Teach your dog to hold an object - Professional Dog Training

[@laheliaz.4172]

Glad to see you are back! Take care, we all appreciate your content

[@robinrutherfordcost4748]

Take it is good for taking something out of your hand versus get it - an object at a distance. Thank you so much for all your awesome videos!

[@dragonslayergeorge898]

that drop-then-tug took some effort but oh man was it the most helpful piece of advice I've had yet!! Been trying for at least a year to get that out of her!

[@Santakun926]

Thank you for sharing this. I was looking for videos on how to teach my dog this trick in my local language, but couldn’t find many and I really appreciate that you are teaching both a small dog and a large dog as an example.

[@mileskirk8808]

Paper/cardboard are great cause they like the starch in the product. Super cute little girl!

[@TeslaNick2]

Glad you're feeling better and back on it Emily. This was a great idea for a video too, I gave up teaching one of my dogs a formal retrieve as I can't get any duration with the hold. I've clearly confused my poor dog with miss timed clicks and he's not sure of the criteria. I'm going to start over using this video and have some fun !

[@bethinabox]

I was JUST thinking yesterday that I needed to find a video on teaching my to hold objects, and now here you are! Very excited to start working with her on this. :)

[@duckyandme_]

hello! Is there a link to the video where you go over what to do if the dog becomes disinterested if you have treats in your hand mentioned @ 2:34

[@davidzhang1875]

+1 looking for this too

[@kikopup]

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[@kikopup]

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[@amandarodriguez4195]

Thanks for your videos! We have been trying to train our puppy and your lessons have been very effective.

[@kikopup]

Oh great! For some dogs hold is a tricky one

[@urban_birddog]

Thank you for sharing this! I haven't been successful with hold so far but now I see the small steps I've missed so I will try again. Also...Epic is adorable!

[@kristinhundenschans]

Lovely training!!!!!

[@lvrboyjoong]

Thank you so much! I’m currently trying to teach this with my husky! He’s picking up very fast! We’re just trying to work on the durability!

[@zoeunruh8423]

Just started training my new puppy, 9 years after I got my first dog. Watched your videos back then too and glad to see you still make content! Been struggling so much to train her to hold an object that our training sessions the last two days have been a bit of a drag. Excited to try again with a fresh start tomorrow using these tips.

[@ACECheatman]

So glad to see a née video from you. Like a few other comments I would love more insight into building duration of the hold and preventing chewing. I’ve been stuck on these parts.

[@kikopup]

Proofing the release of the hold is a great way to build duration. Also the game of gentle tugging on the object and increasing the time between the times you pull on it

[@tedjack9184]

Thanks again. More end more you show us the principles so we can select the methods needed for the dog in front of us.

[@Casual_Stroll]

I tried teaching our dog to hold it and ran into many issues noted in this video, which lead to me just kind of tabling it for a while, I'm definitely going to try again with the tips here in mind. Thanks!

[@spencerstarr4131]

Awesome tutorial! Of course it helps Epic is so dang cute! Love when she opens up for you.

[@rosyskilton1623]

For aaaages I have been trying to get my girl to hold objects and was struggling with her competing motivation for food, which is a much higher reward for her than tugging (even kibble). I did one session of having the food further away as suggested and she's already starting to get it. Great tutorial!

[@kikopup]

oh yay!!! :)

[@Chicagocanine]

Question- I started teaching ‘take it’ with an object my dog wasn’t interested in (water bottle) so he would learn a more formal retrieve and not try to chew and play with it… He’s very good about grabbing it as soon as I tell him “take it” but I’m having trouble getting him to keep hold of it after he grabs it as he lets go immediately before I have time to try to extend the hold. He’s not interested in playing tug with toys and doesn’t hold them much either. However I think if I used one of the objects you did, he would probably chomp down and break or chew on them. He’s a big dog and loves to rip up cardboard. 😖

[@kikopup]

You could try a frisbee, you could walk backwards and stop and mark the moment hes standing with it in his mouth, you can also cue him to pick it up off the ground if he drops it. You could try with a frisbee and doing gentle tugs, just after you let go tug on it gently like I did with epic. Its not tug of war, its just a tiny little pressure to make them want to hold on

[@ellynlerner1674]

Thank you for this! Your videos are incredibly helpful! Where is the video you mentioned about getting your dog to play with you even though you have food?? My dog is SO not interested in holding any object in her mouth.

