My RR seemed much more interested in chasing a toy than food and working with food for MT was tough. I had been using Zuke's minis and kikin chicken w/o much success. I was following the "Power of Food" dvd and getting frustrated.
So, I tried a higher value food reward (chk & cheese) and skipped her breakfast and BAM it was like turning on a switch. She has been locked on for 2 days now.
Now i'm fearful of switching back to a more economical treat such as all the Zuke's I have. What should I do? I don't want her to skip her am normal meal either.
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Used a mixed bag of all the treats, that way your dog doesn't know what treat is coming next. In the begining offer the higher valued ones every other time & then space them out to a bit less freequent reward. If you notice that the dogs interest is lowering, offer the high value one next. Training before feeding is also the first thing to do with low food drive dogs.
Also depending on the type of toy, you can also use that as a reward. My dogs have very high food & toy drive but I have found for some things the toys (balls) are too high of a reward. It pushes them to the point that they don't think as clearly. So I will often teach something new with food & then solidify it with using their ball as a reward. Just what has worked for me.
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