Arik Kershenbaum wrote 04/26/2011 09:58 AM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Lauren Jeffery ] #329460 - 04/26/2011 09:58 AM
Arik Kershenbaum Webboard User Reg: 03-21-2008 Posts: 91 Loc: Galilee, Israel Offline	We make our own treats. Egg, yoghurt, tuna and a bit of flour, spread it in a tray and bake it, then cut into the size you like. Not as sexy as liverwurst, but he goes crazy for them. research.haifa.ac.il/~leon/html/Arik_Page.htm
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Joyce Salazar wrote 04/26/2011 10:46 AM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Arik Kershenbaum ] #329476 - 04/26/2011 10:46 AM
Joyce Salazar Webboard User Reg: 02-28-2008 Posts: 2075 Loc: Dallas, Texas Offline	Quote: Arik Kershenbaum We make our own treats. Egg, yoghurt, tuna and a bit of flour, spread it in a tray and bake it, then cut into the size you like. Not as sexy as liverwurst , but he goes crazy for them. Hmm, liverwurst, sexy? I can't say that is a word I have ever thought of when thinking of liverwurst. Whatever makes the dog completely focus it's undivided attention, is how you know how high value it is. I had thought steak bits were really high value, and it is, but for my dogs, nothing has garnered their attention quite like the liverwurst.....hmmm, maybe to them, it is sexy! Joyce Salazar
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Sharon DeGaramo wrote 04/26/2011 01:09 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Kevin Wasilonsky ] #329511 - 04/26/2011 01:09 PM
Sharon DeGaramo Webboard User Reg: 04-11-2011 Posts: 89 Loc: Offline	The suggestions posted are soft treats. An obvious note regarding those: if you have a hard treat and some of it crumbles to the floor, the dog will likely be focused on scavenging the crumbs. Also, don't know if anyone has had this issue, but some treats (with the occasional dog) will cause a dog to lose focus on the task/you. They get a hyper. In the past, I've used "that" treat as focuing tools rather than the reward for another task, then that treat gets put in the rotation. All seems obvious, but I said it, anyway--so there. :-)
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/26/2011 02:01 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Lynne Barrows ] #329519 - 04/26/2011 02:01 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31573 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: lynne barrows I like to use whatever protein source I ate the night before. Chicken, steak, pork cut into treat-sized pieces all work great. Meatloaf and hamburger are favorites as well. I keep the treat bag in the fridge, so the leftovers get cut up and put right in the bag so they are ready to go. Cheese rounds cut from cheese sticks are in the rotation, too. I also like to toss in the large blueberries when in season. Yes, I do exactly this, and I mix it with #1 and #3, top row here (scroll down to the rows of photos): http://leerburg.com/treat.htm Tiny and soft ... no chewing or dropping to blow the training moment. Some dogs do need slightly larger to "notice" that food just went in, but still soft. (These dogs are a minority, IME.)
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Tracy Collins wrote 04/26/2011 03:24 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #329531 - 04/26/2011 03:24 PM
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008 Posts: 1917 Loc: St. Louis, Missouri Offline	I often use cat food kibbles as dog treats. Based on the smell they must be strongly flavored, especially the fishy varieties. And the pieces are so tiny that you can offer lots of treats without much calorie impact. Cinco | Jack | Fanny | Ellie | Chip | Deacon
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Melissa Thom wrote 04/26/2011 03:46 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Tracy Collins ] #329536 - 04/26/2011 03:46 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	My dogs really love cheese and leftover chicken (sans the bones). One of mine I'm pretty sure I could walk into a wall over mini teddy grahams.
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Lauren Jeffery wrote 04/26/2011 03:49 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Melissa Thom ] #329538 - 04/26/2011 03:49 PM
Lauren Jeffery Webboard User Reg: 01-16-2010 Posts: 1389 Loc: Offline	Oh, I forgot about buddy biscuits! Buddy biscuits are like crack for my dog. She will do anything for them.
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Ingrid Rosenquist wrote 04/26/2011 04:18 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Lauren Jeffery ] #329542 - 04/26/2011 04:18 PM
Ingrid Rosenquist Webboard User Reg: 03-01-2005 Posts: 1132 Loc: Offline	Probably my highest value reward for Frost is canned cat food. I have the small packets of Whiskas in my training bag and before we go into the ring I say, "Who wants kitty food?" and once she is done with her routine I tell her to go get the kitty food and she runs to her crate for the reward :-) http://www.psychtkennel.com
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Anne Jones wrote 04/26/2011 04:44 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Ingrid Rosenquist ] #329543 - 04/26/2011 04:44 PM
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004 Posts: 3825 Loc: Northeast Offline	All flavors zukes minis, zukes fillets, broken up, solid gold turkey jerkey pieces broken up, turkey hot dogs in nickle slices quartered(tiny), used for tracking & OB. Occasionally, itty bitty buddy bisciuts, but they are dry. I prefer the moist treats for training & dry for just a treat. They get a buddy biscuit at bed time to ward off the 'early am stomache bile' problem. My dogs have such high food/toy drive that nothing seems to be especially special to them food wise. They actualy have more drive for their balls &/or a tug. For my male I use food when teaching something new, as the ball puts him in over the top drive & he gets hectic. After it is learned....I can switch to the ball & he is more balalnced. My female is just plain nuts..so it really doesn't matter if it is food, ball or tug...she doesn't care. But it will depend on what I am teaching which reward I will use. MY DOGS...MY RULES
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Mara Jessup wrote 04/26/2011 05:35 PM Re: High value dog treats [Re: Anne Jones ] #329549 - 04/26/2011 05:35 PM
Mara Jessup Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2005 Posts: 2316 Loc: Offline	Kipp likes food. Period. He works for kibble. All. Day. Long. Kenzi loves bread. I can grab a slice and work her until it's gone tearing off little bits for her reward. We also use the regular assortment of food rolls, left over cooked meat, bits of cheese, etc K-9 Knitter
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