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Old 11-25-2011, 09:50 AM   #9
deonk1
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Yes Harley likes it too... He liked the spot it was on, made a funny face, then started chomping back on the stuff he was chewing.

I would work on teaching a "leave it" command. I find that very useful. Some basic directions are as follows. If you have any questions feel free to PM me, my notifications aren't working right so I don't get emails in a timely matter for all of my post's replies.

Start with your dog in a sit beside you on the floor. Put a treat in your hand. open it, and show the treat, if the dog gets up before you tell them a release command, close your hand and say "leave it" or whatever word you want to use. once they sit quietly you can say "go" or "free" and let them have it. Then put the treat on the floor and cover it, and do the same process, waiting longer and longer before letting them have the treat.

Then you can start to give them a different treat making them still leave that treat. There are two ways this technique can branch from here. One is "leave it" for things they can't have (like the plants) and you give them another treat when they do leave it alone. The other is to work up to putting the treats on their paws, and nose and making them wait to have them (which is cute).

Hope this helps
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