How to Train Your Dog to DROP It: Step-by-Step Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
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Will your dog release something on request? They will with this force free method of training drop it. I'lll show you how to train your dog to drop it step-by-step using two dogs that don't have this skill yet!
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►⏰ TIMECODES:
00:00 How to Train "Drop it" intro
00:31 Meet the dogs
01:29 Leave it versus Drop it
02:35 Teaching drop it: Two options
03:23 What you'll need for training drop it
04:03 How to train drop it: Step 1
05:38 How to train drop it: Step 2
07:31 How to train drop it: Step 3
09:36 How to train drop it: Step 4
09:54 Common struggles when training drop it
10:00 My puppy won't drop things
10:48 My dogs ignores the drop it cue sometimes
12:02 My dog won't drop without seeing treats
12:52 My dogs backs away when I say drop
13:26 My dog won't drop things on walks
14:16 My dog won't drop certain things
15:15 Train dog to leave it
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This was actually brilliantly simple. I realize I DO interchangeably use "drop" and "leave it" and this is a great way to retrain both commands for better success! Thanks!
You're welcome! Using the two cues interchangeably is such a common mistake 🙂 I think you'll notice how much better both work when the "meaning" is separated!
3:41 I love this one soooo much.
Me too hahahaha. So accurate 😂
I'm so grateful for your videos! The way you teach is so clear and accessible, and helpful to see realistic examples of progression!
So glad that you like them! 🙂
Love this video. My deaf 18 month old struggles with drop it and this gave me a great training plan to start with him.
Thanks, I’m so glad it could help! ❤️
Thank you! Very helpful video!
You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful 🙂
Great video. Thank you 😊
Glad you liked it! 🙃
Fabulous tutorial. Loving the format. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much!! I try to present things in a way that's easy to follow along 🙂 Glad you like it!
Thank you! This has been user helpful!
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Another amazing video. Can’t wait to try this.
Thank you!!
Thank you, excellent :)
You're very welcome 🙂
Thank you! I will be starting this soon!
Awesome! Happy training 😊
Thankyou ❤
You’re welcome, glad you liked it ☺️
These are great videos
Thank you so much! 🙂
I have a dog who likes to run away when you tell him to drop it, this helped a lot! He’s still getting the hang of it but he’s learning quickly
Amazing!! So glad it’s helping 😊
That little devil dog 😂
Dezzi is full of spice 😂😂😂
Great video. Please can you do more on prey drive management
Thank you! And yes, I have another video on prey drive in the works 🙂 I also have a low-cost guide that walks you through my entire prey drive training method if interested! 👉happyhounds.gumroad.com/l/preydrive
Thank you I am watching your videos and they all are brilliant, I have seen much progress through training your way, keep going please! Don't be put off by negative comments. 😊
Thank you SO much! Kind feedback like this means a lot to me 🙂 Knowing the videos are helpful really encourages me to keep creating more ♥
Great video! This will be very helpful ☺️ we’ve had the issue of chicken bones being found on walks as well, and have issues with “drop it” for them. I was wondering how to compete with something so high value to her, particularly when it can also be dangerous for her to eat, so thank you for touching on that! Also thanks for the reminder between drop and leave it as well, I’m definitely guilty of getting those two mixed up!
Thanks for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment! Very appreciated 🙂 I tried to make a list of allllll the struggles I've seen with training drop over the years. It's a tricky cue!
Thank you, Thank you. After watching this video, I tried this method on my nine month old blue heeler, which I could not get to drop anything. In just one short afternoon, he's dropping things and letting me have them like a pro. I just can't believe the different. Thank you so much!
AMAZING!! Comments like this are exactly why I take the time to make these free tutorials 🥰 So glad it helped! Thank you for taking the time to come back and let me know 😊
I think this will work with my dog
☺️ Good luck!
