Does anyone have a particular food their newf just goes crazy for? I have a 7 month old newf and I'm looking for something I can use for training sessions, particularly when there are distractions around. His treats from the store and little pieces of cheese don't always work when there is another dog or other distraction in sight. Thanks.
Training food
- Thread starter Deano1
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Thinly sliced hot dogs or cocktail wieners. It works best for me if I have a variety of different treats on hand, so I might have cheese and store treats as well.
Work on having him "watch" you. If you can nail that simple exercise consistently, you're way ahead of the game. I keep a few treats in my mouth and spit them at the dog. He gets used to watching your face that way.
Work on having him "watch" you. If you can nail that simple exercise consistently, you're way ahead of the game. I keep a few treats in my mouth and spit them at the dog. He gets used to watching your face that way.
dreamchaser456
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Two of mine will do anything (no matter the distraction) for a sliver of dehydrated liver. My other one is not food driven but has a squeaky stuffy she will do anything for. I also use baked chicken pieces, dehydrated sweet potato pieces and dehydrated salmon when training. All mine mostly turn their nose up at pet store treats as they just don't seem to carry enough scent to motivate them.
R Taft
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We microwave a whole lambs liver for about 12 minutes, wll covered with pierced gladwrap.....Wash it in cold water and cut into "your dogs size" cubes..............I am known as the pied piper of dogs around our kennel Club, becuase they all want more
Have never met a dog who does not like it. And the dogs love the juices left in the glass bowl from cooking too. They feel quite rubbery and not too messy to handle. No preservatives all natural.
Have never met a dog who does not like it. And the dogs love the juices left in the glass bowl from cooking too. They feel quite rubbery and not too messy to handle. No preservatives all natural.
R Taft
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I also do the spitting Jane does ( she taught me to use this for good focus heeling 6+ years ago now) and I DO NOT use the liver for that LOL, yuk.....But my dogs now know that if they do not look at me, no treat..so I can use my hands. As for teaching hand signals, i like the treat to come out of the hand as in early luring, this eventually will be from luring to reward after the signal, but it (luring) helps to teach the hand signals
If I was using liver, the dog would never get a treat. I LOVE IT! It's bad enough with hot dogs. I tend to swallow a few along the way. hahaha.
But don't use chicken chunks to spit. I'm sure I've told the story of when I was trying to demonstrate spitting to one of my puppy class students using the chicken. Hugo was watching me so intently, and when I spit the chicken, it exploded into tiny bits and went everywhere. I think Hugo was pretty confused when his treat disintegrated into thin air.
But don't use chicken chunks to spit. I'm sure I've told the story of when I was trying to demonstrate spitting to one of my puppy class students using the chicken. Hugo was watching me so intently, and when I spit the chicken, it exploded into tiny bits and went everywhere. I think Hugo was pretty confused when his treat disintegrated into thin air.
R Taft
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Ha ha, just like the drier cheeses you get..........crumbles everywhere