teach your dog to find your keys
In this video, KPA CTP Breanna Norris is teaching her dog, Robin, to find her keys. Robin wasn’t familiar with picking up metal objects, so Breanna worked with Robin on picking up the keys before she added the retrieve behavior. Once Robin was retrieving the keys consistently, Breanna taught Robin to “find it” using his nose. When Robin had generalized the concept, Breanna asked Robin to find the keys in new environments. Breanna reports that “Walking with a dog that can find and retrieve my dropped keys and phone has been super useful. He is a delight!”
For more information about teaching your dog fun and useful concepts for work, sport, or daily living, check out KPA’s Concept Training course series!
Happy Training!