Ann Braue discusses the benefits of using food as a reward for the initial stages of your dog's recall. While some dogs are motivated by toys, others require us to utilize a different type of reward. Ann gives a great explanation and demonstration of how to motivate those dogs with food. This is the first step when training your dog to come when called. Ann covers this and more obedience/agility training in her online course, Developing a Problem Solving Puppy.

When we train with food rewards, we will meet people who tell us how foolish we are for training with FOOD TREATS. We will be told that it is only a matter of time before we ask our dog to do something and we don’t have food with us to reward the dog with and then what will you do?

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