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HOW TO USE FOOD FOR TRAINING
AND AVOID FOOD DEPENDENCY
Use at least 10 different food treats. Here are some suggestions.
Cream crackers, bread crusts, toast, cornflakes, sultanas, raw pasta,
cooked pasta, raw vegetables (carrots, potatoes, swede etc.),
twiglets, quavers, digestive biscuits, dog kibble, dog chocs,
yoghurt drops, cat biscuits, schmakos, dogaroni, cheese, dried
fish, dried tripe, chicken, sausage, frankfurter, ham, bacon,
liver cake, liver. Anything that you can deliver in small pieces.
Grade your rewards from 1 to 10 in order of your dog's preference. The above list is in order of preference (lowest first, highest last) for my dog but your dog's tastes may differ.
Large biscuits such as shapes are not ideal for training.
Food for training is used in three ways.
Lure | Luring is simply the dog's nose following your hand that contains a piece of food. You can lure your dog to: sit, lie down, stand, beg, come, heel, weave, spin, roll over, nod, bow, creep etc. etc. |
Bribe | Bribing is showing the dog the food and telling him that if he carries out the command he can have it. |
Reward | Rewarding is giving the dog the food from your pocket or a container for a job well done. |