Great differentiation for the two behaviors. And I will definitely be trying to focus on drop to the floor more. I have been doing it with treats as you show, while on walks with shelter dogs, and it works great. One thing I have liked is using Please/Budlashka as my cue. Kind of a reminder to myself it IS a request. In the same way that my Opportunity Marker on walks, for behavior I appreciate but not asking for anything specific to follow is a simple Thank You/Dyakuyu. It reinforces the appreciation aspect for myself.
I love that! I think it's SO important to remember that all these skills we teach our dogs are still requests 🙂❤
Great tip on teaching to drop to the ground--I've taught to drop in my hand 🤦♀️
Great tip on teaching to drop to the ground--I've taught to drop in my hand: is there a recommended way to switch?
This video came up pretty randomly as a suggestion so I took it as a sign that I should be watching it. Thank you i got alot out of this. I would just say, for me, there are times I feel you need to speak slower. I've needed to go back and replay parts to understand you...I really liked the distinction made between leave and drop..Really interesting. I do dog walking and have thought about getting into training. Please consider doing one about a dog that will suddenly stop on the walk and not budge. I'm sure there's probably a number of reasons why but it does seem sometimes that certain dogs will suddenly decide to test you lol.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on a video you found randomly! The encouragement is really helpful. The fast talking is something I'm actively working on 😂 I usually add close captioning to my videos just in case as well, but haven't had the chance to subtitle this one yet. Your video idea for stopping on walks is great! I might have the perfect clients dog to film it with already too.
Hi! I love your videos and your method to dog training! I have been training my puppy to release an item into my hand, but I love the idea of teaching to drop on the floor instead. My puppy doesn't really seem to hold anything in his mouth for long though but rather lays on the ground to chew items. Do you have any suggestions for specific item that might work well to have him practice drop it? He does take sticks and woodchips in his mouth outside, but I would rather use something safer.
Thanks, I'm so glad you love them! 🙂 How old is your puppy? Sometimes really young pups get distracted or bored of training quite quickly, so first suggestion is depending on age I'd only aim for a couple successful reps per session, and quit before your pup seems bored. Next I'd probably try a hybrid approach. I'd start with practicing the drop cue when he's laying down chewing something semi-boring but safe like a nylabone. In between reps give him time to re-settle and get re-interested in the bone before cueing again. Then I'd work up to a higher value item like a bully stick. Once you've conditioned the cue a bit, it could also be valuable to incorporate the training into a game of tug so he's practicing reps while standing up too!
Thanks for your reply! He is 3 months old. I thought he was understanding drop it when I was training him to drop a toy or sock when we were both holding onto it, but it’s really hit or miss and I think half the time it is a coincidence that the item falls out of his mouth lol. Thanks for your suggestions!!
when you said to start with nothing in the mouth, then mentioned conditioning and the importance. The Ivan light bulb went off.
I’m so glad! I always get strange looks when I suggest starting with an empty mouth, but it REALLY helps with speed and preventing that deliberation process of the dog deciding later whether they “should” release an item 😊
How did you train the shepherd to play dead at :53?
I filmed a tutorial for that with her actually. Thanks for reminding me that I should add a link in the video 🙂 You can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/E_gT_snmtP0/w-d-xo.html
Do you have to keep rewarding long after they've been trained?
If you want the cue to stay strong, yes! The 3 cues I continue rewarding are drop it, leave it, and recall (since all 3 mean we're asking our dog to give up/leave something of interest)
I have done all of this to the letter with my field Lab Retreiver. He will cooperate and drop it following a command for 1-10 times and then he suddenly decides to hold onto it and he will not drop it for anything. Not a substitute stick or ball. Not for kibble, not for meat, not for being put in the garage. Not for abruptly ending the game. Not for scolding him (I don't do this anymore). Once he decides he is going to hold onto it there are no higher value items, even though he is usually very food driven. He will go off in the yard and lie down and chew on the item. He began eating tennis balls whole so now we only try to fetch with sticks. Any suggestions?
