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cobird2 · 05-22-2009, 04:43 AM

YouTube has some good videos on teaching tricks.
I don't know of a dog that won't "work for food" so use it to coax the behavior you want until your furbaby will follow your command without a treat.
Use a treat that's really tasty-we use chicken or venison/fish jerky-and break it into lots of small pieces. I've even read some people lessen the meal when giving lots of treats during training when they're concerned about weight.
Always use a happy voice when your pup follows the command and make a really big deal of it in the beginning.
Keep it fun for both you and the pup.

05-22-2009, 04:43 AM	#2
cobird2 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York Posts: 837	YouTube has some good videos on teaching tricks. I don't know of a dog that won't "work for food" so use it to coax the behavior you want until your furbaby will follow your command without a treat. Use a treat that's really tasty-we use chicken or venison/fish jerky-and break it into lots of small pieces. I've even read some people lessen the meal when giving lots of treats during training when they're concerned about weight. Always use a happy voice when your pup follows the command and make a *really big deal* of it in the beginning. Keep it fun for both you and the pup. __________________ Johnny, Our Big, Little Dog Last edited by cobird2; 05-22-2009 at 04:45 AM.