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This one’s a chain of the first half of a retrieve, a drop it, and a go lie down. Getting him to reliably hit the bin with the can is the only thing that takes some time. To shape that behavior, I used a clicker, put the bin next to him, and clicked any time the can touched the bin. Then click for the can actually landing in the bin. Once he had that skill down, it was just a matter of adding the retrieve and the down to either end.
Danger hits the bin
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Good fun, but if people are too lazy to recycle, I’d be tipping they’d be too lazy to teach their four legged friend to pick up after them? Suggest also teaching the hounds to lick up the drips of drink which have probably fallen onto the tiles or carpet from the cans?