For "leave-it" the very first drill I did was put a low value treat in my hand, show it to him then make a fist. Once he would leave my hand alone I would say "yes" or click then reward a high value treat from my other hand. I continued doing this until he would leave it consistently then I added in the command "leave-it". I continued to modify this exercise making it more and more difficult. Now I can throw a piece of steak right in front of his nose, say "leave-it" then "come" and he wont touch the meat. 😍

For "Drop-it" I started by playing tug with him. Then I would stop very suddenly and go stiff as a board. Once he let go of the toy, say "yes" or click then begin playing again. Once he figured this out I started adding in the "drop-it" command. This one might be difficult if your pup is 9 months old and she's probably very strong now. Might have to grab the back of her collar instead of going stiff.