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The Importance of Teaching Your (Real) Dog how to.....

iluvdogs111iluvdogs111
edited December 2009 in General Discussion
...Leave it. OK, well, I just had this little expirience and I thought I'd share it with you. <br><br>I was sitting in the living room eating some yummy grapes. Suddenly, one fell to the floor, right in front of Molly, my six year old lab mix. Of course she lunged for it. I said "Leave it" in a firm voice but it was too late. She grabbed the grape. (FYI, grapes & raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs, but I wasn't too worried because one grape wasn't going to hurt a big dog like Molly.) I was more concerned about the fact that Molly had disobeyed me. I scolded her in a firm voice to let her know that I meant buisness. I told her to "leave it" again even though I didn't think there'd be any hope. And then.....very reluctantly....she spit out the grape. (You may think that's kinda gross but fortunatly the grape wasn't all chewed up.....just slobbery.) By this time I had made my way back to the couch, giving up all hope, and when Molly saw that I wasn't looking she almost grabbed the grape again. But, I caught it just in time. <br><br>Well, 1 grape would not have harmed Molly if she hadn't obeyed, but I got to thinking, what if it was something dangerous? Like a big block of chocolate she got a hold of? Getting her to spit it out or at least not touch it if she hadn't already began eating could saved her life. <br><br>So, I know it's a little random and weird, but I just thought I'd share with all you dog owners out there about how important the leave it command is. Thank you, thank you. *Bows*<br><br>OK, that's it, feel free to comment and share other doggy training tips. :D
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  • AirForceBlondeAirForceBlonde
    71.8.244.242
    I love the leave it command :) good job! My little brothers used to carry food around the dogs all the time and occasionally drop some and as soon as the boys said leave it in their cute little voices the dogs would go lay down.
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  • The Wolf packThe Wolf pack
    209.89.32.221
    The leave it command Is used at almost every Obediance trainer in my region. It's more effective that telling you dog "no"
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  • tarnishtarnish
    76.188.5.120
    Ive been to two different obedience classes with two different dogs and both classes taught 'leave it'. Should start with 'leave it' at an early age. Its taught near the beginning of the class. We have to tell Bailey to leave it while on a walk or she'll lower herself down and stare at the cars (aka, herding stance!) xD Yes, leave it is a good command that every dog should know, as well as down/lay down and being able to recall your dog (especially if you live in a busy area traffic wise.
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