[@kikopup]

Its at the end of this video

[@ej5235]

Thank you for a brilliant idea for a weekend activity for my dog and me. Marking for holding and not chewing is such a good tip for me because my dog who LOVES to chew anything. Also, a chihuahua holding a flower is ridiculously cute 🐕 🌸 🥰

[@briannebrady6122]

This is so helpful thank you for everything you do!!!! I can get my dog to take it but she won't keep it for any duration. This tug game seems like an excellent way to get her to do that! I can't wait to try it!

[@yaritzaa1285]

Hi what if you don't want the dog to drop it but but hand it to you in your hand how can you train them to complete this task? Love your videos super informative thank you

[@kikopup]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX_QZZqletp1qpY here is a video on fetch :)

[@RozBattenRozdesign]

great video .. 😊 i have a mini foxie and he's getting frustrated because i ask him to sit before i have him touch or mouth the object .. which is a wooden spoon atm .. he's only able to hold it for a second .. but if he's not sitting he'll run away with it .. i think he's frustrated because I'm asking him to sit and to touch or hold the spoon at the same time .. love to know how i can deal with the running away if i let the spoon go .. also this is the first time I've seen your content .. 😊

[@kikopup]

You could teach him to touch or touch inside a dish then cue him touch or to touch in the dish with what he’s holding so he doesn’t run the other way. You could also just click and feed the running away with it, if you have high enough value treats,as he is doing 1 part of the behavior right. And it might get him to start expect the treat and turn to you with the object

[@RozBattenRozdesign]

@@kikopup thankyou SO much .. I will try what you've suggested .. wish me luck 🤣

[@jennandsparky8214]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial! My dog Sparky and I have been working on hold for quite a long time and it's been that ever elusive trick for us! Have tried many methods, I including reverse luring, but we keep getting stuck at duration - he will drop the item as soon as I let go of it in my hand 😅 am very looking forward to trying the approaches shown in your tutorial! Thank you!!

[@Scarletlight525]

Here's a fun paradox: My dog loves to play tug, and I can whisper "let go" to him even while he's totally invested in playing tug and he will drop the toy, but I can't for the life of me get him to hold an object for any duration of time! Things are for shaking, tugging, or handing over to mum. Just holding is boring!

[@kikopup]

You can do the game where the dog holds it, and the reward is you do a little pull on the toy and increase duration that way.

[@Scarletlight525]

@@kikopup Great idea! I'll try that! I'm also sort of working on the hold-concept from the ground up, seeing as the retrieving skills he needs for his work require a softer mouth than the rather rough craziness that goes on when he's actually playing.

[@Breezyluv108]

I'd love to know how u get all of ur other dogs to stay calm and staying where they are while working with the other pup? Love ur videos by the way !😊

[@KaiSub]

Is that a Tervuren you have? Cause mine is the exact same way

[@Scarletlight525]

@@KaiSub yep!

[@asylv8137]

Hey Emily and Epic! What treats do you use when training epic? I struggle keeping my chihuahua’a weight down doing training (I have to do behaviour training more than trick training with her) and was wondering what you use.

[@andreachantalofficial4446]

Hi I have my 11 month lagotto that she doesn’t care at all to grab an object she just arrive to touch with her nose but nothing else if I try to go to the next step she just go away e doesn’t want play anymore .........what can I do ????? She is the kind of dog that really motivated with food but with toys ,object and other stuff I this she doesn’t understand Hope to have some help thanks Andrea from italy 🇮🇹 😁

[@kikopup]

I suggest beginning with teaching her to take a bully stick in her mouth, pull back on it click and feed, then switch to raw hide (dont feed her it just use it to teach hold), Add a verbal cue "take it" with the raw hide, pull on it and see if you can get her to hold it when you let go, increase duration to 5-10 seconds before then trying with somethign that is the same shape as the raw hide, then when you try the new thing for the first time, do it right after the raw hide, and then go back to the raw hide, so that the dog doesnt just stop holding it.

