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How to teach a dog drop it. Offer your dog one of his favorite toys, saying, take it. once the toy’s in his mouth for a few seconds, hold a closed fist (with smelly treat. Praise and reward them when they do. As soon as your dog picks up the toy and places it in their mouth, put the food or treat next to its nose.

If not, back to step 2. Swap out the toy for a treat. Teaching your dog to “drop it” means training him to let go of whatever is in its mouth when given a command.

Place a piece of food on your dog's nose one second after you've given the cue out. Offer the item to your dog again, and once it’s in his mouth, repeat step three. With your dog sitting or standing in front of you, take a treat in your hand, make a fist around it and put your fist directly in front of your dog’s.

Hold a treat up to your dog’s nose while they have the toy in their mouth. Then command your dog to “drop it.”. Tell your dog to “get it” as you wiggle it around so that your dog grabs onto the toy.

After you give put the toy in front of your dog, it will pick the toy up. Teaching the drop it dog command. This video takes a look at an alternative way of teaching a drop compared to the usual swapping based techniques.

Make a fist around a treat. Here are the steps to teach your dog the drop it command: While tugging the toy with your dog, pair the dropping of the toy from their mouth.