my puppy Cosmo is about 12 weeks old. he is very sweet and smart. he knows sit, paw, leave it, and down. only problem is, he's started chewing things he knows he shouldn't in hopes that I will give him a treat once he leaves it. to be more specific, I'm talking about his puppy pads. he will walk over to his puppy pad and chew it, then as soon as I say leave it he walks back in front of me and sits expectantly waiting for his treat. I'm glad that he knows the command so well, but I'm concerned since 1. he's not really leaving it. he's going back every few minutes and does it again. and 2. I don't want him to learn to do negative behaviors just to get treats for stopping. that being said, this may be just a normal part of the process. I just wanted to see if any of you have had experiences with something similar and if so, what did you do?
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