Few things I want to clarify reading this & I'll mix suggestions in as I type:
- When you say he'll drop it 1-10 times, what is "it"? A toy? A chewie? If you're struggling with a particular item, I'd rehearse with something of lower value to him.
- It's possible he's just getting bored of the practice if asked too many times in a row. Perhaps decrease reps per session, but do an extra session a day.
- Definitely stop scolding him! In many cases it just makes the dog LESS willing to give up their treasured item.
- Remember that trying to pursue him when he takes off with something can actually encourage the holding behaviour. For some dogs, that "keep away' game is more rewarding than food!
Thanks for your response, I do appreciate your ideas. To clarify, I am asking him to drop his retrieving item. Tennis ball or stick, or Kong or rubber stick. He will retrieve it and drop it 1-10 times an d then suddenly wants to hold onto it. I tried scolding him once after I tried everything else I could think of. It didn't work so I don't do that, nor do I chase him. I just stop playing and walk away .@@happyhoundsdogtraining
My dog is obsessed with tennisballs from other dogs but not so much with his OWN tennisballs and he would swallow them which is of course not what we want as dog owners. I wonder if it's the smell of from other dogs which makes them so much more interesting than his own tennisballs or what. Sometimes I get the chance to take tennisballs from other dogs back home to practice with and it really helps. It's like 6/10 chance to get him to drop a tennisball outside the house (10/10 inside the house). He also loves things like gloves and socks that he finds outside the house but never shows any interest in MY gloves and socks, which I find somehow funny. I am grussing it's something to do with the prey drive. What do you think?
Are other dogs around when he steals them, or just random ones he finds on walks? If they're just items he finds, it's likely the mix of extra smell and novelty. Other dogs toys/items are always more exciting than their own 😂 Bringing them home to practice is SO smart though!!
He steals tennisballs from other dogs that's right.
He wouldldn't want to share once he has them. Luckily he never gets into fight with other dogs because of that, which I've witnessed with other dogs before. That's one of the reasons why I find it so important for my dog te learn from the beginning cues like 'leave it' and 'drop it'.
He finds lots tennisballs on walks too. We now have a full basket of his trophies (free!) to practice with. Very nice. @@happyhoundsdogtraining
Hi, my dog steals tennisballs from other dogs that's right. And he would not want to share if he has them. Luckily he never gets into a fight because of that, which I've witnessed with other dogs before. That's one of the reaosns why I find it so important that my dog learns from the begining the cues like ' leave it' and 'drop it'.
My dog finds tennisballs on walks too. He is a real tennisball detector. We now have a FULL basket of his trophies (free!) to practice with. Very nice. @@happyhoundsdogtraining
I am trying to charge my clicker with my four month old puppy. What do you do if, when I click, and drop the treat, she would rather lay on the floor and play with the treat and pounce on it, and bark at it instead of eating it???
Just to clarify- are you trying to load the clicker during drop training, or separately? I usually suggest loading the clicker or marker word for 2-3 days independent of training, and I put the treat right into the dogs mouth during that😊 Puppies love to play so that’s quite normal, but usually a higher value treat should also help!
Added to that: if you’re clicking because your pup HAS listened to the drop cue and then you’re putting the treat on the floor, I wouldn’t worry too much! If she’s having fun playing with the treat rather than eating it, she’s still being reinforced for listening to your cue haha
@@happyhoundsdogtraining thank you so much for your response! I have never had a puppy as strong willed and determined not listen to me as this one!
What happens if the dog doesn't want to put the toy in his mouth and is hyper focused on the treats?
Good question! Few suggestions to try:
- Use a higher value item for dropping... example a chewie rather than a toy for practice
- Make sure the training treats aren't visible to distract your dog
- Wait longer in between drop cueing (so if using chewie, wait for your dog to go back to it before you practice again)
- Try using a lower value reward if your dog is still really distracted!