"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in
:

I can take things out of Muttley's mouth without worrying that he
will bite me, but from experience I know that he will just try to
hold onto it or will eat it more quickly, which is not a good
thing.

Then *teach* him "leave it" and "drop it."

Of course, "leave it" or "drop it" are best, or avoiding the
situation to start with, but there are always new things to find,
hidden under leaves and underbrush in the woods.

"Leave it" and "drop it" work for things hidden under leaves and
underbrush. Assuming, of course, that you have taught them to your
dog.

I think much of the problem with bones is how the dog eats them.
Muttley seems to chew them thoroughly.

That's what my step-dad thought, too. Until the dog died, that is.

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