My Dog Will Only Work For Me When I Have Treats If our dogs seem to only want to work for food, some possible issues to address are bribing, salient cues, luring. Bribing -- If we show a treat then ask for the behavior, we might be bribing. Nothing wrong an occasional bribe. But if we dont want to create dependency, we should wait for the desire behavior, then provide the treat. Salient Cues - Our dogs are smart. If they hear plastic crinkling or see our hands in treat bags, its almost like bribing. They learn cues that food is coming. You might need to get treats out of the treat bag (see The Hamburger Tree in the video) Luring - Luring is a great dog training method. But we should fade lures as quickly as possible. We can (and should) still use food for training but we just need to be careful with those dogs who look for treats before performing behaviors. Of course we can use other rewards as well - like toys, opening doors, etc.. Rewards are in the eye of the beholder. See more details in the video
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:12:58 +0000
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