Anders Yuran Webboard User Reg: 09-01-2013
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Hi!
I live in Cyprus and we have a major problem. Majority of Cypriots hate dogs and in many cases they are active in poisoning them. They throw out meat or other things that is full with a very strong rat poison that is used here even if it is banned in the rest of Europe
How can I train a dog to not pick up things in general when we are out walking. Of course I can muzzle him but I want to avoid that if possible.
Are you talking about a puppy, Anders, or an adult dog?
Have you trained a "Leave it" command before?
Are you marker training? (I consider "leave it" to be a command that may indeed involve corrections .... but it may not, too, and I teach it before adding corrections.)
One thing that will help (but is not enough in itself), is to march right along on those walks. That is, the dog has a job, and doesn't have the leisure to sniff around and pick up interesting items.
Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008
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I second what Connie is saying about making walks, not so leisurely, but work...either jog the dog on a lead or have him carry a backpack or pull a cart.
Don't turn him loose until you have taught him not to pick stuff up. Make sure the dog has a "leave-it" command and solid recall and is engaged with you in fetch or something, not just free running around.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
There is a lot of broken bottles and twisted up metal cans on some parts of the roadsides here, and sometimes the different parks can be trashy. I taught my dog from an early age with the leave it command and then an immediate treat when he did. Now he rarely will attempt to pick up anything on walks. But that involved me being right on top of him to see the item really before he had the chance to pick it up. For a long time.
Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
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I coach youth and adults on TD visits. "Leave It" is a must for the visits as facilities can have medications on the floor, or a resident drops their medication and the dog darts for it.
We set up mock sessions with items of interest until the dogs have a solid "Leave it."
Sounds like you have many potentially deadly hazards for walking your dog, I would settle for nothing short of a SOLID leave it command. Corrections may be needed.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Tammy Moore
I coach youth and adults on TD visits. "Leave It" is a must for the visits as facilities can have medications on the floor, or a resident drops their medication and the dog darts for it.
We set up mock sessions with items of interest until the dogs have a solid "Leave it."
Sounds like you have many potentially deadly hazards for walking your dog, I would settle for nothing short of a SOLID leave it command. Corrections may be needed.
Good post.
And good project:
"We set up mock sessions with items of interest until the dogs have a solid "Leave it." "
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