Robert, your "leave it" instructions have probably saved my puppy's life a couple of times now. I didn't realize how important the command was until reloading prescription meds into a pill-box and having some spill. Thanks to the training I gave him after watching one of your videos he stayed still and watched me clean up the mess.

I've had so many arguments about whether the dog should get the treats on the ground.... I agree with you. Leave it means those treats are off the table permanently.

The best video on "leave it" EVER.

1, come 2, stay 3, leave it.

Sir my gsd puppy is 80 days old i used your technique of sit down and leave it is working very beautifully

I taught my dog "leave it" and then gave it to them as the reward, and it became as soon as I said "good boy" he would launch for it. I actually had to re teach it as "mine" meaning- absolutely never under any circumstance are you getting this thing. Lol

Hi Robert, and thank you for all you post to KZfaq. I can't express how much some of your simplified videos have helped me train my Belgian Malli. I've learned quite a bit of what's considered "common etiquette," from your videos. After a lifetime of always having dogs, I have to say the my Malli has been the most stubborn headed of any breed I've ever owned. However, I signed the unwritten contract that's absolutely true, whenever one purchases or adopts a new pup: they're your's through the good, the wonderful, and the tragic. Taking care of them is one's job. I simply want to express how much your no nonsense approaches just click; and genuinely make all the difference. Please keep it up. You're seriously making a difference in more live's than you may know about. Again, thank you for all you do!

I love this format... where you have other people try to do it under your supervision. More helpful!

People often mix up 'leave it' and 'wait'. Very important distinction between them as this video shows.

“It can be a treat it can be a cat” I died lmao 😂 our cats wouldn’t be to impressed by that one lol

I've been doing it wrong!!!! I agree a leave it command is very very important. Thank you so much for a great video! 😁

I don't know what I can do without you videos Robert

I used this method on my 11 week golden retriever and she caught on right away. She is always putting things in her mouth and it scares me. So happy I found your video. Thank you

Thank you. Having other people demonstrate or try to demonstrate what your teaching with random dogs is perfect. I understand Goofy makes things a very precise video of a teaching. However having a dog that’s not disciplined and having others demonstrate gives a super huge amount of extra teaching. As your adjusting and explaining why it must be a certain way. Would be cool if you could do some work with large troublesome dogs and show us the progress. The positive and negative side so we can see what is to much force on a dog or how far to go with corrections. How to keep control without buying into being to aggressive from reacting. Love the videos so it would be great if you could. Thanks again.

Thank you! My dog and I practiced today and he already has a good handle on it. We used two different kinds of treats - one for leaving and one for eating. Thank you for such a simple to implement lesson.

In my opinion, this is a vital skill for any puppy or dog to have. Not only is it for safety (stop them from eating things, or chasing things), but it also helps to build impulse control. And it's so versatile, to help with many different behavioral issues. ❤️❤

Wow. Thats amazing. It great that you can bring in an older dog that isn't fully trained and prove a point.

Hi Robert, I have watched several of your videos and this one I knew I had to implement for our puppies. We have 4, 5 month old Malinios Sheperd mix puppies and have a challenge sometimes with them. We live in Jamaica and our dogs are not house dogs. We needed to teach them the leave it command so that they won't eat anything from anyone besides my wife and I. They are proving to be very good watch/guard dogs and bark and alert us if they see or smell anyone passing near our gate. I watched your clip and decided to train them the leave it command. I was surprised how quickly they all learned it, less than 5 mins.There are 3 males and a female. I didn't even have to leash her to restrain her. The boys caught on after the second correct, while Sablelee was a natural as she doesn't eat anything if it's not in her plate or from our hands. Great job again and keep up the good work. Richard.

Found this video after my puppy and I went for a walk and came across a piece of meat with a pill pushed inside it, to my opinion very obviously put there to poison dogs. I had to grab him so fast, I'm starting to teach this tomorrow morning, thank you.

I have been doing it wrong all this time. I was giving my puppy the same treats that I was throwing on the floor without pulling her away. I am definitive going to try this method. Thank you for your videos.

I love the "I'm like superman"!

Glad to finally find a leave it video for older dogs not just puppies. Great trainer!

I have been a dog trainer for years and this is pretty much spot-on to my beliefs. Leave it needs to be items that they are not allowed to have... ever! Other trainers want to reward with the same item that they said to leave it. It doesn’t work like that, and it won’t click with the dog, because he will think, “okay. I can wait and get it in a minute.”

