It is important that your canine companion can associate their trim with some good stuff,
like high value food rewards cut into tiny pieces and plenty of soothing praise.
A very simple way to do this is to use a
very high value food reward that your dog only gets after he has gone to the bathroom in the correct place.
I use a clicker and
high value food rewards for crate training, the clicker being a little device that emits a sound when you click it to tell your puppy they've done something we want and will get a reward.
As soon as Zane gets out of the squat, you want to give
that high value food reward.
In the beginning of our work, we use
high value food rewards to teach the mea...
We use the word «good» to wean off of
the high value food reward.
In my case I always start with marker training and
high value food rewards.
We know that every dog will reach a point where it is placed in a situation where the distraction is more interesting to our dog than
the high value food reward or toy reward that we have to offer.
Should they use
a high value food reward or a medium value food reward?
The beauty of the word «yes» in marker training is that you do not have to be ready to go with
a high value food reward all the time.
If he does not look at you when you ask him to, (within 1 - 2 seconds), help him by making the exercise easier or using
higher valued food rewards.