Posted by YorkieMother  Expand that do a double trade.... treat food then toy and tuck away the thing he should not have.... if you give it up you get a treat and also something else to have...No words non.. you can not train the word before the action you have to get quite before you teach the word.
You could make a dog sit on the word red not sit or stand on green... they do not understand the words.... Teach quite. catch it when he is quite or in the breath between reward that breath and you will see more then and only then when he starts to offer the quite do you use the word and give it a human cue.
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That is just rewarding the dog for taking things. Everytime they want a treat they will take something they shouldn't have. They are a lot smarter than you think.
Teach them to give you things. when they have a toy make them give it to you, then give it back to them. They should be taught to release when you tell them to.
The first few times, you might have to give them a low growl, but soon they will learn to give it up when you put your hand on it.
If they view you as the pack leader they will not argue with you.