How to teach to "put toys back"?

Anthony8858 · 10-01-2011, 08:17 AM

Kira has a bucket of bones and toys in the corner of our room. Whenever she gets bored, she goes over to the bucket, and grabs something to play with. So far, it's been a successful way of keeping her away from pillows, etc.

We would like to teach her to pick up her toys, and put them back in the bucket on command.

Can someone share a method to help us teach her this?

Kittilicious · 10-01-2011, 08:21 AM

Oh yes please someone share the wisdom on this one! I've tried teaching our golden and she just doesn't get why you would put a toy away and stop playing with it... Maybe Knuckles will be the one who picks up after her!

Dooney's Mom · 10-01-2011, 11:04 AM

Ya I have been trying to teach mine the same thing.... no such luck so far. I can't even get her to pick it up for me.. Anxiously awaiting details on how to accomplish this (I'm a little tired of stubbing my toes on bones in the middle of the night LOL)

robk · 10-01-2011, 11:50 AM

If anyone know how to do this please share. Maybe I can use it to teach my CHILDREN to put their stuff away!

robinhuerta · 10-01-2011, 12:19 PM

Seriously?.......you should PM Hillary (on this board)...she can and does teach her dogs to pick up ANYTHING and place it where she specifies. But she trains Service Dogs.....and this is just one of the tasks that she teaches her own dog(s).....she freakin amazes me! LOL!

clearcreekranch · 10-01-2011, 04:18 PM

I have taught my dog to do this with an outside bucket of toys. He knows that I control which toy he plays with(he can only play with one at a time). I just pointed to the bucket and dropped it in myself a few times. He learned that if he did that on command, he could have another toy. I tell him to leave it when we are through playing.

KZoppa · 10-01-2011, 04:31 PM

here are some videos to check out...

Dog Trick - Teach Put Toys Away - YouTube

Dog Training Tutorial: Holding Objects & Clean Up! - YouTube

Putting toys back in basket - Tutorial - YouTube

its about back chain teaching. The first video explains it very well IMO. I just learned about it in my Animal Behavior College Course. The second video is Tab285 who has several great and helpful videos.

doggiedad · 10-01-2011, 07:35 PM

how old is Kira???

Anthony8858 · 10-01-2011, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doggiedad

how old is Kira???

3 months + a few days.

Holmeshx2 · 10-02-2011, 12:13 AM

I haven't watched the videos here yet but with Jinx my husband taught her to pick up on command at around 3-4 months old. It was his parting gift before he left for deployment lol. All he did was set a toy on the floor right at her feet and as soon as she touched it he marked it and rewarded her. Kept doing it whenever her mouth touched the toy then he waited til she touched it harder and just kept waiting her out for her to offer it more if she fully mouthed it and picked it up off the ground she got heavily rewarded then she learned when we set the toy down to pick it back up then we rewarded and put the cue "pick up" to it now when we point and say pick up she goes to whatever is in that direction and picks it up then when she was holding it I walked to her toy box holding the treat over the middle of it when she leaned forward to sniff the treat I told her "out" then heavily rewarded for it getting dropped in the box.

10-01-2011, 08:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anthony8858 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,314	How to teach to "put toys back"? Kira has a bucket of bones and toys in the corner of our room. Whenever she gets bored, she goes over to the bucket, and grabs something to play with. So far, it's been a successful way of keeping her away from pillows, etc. We would like to teach her to pick up her toys, and put them back in the bucket on command. Can someone share a method to help us teach her this?

10-01-2011, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dooney's Mom Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Deland, Fl Posts: 646	Ya I have been trying to teach mine the same thing.... no such luck so far. I can't even get her to pick it up for me.. Anxiously awaiting details on how to accomplish this (I'm a little tired of stubbing my toes on bones in the middle of the night LOL) __________________ Wendy Beaulieu's Dooney Von Pell- GSD 01/25/2011 RIP- Skye- WGSD 1991-2007 2 psycho cats- Diva & Jake

10-01-2011, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
robinhuerta Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,225	Seriously?.......you should PM Hillary (on this board)...she can and does teach her dogs to pick up ANYTHING and place it where she specifies. But she trains Service Dogs.....and this is just one of the tasks that she teaches her own dog(s).....she freakin amazes me! LOL! __________________ Huerta Hof German Shepherds www.teamhuertahof.com ....where breeding is still considered an art....

10-01-2011, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
clearcreekranch Master Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Friendswood, Texas Posts: 856	I have taught my dog to do this with an outside bucket of toys. He knows that I control which toy he plays with(he can only play with one at a time). I just pointed to the bucket and dropped it in myself a few times. He learned that if he did that on command, he could have another toy. I tell him to leave it when we are through playing. __________________ Melinda Wolfgang Von Ironwood, GSD

10-01-2011, 07:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,853	how old is Kira??? __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

10-01-2011, 08:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kittilicious Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,101	Oh yes please someone share the wisdom on this one! I've tried teaching our golden and she just doesn't get why you would put a toy away and stop playing with it... Maybe Knuckles will be the one who picks up after her!

10-01-2011, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
robk Master Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 572	If anyone know how to do this please share. Maybe I can use it to teach my CHILDREN to put their stuff away!

10-02-2011, 12:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Holmeshx2 Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 1,646	I haven't watched the videos here yet but with Jinx my husband taught her to pick up on command at around 3-4 months old. It was his parting gift before he left for deployment lol. All he did was set a toy on the floor right at her feet and as soon as she touched it he marked it and rewarded her. Kept doing it whenever her mouth touched the toy then he waited til she touched it harder and just kept waiting her out for her to offer it more if she fully mouthed it and picked it up off the ground she got heavily rewarded then she learned when we set the toy down to pick it back up then we rewarded and put the cue "pick up" to it now when we point and say pick up she goes to whatever is in that direction and picks it up then when she was holding it I walked to her toy box holding the treat over the middle of it when she leaned forward to sniff the treat I told her "out" then heavily rewarded for it getting dropped in the box. __________________ Jinx vom Wildhaus

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