Teaching LEAVE is hard because you are asking the dog to NOT do something. It’s better therefore to teach them to look at you instead. I therefore recommend rewarding them for giving you their focused attention after the distraction of the LURE which you ask them to leave. In really life it’s important after you ask the dog to LEAVE that you remove the temptation OR remove them from the temptation OR give them something else to do.
Here’s how to teach your dog a reliable recall.
How to train your dog using a toy
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