Hey guys welcome back, today I'm going to share some tips on how to teach your dog the out or drop it command.
This command is very useful and important, especially if your dog likes to take or eat stuffs that they shouldn't, or maybe you're playing fetch or tug but your dog won't release the toy. Now for this training, I would recommend using toys such as a bite tug, and I am going to show you guys 3 different ways to teach your dog the out or drop it command. And at the end of the video, I'm also going to share an additional method for those high drive dogs that just won't release the toy. So let's start with the first and the easiest way to teach your dog the out or drop it command, which is trading the toy with food. It is very simple, you bring your tug toy, let your dog bite it. Take the treat to his nose, and when he let's go of the toy, reward him using the treat. Do it several times before you introduce the verbal cue "out" or "drop it". Now this method might work very well if taught early on, but honestly if you have a high drive dog like what I mentioned earlier, particularly for those highly play driven dogs, your dog might refuse to take the treat. That was my problem with my Belgian Malinois, Kai. Back then when we're playing tug, he gets so excited that he refuse to take any treats that I offer him. His drive were just too high and just wont let go of the toy. So it means that he hasn't got a solid out command. So the second and third methods that I am going to show you are the ones that I personally use. The second method is to trade with a second toy. So this method is basically the same with the first method, but instead of using treats for reward, we are using another toy as reward. So when your dog got the tug toy, bring out another toy that is equally valuable. You can use another tug toy, or a ball, like what I have in this video. So again when your dog releases the toy, introduce the verbal cue "out" or "drop it" and quickly reward them by playing with the second toy. I would recommend using 2 tug toys at first, cause that's what I did, and it worked very well. Now if you don't have another toy around, or maybe the second method didn't work well, I believe the third method that I am going to show here will work. And the third method is to make the toy "go dead". So all you need to do is to perform a static movement, and just hold the toy still. When you're playing tug, you're always gonna pull the toy. The more you engage, the more likely your dog won't let go of the toy, cause he's having fun. But if you just stop engaging and hold the toy still, your dog will most likely let go of the tug toy, cause the fun stops. Now if your dog let's go of the toy, give them a quick praise, introduce the verbal cue such as "yes, out" or "drop it", and reward them by restarting the game. This method basically shows your dog that if they listen to you to drop the toy, the fun would continue.
But in case your dog still won't let go of the toy, then you might probably want to try my next tip. So while you stopped engaging and holding your toy still, place both of your hands closer to your dog's mouth (muzzle). Perform a little pressure to your dog's muzzle, and the chance is your dog will release the toy. Remember it's only a slight pressure, you're not pressing your dog too hard cause it'll hurt them and you never should hurt or maybe hit your dog when your teaching them the out command.'cause it'll only ruin the fun and kill their drive. So just put your hands closer to their mouth, hold still and maybe a little press is all you need to make em release the toy. And when your dog releases the toy, give em a quick praise, verbal cue, and reward them by starting over. You can do this with a tug, and you can even do this with a ball. Really this final method works very well especially for those highly play driven dogs that have problems releasing the toy. You have to take your time to teach this command, cause I know there are many dogs out there that just don't want to release the things that they got in their mouth. Now my dogs have a solid out command, so when we play or when they got something in their mouth, an out means out, they must drop whatever they got. It takes effort to teach this command but when your dog gets the hang of it, this command can give you tons of benefits such as making a game of tug more enjoyable. So those are my tips on how to teach your dog the out or drop it command. Thankyou so much guys for watching, really I hope those tip helps, and give this video a thumbs up if you think it does.
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10 фев 2021
