Train Your Dog To Leave It

Teaching this command puts temptation right under your dog’s nose, but it’s well worth persevering with.

How to teach “Leave it”

• As they were with “No!”, dog-training discs can also be used to teach a “Leave it” command.
   
• Put something tasty on a table, within your dog’s reach. Tell him to “Leave it”, count to three, and then give him a treat (but not the one that he has been told to leave).
   
• If he goes to take the treat, sound the discs.
   
• Over several practise sessions, increase the time your dog has to wait before he is given a treat.