We encourage our clients to use verbal and
physical praise and treats and toys to motivate and reward their dogs, as well as a training collar to reinforce all formal commands and correct negative behavior.
Not exact matches
«One day they could be in a super great mood
and everything's fine
and dandy
and you're being
praised left
and right, or else you walk in
and you're
treated like you're dirt... That takes an emotional
and physical toll on you.»
But, the authors noted that whilst
treats sped up training during the initial stages,
treats were as effective as verbal
and physical praise during the latter stages of learning a new task.
At this point,
treat away with both food
and physical praise.
Stop talking as they go, however,
praise a ton (verbal,
physical petting
and treat) when they are finished.
It concentrates on consistent communication between dog
and owner, where fair boundaries are expressed,
and rewards (ie:
treats, verbal
praise,
physical affection) are constantly given
and associated with good behavior.
This could be in the form of tasty
treats,
physical contact such as stroking
and verbal
praise such as «good boy».
In reward - based training,
treats, toys,
physical affection, verbal
praise, or a combination of any of these, are used to reward the RTP dog for its new
and acceptable behavior.
I think there is a huge difference between using a verbal correction (especially if it is followed with a positive thing like
praise or
treats for ceasing the unwanted behavior)
and other types of mild adversives,
and the types of training techniques a dominance trainer might use like fear
and intimidation (stare downs)
and physical force (alpha roles
and leash pops).
Rewards can include verbal
praise, a novel food
treat that she doesn't get any other time (almond slivers work well if your bird likes nuts, because they are small
and can be given a little at a time without overfeeding) or a scratch on the head (if your bird likes this kind of
physical interaction, as many do).
Keep your dog entertained with activities other than eating,
and make her more dependent on verbal
praise and physical contact than on «
treats» for her daily rewards.
Reward a deaf dog with food: A deaf dog can not hear verbal
praise and should be rewarded with his favorite
treat and lots of
physical affection.