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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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I taught Ruby to drop when she was a puppy which was about 4 yrs ago. I started out with showing her a treat and said "drop" and she would drop the object so she could get the treat in her mouth. Gradually the treat disappeared but the action continued. Recently I find myself saying drop more than once to get Ruby to drop the toy and I am curious how to get her back to dropping at the first command and not second or third drop.