[@steffanievantwuijver2747]

Hold it has been our "unicorn trick" - I cannot get Olive to hold it for longer time (she will hold for a milisecond - then drop it - and has very low toy drive) - the double tug method was an eye opener!! So excited to find out if this works!!

[@kikopup]

Also you can begin the hold using a bully stick, hold it out, when the dog takes it pull back a little and click, then add a little duration. Feed a higher value treat than the bully stick, you can give the stick to the dog after the lesson, you can then do it with a raw hide, but dont feed to teh dog since they arent really good, after the raw hide, try with other objects

[@jcwolves]

I've been struggling with teaching hold to my lab girl. She's never been one to just chomp on anything that isn't a toy (so like a chopstick took a lot of work to convince her it was okay to take it). She would take a paper towel/roll, but she wants to chomp on it or run off with it (this became a problem because whenever she took something, she thought I was cueing her to take it and move away...). Tried free shaping, but she just doesn't seem to get it and I think it might be my timing - do you cue yes/click when its in their mouth and ignore them dropping it after? Because that's also lead to pup just dropping as soon as I cue yes... 🙃 She's very food motivated but equally enjoys fetch/tug I think.

[@llw04939]

Okay. Who was actually listening at Emily in the intro, or just watching Epic be adorable.

[@englishshepherds]

My dog will bite on the tissue (this has taken some time!) but won't hold it. She is so excited that she is doing something right and is getting a treat that she bites it as quickly as possible. Also she gets very frustrated and walks off if I wait. Thoughts?

[@kikopup]

Try playing tug with it / this video might help m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZLJoYaQoa2qa8k

[@amyalexahub]

how does the dog deferentiate between what is a toy and what is an item they can not and should not play with? how do you teach them that its something they should hold / carry but not chew? for example assistance dog tasks like carrying medication, a bag, a phone etc

[@kikopup]

You add a cue that means to do the behavior, and then teach them not to do until they hear, feel or see the cue. Like teaching a dog to bark on cue, you really dont want them to just randomly bark at you so you add stimulus control

[@LaurieH57]

I’m still trying to get him to even take an object, including his favorite toy. It’s like he thinks I’m going to poison him or something. I tried cardboard and paper towel, both of which he just wants to shred. It’s hard no on hard wood, even though he will chew sticks to pieces. He likes to steal towels, but won’t take them from me, much less hold them. I tried a chuck it disk, no go. This is a VERY soft Golden Retriever. Sigh. He doesn’t tug or fetch. He doesn’t chase tennis balls except to shred the covering.

[@KaiSub]

My jack russell is super good at holding all objects except for plushes, she just can't help but wanna shake them! Haha

[@makaylabollier477]

What should I do if my dog doesn't typically like to chew or play with toys? I can get him to hold a bone but that's it, I can't seem to move to a different object that he doesn't just spit out a millisecond later.

[@murwill1]

I did not see the video at the end regarding dog that does not want to play after getting treated?

[@carriehollyland3596]

I have that same little blue raccoon toy for my service girl.

[@kikopup]

Awe :)

[@schafer_thespaz1189]

My dog refuses to hold it she immediately drops it

[@dragonslayergeorge898]

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[@brookecranedogtraining664]

What do you tell clients when they say "Won't this teach my dog to put objects they shouldn't have in their mouth?"

[@kikopup]

Hehe if only they knew how hard it is to get a dog to stay still and hold an object to begin with.. you could tell them to use only the dogs toys if they were that worried, that it’s great because you can have them bring you stuff if they did pick it up.

[@ecoria-x9113]

I find that I can easily play tug with my pup (11 months), if I say "go get it!" he'll grab it, present it to me, and we play tug. However, if I click and reward him for holding it, he immediately drops it, and refuses to pick it up again. It feels almost like he switches from play-mode to work-mode, and the toys aren't for work-mode so he ignores them completely, even if I tell him to "go get it!"

[@kikopup]

I suggest playing the game at the end of the video about how to teach the dog to tug even when theres food right there next to him

[@leonalee3762]

my puppy would probably try to rip up the object :(

[@kikopup]

Use a tug toy or frisbee