Originally Posted By: Jesse lackeyanother thing to try is give him a treet while he is holding the squirl. he will have to drop it to eat the treat. once he gets used to it, act like you are going to give him the treat, but dont right away, pet him up, and praise him good, then give him the treet, he will learn that the treat is because he droped it. oh yeah, make sure to tell him "drop it" every time.
That's a good idea, Jeese. I usually just gave a treat after the release. But, yeah...Good idea!