He doesn't care for treats-- He doesn't really respond to food when I am trying to train and motivate him. He will take it and then let it fall to the floor or just ignore it all together. I am working on training him and we have our first kindergarten class tonight and it would really help if he cared more about treats. He loves loves loves kisses and that is how I have been "rewarding" him when he doesn't take the treat. But I can't be giving him kisses as a lure for the exercises we are going to be doing in kindergarten. Is this normal for some dogs to not care too much for food? Or is it that I just don't have the treats he likes? We have tried little bones, soft training treats, and a different kind of dry dog food that he doesn't get for regular meals. He eats his food well. So I am not worried about him not eating at all, it is just treats when I am trying to reward him. |
Sometimes I would use special treats when I train my dogs. Treats such as boiled chicken, boiled beef, cheese, or hotdogs. My dogs would usually work harder for those treats than the store bought treats. |
I know this might sound funny, but have you tried using carrots as a treat? Rocky will do just about anything for a piece of carrot! Or apples...they work, too! Good luck! |
Different things for different dogs My Garett is not motivated easily by food, unlike big brother Benni who will do anything for any kind of treat. It made training Gar a lot more difficult, so I got inventive. Gar loves the yoghurt drops, slices of string cheese and pnut butter cups (and poo on all you chocolate haters my vet says small amounts of milk choco will not hurt them). I also will slice up vienna sausages for treats or toddler chicken sticks. You will find something he likes if you keep trying different things. Good luck |
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