This makes sense. I can’t believe I have never thought about it like this. It is going to come in handy with my 4 month old Rottweiler

Love your videos, Robert. Recently taught my Malinois pup this, and it's been great. Very important command to know.

Makes perfect sense. It may be contaminated food, a rattle snake, poop, anything harmful. Great advice as always Robert. Thanks!

Working with dogs truly is a gift and I feel bad for people with dogs that really can't deal with them on the dog level

Mind blown.. such good info for training my pups.. thanks a million..

Thank you for sharing this skill. Definitely very helpful and my first quick session with my puppy has shown results already! Our daily walk has lots of apples on the ground and I have always been scared of him picking up and swallowing an apple core. God Bless!

I appreciate this video so much. I will be working on this with my 7 month old lab today. Thanks Robert!

Sir you are really the master in dog training... I like your teaching the different commend to dogs ... Thank you so much sir

So, NO Tsssst... got it ! 🤣😉

Lovely you are doing this work with shelter dogs. Keep it up Robert

His I'm like superman is just thr best qnswer 🤣😂

As a puppy raiser this is so important for us to teach. A blind person cannot see items on the ground. For us, if it is not taught well to the dog, it could take the dog out of the guide program. This is extremely important.

Hey Robert, thank you for this video! This has been the hardest thing for me.

by FAR the best training videos ever.

Quality content. Wish i found this chanell earlier. Thank you for your work and dedication to the k9 society.

thanks Robert 👏👏👏👌 i tried this exercise with my 3 months old belgian malinois puppy and got it for the very 1st time 😳 then i drop the treets in front of him and he didn't even tried to get them... and then i drop the leash and tried it and he passed that too, ... u ar the best trainer ever ✌️

she learned the “tch” sound from Cesar Milan

Loved this video! Excellent information

So important. Once told to leave it then that is it for the food on the ground . Thanks Robert : )

Awesomely explained, great points, definitely going to rewatch and apply the training!!! Thank you

robert you're a legend

I am a dog lover , all the techniques you teach i used and it works you a my favorite .I subscribed to the channel and get more. THANKYOU.

Yeah, awesome video! Helpful to watch more average people try the techniques so we can learn from watching others and hear your constructive critiques of the other handlers. Thanks everyone in this video!

Excellent!!!!

Awesome lesson

so helpful! thank you so much!

Thank you for this Video..

Grüezi miteinand. Love to watch this trying with other persons as well. I mean, you obviously know what you do, but it gives me a good feeling to see, i am not the only one that makes mistakes. When you do it yourself, it all looks pretty easy, but obviously for us mere mortals it isnt.

Great video!!

Thank you for this video! I was definitely doing it wrong. Love all your vids!

Thanks for great vids sir from Australia... Just got my first ever puppy border collie X Kelpie....thanks for the great resource your show has been ...just taking her out for her leave it lesson now want to have this down pat as it's coming on winter want her to "leave it " for when Spring comes and snakes come out. God bless!

There's no "chh" in this "chh" class. 😂!!

Yes I am a dog thank you very much

Great video

I love you sir your training is super

Please do more of these videos

thanks Robert For Sharing Your Videos. was Funny When You Said "no Shhh Here" Lol. I Like Your Style

Wow, amazing. I gave a Brittany pup and he will eat absolutely anything, which could potentially be dangerous. I am saving this and will train my Boy this way :)

awesome! i don't like how the one lady just said "leave it" and threw it right away. she didnt even show the dog the treat first haha. probably a beginner!

Wow dog lover!

I found leave very useful on the each where you don’t want them to eat poisonous dead fish that may have washed up on the shore it’s great forgetting your dog to ignore poultry there’s a guy on a channel called homesteady who has to labs that he uses as retrievers when he is hunting but the ducks and chicken on his farm he tells his dogs leave it minealso any area that people may have been fishing as they may have left hooks with old bait on it smelly old bits of fish or prawns are really attractive to dogs the smellier the better but the last thing you need is a vet bill for surgery to remove fish hooks from your dogs insides

Wow thank you so much. I’ve been trying to train my dog. Your video is very very useful for me.

Bravo

I, too, am incredibly strong 💪 💪 💪 😁😂💯👏

Brilliant. I like no, chssing in this class. I see a couple of British trainers do the chssing word with a action and I asked why did you do this and they said it was a correction. It's funny how different dog trainer work and I used to say no and then some stupid dog trainer said you should say no. Dog trainer really confuse people and then they say your words mean nothing and they are only sounds and I get so confused. Thank you Richard

It is not uncommon in my country for animal haters to “plant” poisoned food in parks for strays to eat. This is why leave it is very important to me when trying to teach my puppy.

