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I just came across this. The heading says "to prevent food issues" but this will be useful for most resource guarding issues. The trainer uses "drop" as his cue, but you could use any cue that suits your training protocol and doesn't sound like another cue. We use "out". This is a good exercise to use with any dog as a preventive measure right from the start to prevent any food-related issues, but is particularly useful I think for rescue dogs who may be easily startled or go into guard mode if they see a hand coming down or if they see someone reaching for their toy, food, etc. It is a more indirect method than the usual trade-off technique, and I also like it because it lays a foundation and history of success before the drop cue involves an actual item that the dog has.
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