Dog Training Tutorial: Holding Objects & Clean Up!
As requested by many people, in this video I demonstrate the steps in teaching a dog to hold an object by shaping the behavior. Also, you can build on this and teach them to put their toys away in a basket. The trick is to break the task down into smaller components and train each of those independently to success. Realizing that a complex behavior chain such as this can take several training sessions spread out over a period of days allows us to be patient & teach amazing things through positive reinforcement. The best part about this is that we create a dog that enjoys learning, and figures out on his/her own what we are trying to teach.
hello, ma name is yohana, and i have been trying to teach to hold it to my westie. He keeps chewing whatever i give him and drop it, i cannot get to make him hols it, do you have any tips??
thnxs!
very good but one thing at 2:49 you clicked then when taking the hat away you said yes…yes means the same thing as the click (the promise of a treat) so you clicked then marked the behaviour of not holding the object.
but other than that good job
My dog will hold the object but then start to chew on it and walk off with it.
my dog doesnt understand to put the object in the bucket. i only give her a treat if she does put it in but she doesnt reallize she is and isnot catching on. how can i teach her to put in in the bucket better?
this was a fail for me. The video was good but my dog isnt lol. I tried teaching hold it with a ball and he ran off and started playing with it. Then i tried a rope toy and he started shaking it and quit paying attention to me. How can i get past that?
LOL 3:13 She is so stinking cute!
I’ve watched a couple of your videos. You’re such a clear, understandable and great trainer! Can you teach a dog how to speak or say “I love you”?
lol at the dogs face when he had the shoe
My dog would just take the stuff and run away coz he loves to hold almost everything in his mouth (but not on command). Is there a way I can train him not to take the stuff that I’m using for training? There is no need for free shaping coz he would just hold it in as soon as I bring it towards him. HELP!
Great teaching style. Just watch you motivates me to movtivate my dogs.
Hi My dog at first has interest with what I have then I reward him and this last about 3 times then he just stares at me and every time I put the thing in front of him he moves his head away and just stares at me againHELP!!
Very clear and concise video! Nicely done. You are obviously well prepared and sensible when you speak. Very intuitive video.
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mine does the same thing…he also knows other tricks but he can’t seem to get this one down at all!
how old is she in this video
Haha, my dog would of cracked the egg in her mouth!
I can get to the point where my dog (acd) will hold and take things, but he drops them right away. Any ideas?
wondering what kind of clicker your are using - a simple box clicker? It’s loud.
I have to ask, I have a gsp, and he doesn’t seem to like to hold stuff, I’m having real troubles getting him to even mouth stuff, I’m taking it steady, but he seems to be able to outwait me at times, he just lays down and looks at me if he doesn’t get it… I”ve watched both your videos on teaching fetch/hold… and neither method seems to be working… am I just expecting too much too soon?
WOW. your dog must be really talented to be able to hold an egg in her mouth and not crush it!
This is great. My Boston loves to fetch and bring things to us, but he will go to give it to us and then run. The run is because he wants you to play with him. He also figured out that when the timer on the microwave goes off something in the oven is cooking and he goes straight to the oven or microwave. Love the videos!!!
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I had the same problem with my border collie mix. To get it where she isn’t nervous. when you are teaching her tricks you need to be calm if you are frustrated annoyed or if you expect her to learn it quickly she can sense it. try to use an exiting voice so she knows that learning tricks is fun and means rewards. Good luck.
my dog - she’s a chow chow and already knows lots of tricks - thinks I want her to try to destroy the object! no matter how I try to show her that I just want her to hold it for me, she’ll take it, lie down and start chewing on it
this video has me hooked!
my dog gets extemley nervous when i try to teach her somthing. but she is a border collie so she should not be lazy. is there anyway to get her in a good move and her not get nervous
she is so stubbourn
I like this video a lot and would like to teach my Boston Terrier these things however, before I even start I have a question. I can already anticipate, Fezzik, just wanting to bite the object I’m presenting him. In other words I predict him simply wanting to play tug of war or running off with the object. Any suggestions?