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[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
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 Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
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Well he is cute as a button! Mine does that entire foot in the mouth thing too and it makes me giggle every time.
That is awesome that you have started with the clicker, you will both get it in no time. What are you using for treats?
Don't forget that you can use food to lure him into position rather than having to push or physically adjust him.
He also looks much more relaxed in the second picture than the first, not just because he is laying down, just his whole demeanor.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
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That is awesome that you have started with the clicker, you will both get it in no time. What are you using for treats?
Don't forget that you can use food to lure him into position rather than having to push or physically adjust him.
So far treats have just been his kibbles. He hasn't taken any interest in the all natural treats we've bought. I'm formulating a plan to grill some chicken breast and cut them up as treats for the week but haven't done it yet. He's just so low on food drive that he's lost interest in ground beef/chicken in the past and I haven't tried since. Will do though.
Just watched the basic obedience dvd part on "sit" again and am reminded of using food instead of hand. The clicker does help a lot though. I can feel my inexperience and inconsistency when using voice commands and have ditched that for now.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
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#288693 - 07/29/2010 07:21 PM |
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Well if chicken doesn't work you could try all sort of different things
Cheese, sometimes stinky cheese is better.
Hot dogs
Bacon
Turkey Bacon
Sardines
little pieces of Cat food
Bits of fish
One of mine goes nuts for canned green beans, she will do anything for them.
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#288694 - 07/29/2010 07:23 PM |
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Nice odorous real meat treats (or cheese) and a dog who has not yet had dinner are great aids with a low-food-drive dog.
I have used no-chemical bacon, cooked and at room temp, in a real challenge (a shelter dog who was in complete fear-avoidance). It's pricey, but when you dice up that pound and throw it into the oven to cook, you get about a million rewards, even with all that fat rendered. (The reason I cook marker treats, besides the obvious ease of handling and carrying, is the smell of heated food.)
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#288695 - 07/29/2010 07:25 PM |
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Cheese, sometimes stinky cheese is better.
Hot dogs
Bacon
Turkey Bacon
Sardines
little pieces of Cat food
Bits of fish
One of mine goes nuts for canned green beans, she will do anything for them.
And in fact, a mixed bag (especially with some cooked bacon in there smelling up the whole bag) can really generate an eager slot-machine excitement. 
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
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#288697 - 07/29/2010 07:25 PM |
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I can get over 40 training size treats out of one hot dog...think pencil eraser or smaller!
Here is a hint I just learned for cutting raw bacon into small bits for cooking....scissors, so much easier than any knife I have ever tried.
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#288698 - 07/29/2010 07:30 PM |
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Yup, I use kitchen shears (and a sturdy pair of regular scissors works just fine) on the "heel" of deli salami (that I buy cheap just for this purpose), on hot dogs, on a slice of uncured ham .... I really use good food in that bait bag, but it costs so little when you get so many out of one small item!
Of course, there are dogs who don't taste the food at all on the way down unless it requires one chew (I have one), and when he is learning a new thing I scissor his rewards into long skinny strings. He still has no wasted time or motion standing there chewing, but he does get one chomp rather than just a Hoover action. LOL
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
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I'm not sure how I got through life, and years of cooking both personally and professionally without figuring it out LOL.
More treat ideas:
Cooked sausage
tripe from a can (I have used a spoon to treat cats using canned food)
Cooked chicken gizzards
Deli Roast beef
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#288701 - 07/29/2010 07:54 PM |
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I just tried with some cooked hot dog pieces and american cheese and he ate both. I tried luring with food for a sit, but he sniffs /follows the food only if it's close to his nose/mouth. Once I put it over his head he doesn't pay any attention to it. Looks like he is unsure what to do. I have to end up pushing his butt down, then marking and rewarding. If I kept his crate door open he would've just went back and stayed there.
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