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.

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[ryanm406638]

When I saw the egg I shit bricks.

[cabbagetabel]

@xibanezbronzex maybe you could reward her each time she holds onto something and slowly increase the time until she understands what you want?

[29ammu]

Do you continue to reward Solea after she has mastered the technique every single time she does it? Or does she do it without expectation of the reward? You're great at training her, btw!

[sunil237]

God damn! you are awesome!

All I need now is a dog.

[MrStaxxy]

@SuckAFatOne007

The clicker is not important, the pavlov mechanic is.

[horsejumper944]

my dog will touch it with her paw then stare at me for a treat, how do i get her to get it in her mouth or bite it?

[maleconejo]

my dog doesn't hold gently any object, in fact he chews hard and don't let go on anything he can find....any ideas how can I teach him to hold gently???

Thanks for your videos Tab, you really showed me there's another way rather than use force ;-)

[fdxponome]

@SuckAFatOne007 actually, you can use those pens that "click" when you open and click when you close them. Im sure you have on at home , like those :

youtube.com/watch?v=zIRh4MOrsI­M

[Dehzee]

My question is, how in the heck does anyone outside of the hollywood star making machine end up with such perfect teeth? What's up with that?

[ScoopzyDaizy]

@SuckAFatOne007 just get a clicker it's really worth it...and it barely costs anything.

[xibanezbronzex]

My dog will mouth anything I show her but she will not hold ANYTHING I give to her. She always drops it. How do I fix this?