Mail a Letter:
1.Using the Touch command ask your dog to use his/her nose to push the letter into the slot. Click and treat him/her for touching the letter.
2.Withhold the click and treat until he/she pushes the letter a little further toward the slot this time.
3.Have him/her put two front paws on the mailbox and click and treat him/her for staying up for gradually longer periods of time. If you have a small dog, you may want to hold him/her close to the box and click him/her for putting his/her feet on the top.
4.Hand your dog a letter and tell him/her to Take It. Click and Treat him/her for taking the letter, then for holding the letter for long periods of time.
5.Call him/her to put his/her paws on the box while holding the letter, and click and treat.
6.Work on this step until the dog is easily balancing on his/her hind legs while holding the letter.
7.Now try to get the dog to leave the letter on the tray by telling him/her Leave It and clicking and treating him/her for letting the letter go. You may need to adapt this trick for small dogs by holding them close to the box.
8.Practice all the steps until the whole thing is fluid and the dog responds to your command Take It by following through with all the other steps.
9.Replace the cue Take It with the new cue Mail It by saying the new cue right before the old cue and gradually fading the old cue.
10.Congrats, you've taught your dog Mail It!!
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