This video introduces the basics of "leave it", a redirection command often used to get animals to leave something alone or "walk on by" distractions, like dead birds and excited dogs.
The commands "leave it" and "on by" are not taught here but we are laying the groundwork for these important, sometimes life-saving commands.
For now, we are teaching the concept that coveted objects when dropped will either be given back or were not as important than the impending reward.
I have used correction training on dogs, like my hard-headed husky. However, wolfdogs and wolves will shut down with correction, but they do respond well to positive rewards in this case.
Each animal has a different degree of object guarding. Use caution or get a professional trainer if your dog is aggressive with possessions. I made this video with a Howling Woods Farm animal I was fostering.
This is raw video material, and not practiced with this animal beforehand. I allowed the animal to possess a squeak toy several minutes before the session began. By the forth try, she was able to readily give up her prized possession. After that... the lesson can be reinforced and the leave it command added.
The commands "leave it" and "on by" are not taught here but we are laying the groundwork for these important, sometimes life-saving commands.
For now, we are teaching the concept that coveted objects when dropped will either be given back or were not as important than the impending reward.
I have used correction training on dogs, like my hard-headed husky. However, wolfdogs and wolves will shut down with correction, but they do respond well to positive rewards in this case.
Each animal has a different degree of object guarding. Use caution or get a professional trainer if your dog is aggressive with possessions. I made this video with a Howling Woods Farm animal I was fostering.
This is raw video material, and not practiced with this animal beforehand. I allowed the animal to possess a squeak toy several minutes before the session began. By the forth try, she was able to readily give up her prized possession. After that... the lesson can be reinforced and the leave it command added.
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