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Here is a fun exercise to do with your dog. It does two different things: sends the dog away from you and brings them back to you. You put your dog on a training long line or 6 foot leash depending on how far along your dog is in their training. Tell them to sit and stay. Then move towards the plastic plate, frisbee or paperplate, drop moist food item on it. Go back to your dog and then tell them "go get it" and send them off with your hand signal as shown in the video. As soon as dog grabs food item call them to come back to you and praise. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Remember, depending on how reliable your dog is in a sit stay position will dictate the space between your dog and the plate. Start off at 3 feet, 6 feet and gradually build up to 30 feet. Practice makes perfect. Dogs learn by repetition. Dogs love this drill. Make it fun and enjoy training your dog! http://gooddoggy.ca