[yorkiefan_]

You guys have any good ideas how to train one's yorkie to drop something? Cookie is always picking up snails but when I tell her to "Drop It" she grabs it in her mouth and runs off, which usually ends up with me chasing her around the yard and then putting her in her cage for timeout after. I'm not so worried about snails (though have heard they're not great for yorkies), but she also likes to pull up a loose piece of bathroom tile and I want to be able to make sure she'll drop something truly dangerous on command, such as if she catches a bufo toad (they're all over my yard after dusk/before sunrise, and are super slow and would therefore be easy bait for Cook).

Anyone have good ideas on how to teach this? Chasing her around until I tire her out obviously isn't a good way to get her to drop something, especially if it should ever be something dangerous to her. Is the timeout in the cage a good or bad idea? Thanks.