Hi-I have a 15 week old Boston Terrier Pup. I am currently reading Common Sense House Training and am reading about marker training. Regarding your suggestion to "write a training article that explains how to select the right training treat for different dogs and various exercises."
DG only weighs about 7 lbs. presently. She has a high food drive and a normal weight. DG loves Natural Balance Dog food Rolls which is what my trainer uses and recommends for training. Incidentally, I just start her on Honest Kitchen Embark and she loves it. I will get her some raw meats to incorporate soon.
Though DG loves the NB food rolls for rewards, (she spazzes out over them) as small as she is, to cut it up small enough, it gets very crumbly. Is this inherent in all meat rolls, such as Red Barn as well?
Are the Simon and Huey Treats too big for marker training for a pup DG's size?
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Though DG loves the NB food rolls for rewards, (she spazzes out over them) as small as she is, to cut it up small enough, it gets very crumbly. Is this inherent in all meat rolls, such as Red Barn as well?
Are the Simon and Huey Treats too big for marker training for a pup DG's size?
Thanks,
Red Barn is a bit more crumbly than NB rolls IMHO, however, I cut mine up when they are just out of the fridge or partially frozen and they do not crumble very much at all. I use both brands of the rolls.
Simon and Huey treats are great and you can also break them in half as well for smaller dogs or to make them last longer.
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For my little guys I find pretty thick stuff. In my mind if it requires chewing more than one jaw motion the treat is too big. Since you have a pretty high food drive dog you can likely find something similar with the same effect. As much as it makes my stomach churn most of my dogs would throw themselves through a glass door for puperoni.
I use chicken chews cut up into bits, cheese (cheddar), broken up dog cookies (for the lab), some good greesey liver training treats. It's just a matter of finding what works well for you. Happily dogs that are a little less picky for food makes it a bit easier.
Trial and error seems to be the key.
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