However, to me there is no point in working your dog without praising it and 15 minutes of obedience on a field with what I'd call minor distractions doesn't prove much. I wouldn't do that to my dog.
Talk about snide. Pot and kettle, don't you think, Mark?
Anyway, I think the original question has been asked and answered. How to break the food reward habit? Gradually. You must reward the dog somehow, so make sure that your praise is adequate, or it won't be worthwhile to the dog.
No I'm not trying to be snide but I should have stated it differently. I mean it has no practical application for me or my dogs, thats all. However, if I were training for Schutzhund I would indeed train much differently.
"then that’s another indication that Schutzhund has and continues to evolve into something it was never meant to be."
You are being very unfair. You commented on how SchH has evolved into something it was never meant to be. THE RULES OF PRAISING IN SCHH HAVE NEVER CHANGED. So it would be fairer to say that you never agreed with the rules to begin with. And it would be fair to take back your comment that my statement about praise alone for training a SchH dog is incorrect. You responded back to my post with a post from left field. I am be no means an expert. Just follow the thread on nerves and you will see first hand Kevin showing me how much I still have to learn. But mores times than not I’m pretty much on the right track. Let’s stop here guys before we get in to another sport vs let em bleed debate.
Originally posted by marks: No I'm not trying to be snide but I should have stated it differently. I mean it has no practical application for me or my dogs, thats all. However, if I were training for Schutzhund I would indeed train much differently.
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