Three focused days of skill-building. Each session is 5–15 minutes. Start whenever you're ready.
Why this first: "Leave it" gives your dog a job to do instead of grabbing, lunging, or surfing. The impulse gets redirected, not suppressed.
Hold a treat in your closed fist. Let your dog sniff, paw, lick — stay neutral and wait.
The moment they pull back even slightly, mark immediately and reward from your other hand.
Gradually say "leave it" before presenting your fist. Then move to treats on the floor.
your dog will pause before lunging by rep 8 today. That pause is the entire skill.
📅 3 sessions × 10 reps
Why this first: "Wait" builds impulse control on demand — your dog learns that pausing, not rushing, is what opens doors (literally and figuratively).
Hold a treat in your closed hand. Ask your dog to sit, then say "wait" and slowly open your fist.
If they lunge, close the fist. If they hold back, mark and reward.
Build to 10 seconds. Then use wait before meals, at doors, before going outside.
your dog will hold a 5-second wait by your last session today.
📅 3 sessions × 8 reps
Why this first: "Place" gives your dog a clear behavior for high-stimulus moments — a spot they can be sent to that means "calm down here."
Toss a treat onto a mat. Say "place" as your dog moves toward it.
When all four paws are on the mat, mark and reward. Build duration before releasing.
Practice sending them from further away. Add the release cue "okay" to complete the skill.
your dog will go to place on one cue by session 3 today.
📅 3 sessions × 8 reps
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