Hi Robert, Thank you for this video. Is there a clear way to progress and generalize this behavior to a default leave it, where the dog knows to leave stuff on the street even and especially when if I don't see it first? My dog snagged a sharp bone today that was in tall grass - no way for me to have seen it first or to have said "leave it" before she was on it. She also will NOT relinquish once she has it. Strong jaws. Thanks!

Why no “shhh” so many trainers I follow have said to use that correction. Have I been doing it wrong 😩

Great video, i like the learning format. Can you please make a video about why you shouldn't use "shh" as communication with your dog! I want to show my friends lol...

Frikin fantastic

Robert plz mention what are the names what you give the dogs as treat. It is big question to me wht should i gve for my dog.

Hi, thank you for the lesson, what is the name of the yellow leash?, Is that a correction leash? How do I know the right size for my 4 month puppy?

After my dog knows the leave it command on treats I throw on the ground, how can I make the progress of ignoring other distructions?

Do you or Janet do any disc work? I’m interested but don’t know where to get started or if I should.

This is why you're one in a million your attitude your methods your passion cuts through and it is only to help the dog to perform its best for it to go to a beautiful home like Goofy found Myer

Working on this with my 1 year old Beagle who has worse ADHD than me & I didn't know that possible. It's going.... slow. 😂

I trained her that way but when she has some stuff in her mouth & I say leave it, she doesn’t listen at all...

The trainers we used did the same, don't let them have the item you told them to leave.

Robert, you are awesome and your instruction is so clear and understandable. Two questions: I've been told by a "certified trainer" not to use the word "no" and you say not to be afraid to use it. I was corrected by said trainer when I used "no" with my dog. Her explanation was that dogs don't learn words. How would you refute that? Also, my dog seems to have selective hearing when I say her name. I've been told that dogs should immediately cast their attention to you when you say their name. I've never had a dog that did not respond or selectively responded when their name is called. Is there a resolution to this issue?

Really love your videos so perfectly you train . I am your fan. Please talk to me once.

Robert shouldn’t the association of NO have a higher negative snap on the collar? With a correction like what you showed will stop the dog from doing something that will harm him ? It’s like the child has to understand what No mean. I am assuming it is the same comparison.

Hi Robert I enjoy all your videos and find them very helpful My question is how do I teach my year old male boxer to quit pawing I tell him no but he won’t quit

Isn’t the slip collar too low?

How many sessions does it normally take for them to understand, also how long should each session last?

Robert, what kind of dollar are you using here?

My 4 mos old husky had a fight and was bit by another puppy when i left him with a family member. He now growls and is aggressive towards other dogs. Is there a way to correct/modify that behavior?

Does anyone know what long line Robert is using here?

We have a 6 month old border collie who is very smart BUT I’m doing the leave the leave it exactly as you demonstrated. He does wonderful but as soon as I let him off his leash he totally forgot the leave it command. Please help me.

Do you recommend that type of leash for beginning your dog in this training? If so, what type is it?

Robert how long did it take to train your dog to leave it, without being on the leash.

Great advice and training.. some owners especially in the US are so soft towards their dogs. I grew up around pitbulls ( gamebreed ones not overgrown mixed breeds) and doberman mixes since i was 12...for dogs u have to be firm and establish dominance too.. like parenting.. i think that is why there is a high incidence of dogs attacking their owners more in the US than in other countries.. A small amount of fear of u is better than not having an alpha figure at all... just my opinion..

I thought you weren't supposed to say no and also leave it at the same time? I take it no and leave it are separate commands? And why is he saying good girl afterwards and not yes?

"Leave it Pete!"

How to stop my 4 months old Doberman pup from picking everything up in her mouth and swallowing it. Rocks, bits of plastic, rubber, twigs, you name it. Everyday without fail she does this and it’s obviously very detrimental to her health. Thank you!

I'm having a devil of a time getting a dog to not pick up sticks and leaves on a walk. She does leave it very well indoors, but not outside with sticks. And, the owners haven't taught a drop it command, so he has no idea what that means.

QUestion, what treats do you use to reward your dog during training? Suggestions?

Haha 😂 that “Tshhht” is from Cesar Milan