Proof It Everywhere

Here is the catch most owners miss: a dog that leaves kibble has not learned to leave everything.

Toxins are not the only hazard "leave it" guards against. Plenty of dangers are simply sharp.

Dogs pick up broken glass, fishhooks at the lake, and splintered cooked bones that can pierce the gut wall. Once swallowed, these often mean emergency surgery to remove a foreign object — costly, painful, and never without risk.