Training with food
23 Nov 2008
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Keep in mind when reading these tips on dog training, food is a good motivator. You should always try to train your puppy without the use of treats. You can use the, but use them sparingly. Dogs are smart, vary the location you keep your treats. I did not realize this with my own dogs, now anytime I place my hand in my pocket, the Roscoe and Sheba sit at my feet.
Just a reminder, through out training you need to use some caution when using food as the only reward. Although treats are a great motivator for your puppy, or a dog of any age for that matter, you need to be careful as to how much and what kind of a food treat you are giving. You do not want to start your puppy out with being overweight and unhealthy. You also do not want to use food so much as a reward that when you withhold it, the puppy begins to disassociate the act with any type of reward; rather they are looking for that specific reward of food.
