Comments on: Training Rewards For Every Dog

By: Groovy Goldendoodles

Groovy Goldendoodles — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:28:26 +0000

Harley is okay with high praise and rub downs sometimes. But if I start with treats, I’d better be consistent with it!

By: Clowie

Clowie — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:46:02 +0000

I do get treats when training, but I’m not really motivated by food. I love hearing how good or clever I am in a special voice that they use. I love being scratched behind my ears and a quick game is always welcome as a reward.

By: Paved by Paw Prints

Paved by Paw Prints — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 03:31:27 +0000

Cody is very food driven so food and praise is our primary reward. A quick game of tug or a kick of a soccer ball, is also a great reward! I recently heard about a product called the Busy Buddy Rip n tug. It’s a toy and a treat – it looks really good!

By: Dachshund Nola

Dachshund Nola — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:10:15 +0000

Nola is very food motivated, so that’s primarily what I do with her. However, I can also use the environment with her: for a nice heel, she can walk ahead of me as long as she’s not pulling hard. For off leash work, she can run once her game is complete. For not jumping on me when I get home, she can jump into my arms on cue.

By: Margaret T.

Margaret T. — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 23:43:43 +0000

We often train in the yard, where it’s easy to follow up things like a good stay or a moving down or stand with a release to a thrown tennis ball. A good tug is fun, too. “Get it! Tug tug tug!”

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:36:49 +0000

For nose work and tracking high value food is the reward, but for photos and many other every day things it is some extra loving which we all love to get.

By: meghan

meghan — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:42:40 +0000

Aw, Honey is so sweet and personable. Nala doesn’t really want to meet strangers out in the world–she’s too busy cataloging everything she sees and smells.

Our rewards–and their values–change a lot depending on where we’re training. I think that doing something for the opportunity to chase water sprayed from the hose is Nala’s favorite, favorite thing, but it’s not very portable! I also like varying the way I deliver treats–adding some treat tosses is a surefire way to increase Nala’s enthusiasm. On walks, she offers focus/heeling for an opportunity to stick her head in a storm drain! Those are our most interesting ones.

By: Jenna,Mark “HuskyCrazed” Drady

Jenna,Mark “HuskyCrazed” Drady — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:09:39 +0000

My one girl Mika isn’t very treat motivated when it comes to training. I use simple praise with her and she seems to do much much better with that!

By: jan

jan — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:01:34 +0000

My dogs would just look at me and go, “Siriusly, where is the food?”

I use cat kibble. It’s tiny so I’m not concerned about calories and it must taste good because my cat will only eat that and the dogs never complain.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:43:11 +0000

Lately I’ve started giving Delilah the touch and verbal praise. She prefers the treat but she’ll tolerate it. LOL