I’m hoping that it works for her too. So far there have been a couple of times that my husband and I both have remarked about her reactions to things being a little less severe, although I can’t say that we’ve seen anything really different yet. I know that we’ve got to give it several weeks though to really determine if this is working or not. So, I need patience…know where I can get some? LOL

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I had a similar problem with Twist. Not that he wants you to throw the object so much as he just really doesn’t like holding it in his mouth. We used the leash to help us a little with this. It worked with the dumbell, but I don’t know if it would work with an object that was completely inside Ace’s mouth. We would make sure that the leash is under the chin and keep pressure there telling him to “hold”. Then quickly take the object before he can drop it and try to increase the duration of the hold. The other thing someone suggested to me, but I don’t know how well it would work was to keep my hand under his chin and if he went to drop it, close his mouth with my hand and tell him to “hold”. The other thing I’d suggest is that I wouldn’t ever pick it up if he’s dropping at your feet. let him pick it back up and only take it from his mouth, never off the ground. He’s a smart boy and I think he’ll figure out that dropping it isn’t getting him anywhere. Don’t know if any of those suggestions are new, probably not, but let me know how it goes!

I’m trying to teach Ace the “hold” command where he sits and holds something in his mouth until I say “give.” I can’t get him to do it for even a half-second. All he wants to do is drop it right away because he wants me to throw it. He will retrieve anything but drops it at my feet immediatly. He will also carry anything in his mouth while we are walking but drops it the second I slow down (again, so I’ll throw it). You probably have never had this problem, but do you have any suggestions?

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