How long does it take to train a dog to leave it?

It can come in handy when your dog is reaching for something they shouldn’t have. Fair trade will help teach your puppy to give you something back because they will receive something better in return. Once they understand this, to help teach your puppy not to pick an item up, you can teach them how to 'leave it'. Start with a tasty treat in one hand and a boring ‘leave it’ item in the other. Repeat this until your dog is reliably looking away, and then start to add in the cue. Over time your dog will start to look away as soon as they hear the cue. Try it in new places and add in distractions. If at any point your dog is struggling to leave it, go back to a stage where they were successful and progress more slowly.