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04-11-2018, 07:23 AM | #1 |
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| Training treats for a picky dog We adopted our little man in January and he is having some behaviour issues (mostly just lacks any basic training and refuses to walk on a leash) so we have enrolled him in a basic adult obedience class to hopefully help him gain some confidence and teach us how to work with him at home. He starts classes in two weeks and we told them that he isn't food motivated and they said to bring him a high value treat that he loves. So far, the only things he absolutely loves are cheese and sardines (and of course wet cat food and cat poop lol) Does anyone have any suggestions of a high value treat that a picky dog may like? I don't want to only use cheese for him because I don't want to upset his stomach/make him sick. He's gotten a lot more comfortable with us inside but still hates walking outside and tends to bolt out the door and doesn't have a reliable recall, but here is a picture of him relaxing on the couch |
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04-11-2018, 09:53 AM | #2 |
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| My Cali is picky and has had a pancreatitis bout so should not have fat so I give her : Kraft Jet-puffed me,low Bits That I get them on amazon. No fat and she is crazy for them. They are tiny little marshmallows that have a little crunch to them. They have no fat, no sodium, sugar 4g, no protein, and 2 tbsp is 20 calories (but I rarely give her that much).
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04-11-2018, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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| Bella goes crazy for thawed frozen peas. She is also a huge fan of Pet Botanics Mini Training Rewards (beef flavor)--she will do anything to get them, and they come in a resealable pouch. Some dogs love cheerios.
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04-11-2018, 01:30 PM | #4 |
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| Freeze dried liver treats they come in a container and both petsmart and petco have them. My dogs will do anything for any treat that is liver. Also my training place uses pieces of hot dog which normally works well too although my little picky boy only wants the liver treats lol.
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04-11-2018, 01:38 PM | #5 |
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| Well, I'm just in love with your little guy!! Piper loves chicken and chicken jerky beyond belief, but chicken is messy to carry and she is very limited in the amount of chicken jerky she's allowed. Although a bit pricey I get Full Moon Duck training treats; they're easy to carry in pockets, neat-to-eat (just one per reward) and Piper likes them as much now as when I first bought them well over a year ago. |
04-12-2018, 03:37 AM | #6 |
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| Boiled boneless chicken cutlets is one high value treat you can use, or Cheerios, most dogs love Cheerios. My boy is a rescue and very food motivated, he learned fast everything he was trained for just to get that one tiny cheerio. If he likes his kibble you can also use that as a treat.
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04-12-2018, 07:06 AM | #7 | |
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04-12-2018, 04:40 PM | #11 | |
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04-12-2018, 04:53 PM | #12 | |
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I did forget to mention that we are in the process tonight of trying something with him. I was eating tuna and gave him a tiny piece and he took it from my hand! I tried it again, and he took more! The rest of the can is currently on the dehydrator and we will see how he feels about dried tuna. He seems to like fishy stuff so maybe this will work for him for training purposes. (the tuna was non-gmo, packed in water, and I rinsed it again before putting it on the dehydrator) | |
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04-12-2018, 10:33 PM | #14 | |
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We know nothing about his life before us so we wonder if he really just doesn't understand treats. We think he spent most of his time alone in a crate and the shelter doesn't think he ever experienced a lot of human interaction. When he was picked up as a stray his hair and nails were long and he was heartworm positive, fleas and had tapeworms so they don't know if he was neglected and dumped or if he was a stray for a long time. It isnt a big deal if he ends up just not liking treats, we just need to figure out something to motivate him to help him through the classes because he doesn't have a favourite toy and most of the time doesn't get excited about being pet. I haven't tried honey nut cheerios because I'm allergic to nuts and my husband hates cereal so the box would be wasted...and my husband tried giving him peanut butter and he wasn't impressed with it. My dad reminded me tonight that he always steals mouthfuls of his dog's food when we are there so we are going to see if he would take those as treats for training and so far he has liked the dehydrated tuna at least. | |
04-13-2018, 04:01 AM | #15 |
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| Poor sweet little boy. This is how it is with rescues, never knowing what their past was. Lots of trial and errors, lots of money spent on what he likes and doesn't. But lots of patience and TLC over time he will come around. If he's not use to human contact that will take time. Do you have an idea of how old he may be. My boy is a rescue, but he was surrendered, not abused, loved much and spoiled rotten, I keep in contact with his prev. owner, send pics and vids. I am very lucky that I know what his background was. He was gotten for a little girl whose parents were getting divorced, the dog was to ease her pain for daddy not being there. The dog had no toys, the child was his entertainment. They didn't want him to play with toys, only play with the child who carried him around like an infant in her arms when she came home from school. The mom worked so the dog was kept in a crate for 8 to 9 hours all week. When I got him I didn't know his back ground for 3 weeks. The 2nd day I had him we went to Pet Supplys to buy toys, he had no interest so I selected a bunch of things. My passed girl loved balls, she had so many in dif. sizes. This boy had no interest in even a ball. It took close to one year of enticing and teasing him with toys to get him to play. Now he's like a little kid when he gets a new toy, he loves, loves toys, and balls, he flings everything all over the room and my heart just swells with joy. It just takes time for their personality to come through, some longer then others, you are dedicated to this little guy, you only have him a few months,and changes do not come over night. Working on training him will build a strong bond between the two of you and it will build self confidence in him. Finding a high value training reward seems to be quite a challenge with this lil guy, I do hope you find something that he really loves. My guy is very food motivated, training him was so easy, he would stand on his head if that was in his training program for his reward treat.
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