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Originally Posted by Chip's Mom
Well Cardiguy - I would like to know how you teach the drop. I don't play tug of war with Chip (worry about his special tooth) but we play fetch alot and he is very good at it. I will say "are you ready" and he strikes the cutest pose and I throw and away he goes. He brings it right back to me but he will not drop it unless he gets a cookie. This "Nothing in life is free" apparently works both ways in Chip's mind. Anyway, he will drop it when and only when he sees the cookie in my hand. No growling though - not allowed. He will play growl with Maybelle some though.
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Bonnie - do u ever try to take things from Chip oter than when playing fetch? Like maybe taking his bone away when he is chewing on it or something similar? You could give the drop it command, take the thing, GO GET a cookie for him and then give it back. This way he starts to understand that just because the cookie isn't in your hand, doesn't necessarily mean he's not going to get one. If you practice in these situations for awhile, you can start trying it during fetch (right now you probably can't do it during fetch because it seems like he won't cooperate, and you want to set him up to succeed).