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Very practical thinking girl. Old pants, yes, that's a solution! Problem: I have only new ones because I've fattened. Will steel an old ugly one from my husband. But will the smell on them then not make the dogs want licking?
I also don't like food dropping on the floor, unless I train self-control exercises.. Then I put little and big heaps on the floor, hel along or around them and the dogs don't permission to take them. Only when I say "Take it!!"
Food fallen unvoluntarily I don't see as something so wrong, as long as it fell after the click and so gets the value of reward.
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Addressing this from a slightly different angle, some dogs are just more prone to slobbering than others, and I'm not sure it's something that can be trained away. I have one who will drool profusely at just the anticipation of getting a treat. So for a dog like that, you may indeed have to keep a towel tucked in your pocket. I have two dogs, and I'm fortunate that the other one is not a drooler at all.
In at least a couple of his videos, I know Michael Ellis has demonstrated his method of holding the treat in the web of his hand between the thumb and forefinger. You can use the fleshy part of your hand there to grasp the treat but still deliver it with your hand almost opened flat, which definitely lessens the chance of any fingers getting bitten, and may help keep your hands dry, too.
I was thinking maybe there is a short video here somewhere demonstrating that technique, but if there is, I can't find it.
There is a short one: "Food delivery and Motivation with Michael Ellis". It comes as proposal right in the beginning when you go on VIDEO ON DEMAND.
There are also many examples on his videos and of o other instructors to. But I have too many, so I will have to look them through
“If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs, then you are a leader” – Rudyard Kipling
Addressing this from a slightly different angle, some dogs are just more prone to slobbering than others, and I'm not sure it's something that can be trained away. I have one who will drool profusely at just the anticipation of getting a treat. So for a dog like that, you may indeed have to keep a towel tucked in your pocket. I have two dogs, and I'm fortunate that the other one is not a drooler at all.
In at least a couple of his videos, I know Michael Ellis has demonstrated his method of holding the treat in the web of his hand between the thumb and forefinger. You can use the fleshy part of your hand there to grasp the treat but still deliver it with your hand almost opened flat, which definitely lessens the chance of any fingers getting bitten, and may help keep your hands dry, too.
I was thinking maybe there is a short video here somewhere demonstrating that technique, but if there is, I can't find it.
There is a short one: "Food delivery and Motivation with Michael Ellis". It comes as proposal right in the beginning when you go on VIDEO ON DEMAND.
There are also many examples on his videos and of o other instructors to. But I have too many, so I will have to look them through
Yes, that's what I was thinking of! Thanks, Christina. I couldn't see it at first, but the video previews at the very top will scroll to it eventually, or you can use the arrows at the sides to speed it up. Here is a direct link:
I know it's veering off topic from Carolyn's original question about the messiness of delivering treats, but for others who may be reading this, it's a good tutorial about treat delivery, in general. I know ME also includes that information on many of his full-length videos.
The Power of Training Dogs w/ Food feat. (Michael Ellis )
A wonderful DVD, very rich of infos. But it is more about the food delivery, how to motivate and engage the dog. The food placement is not explained. But if someone has learned it he can see it in all demonstrated exercises. Though if someone has problems with it,Iit will fbe in the beginning to quickly for him to percieve how it is correctly done. He can see this much better in Eds DVD.
I know that ME's DVD has been updates. Might be that there is a chapter about food placement in there now as anounced in the trailer.
The Power of Training Dogs with Markers (Ed Frawley). A great DVD where he shows different basic behaviours.. He demonstrates also how we should deliver the food. which includes the food placement. Very clearly illustrated how to hold safely a piece of food in our hands. This might be a part which could help Carolyn. At least it helped me, Though I was too akward in the beginning with my slippery food and had first to train it without dog.
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Problem: I have only new ones because I've fattened. 
Will steel an old ugly one from my husband. But will the smell on them then not make the dogs want licking?
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