Tammy, here is a link to a recipe that I use for my dog treats and he loves them. They are cheap to make but you need to keep them refrigerated and freeze any that will be not used for more than a week.
My working/protection dogs are never trained with treats
Why would I start something I'd only have to correct later
Food Refusal
Training without treats gives them kind of an edge
Even in tracking I start them on someone they want to find
The retreive I do a hold & come, but not til after they have a good bite
Why would I make retreiving fun, for someone to offer a ball and become their best friend
I use what I call cardio reward
Pet dogs I use (clicker) bribery
dog food with fish oil for average training
cheese, chicken hotdogs, left over cold cuts, steak for behaviors that are a priority
Retreive is developed through play training
This style seems to create a gentler, kinder companion for the green or novice handler, with less behavior and aggression problems
I have my dogs on a barf diet and I will be getting a new puppy from Germany next week. I used BilJac liver treats with my other dogs. (They ate Kibble back then and that is what I used when they were training, this was pre-BARF) What kind of treats do fellow Barf feeders use to train with.
Thanks in advance.
I go through 20 - 40lb of treats per month (with 2 dogs), so I really can't afford to do much. I've been settling for
Old Mother Hubbard brand (wheat based) treats (I can get these in 20lb cases)
BilJace liver treats
Cheese (this is the ultimate)
Diced Natural Balance roll food (used when treats make up more that 1/2 the dog's diet)
Hot dogs
Chicken necks
Raw hamurger meatballs
I also agree that there is a huge benefit from switching up the treats and saving 1 or 2 treats as THE ULTIMATE reward.
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