I use these to
reward my puppy during training.
Lavishly
reward the puppy during and after elimination with praise or a small food reward for positive reinforcement.
Not exact matches
Carry small
puppy treats in a waist pouch for easy access for praising and
rewarding during any
puppy training sessions.
While it's great to give
puppy an occasional snack or a
reward during training sessions, there are a few things to consider before you make your selection:
Be sure you use a
reward that the
puppy ONLY gets
during these training drills so she looks forward to the lessons.
If your
puppy does what you want, you
reward him or her with lots of praise
during and immediately after the event.
As a general rule of thumb, owners are told not to attend to
puppy crate training whining or this will
reward the whining; however,
during the first couple of nights experts agree that a little bit of attention will do no harm.
Your
puppy will spend his PAL time supervised by our trainers who will work on basic manners and conditioning and
reward good behavior
during group play!
In fact,
during your
puppy's first few weeks at home, put away his food bowl and, apart from using kibble as lures and
rewards for training, serve all your
puppy's kibble stuffed in hollow chewtoys — Kongs, Biscuit Balls, Squirrel Dudes, Busy Buddy Footballs and sterilized bones.
Dog food (dry kibble)
During his first weeks at home, make sure your
puppy receives all food stuffed in chewtoys, or handfed as
rewards for socialization and training.
Just a few houses down the street, there may live an elderly gentleman, for example, who would just love to live with a dog (but who doesn't for some reason) and therefore would be willing to come over
during the daytime and sit and enjoy your TV or the contents of your fridge; maintain your
puppy's confinement schedule and regularly
reward him for using his doggy toilet; and periodically play with the pup and teach him household rules.
You may begin to phase out training
rewards during the first session, by asking your
puppy to progressively perform more and more for a single piece of kibble.
Rather than feeding your
puppy from a bowl, weigh out his kibble in the morning and use individual pieces as lures and
rewards during oodles of five - second training interludes throughout the day.
Your
puppy should whimper when he needs to potty
during the night, but he should not be
rewarded by coming out unless it's for a bathroom break.
Ed Frawley answers a question from a Leerburg customer about why not to play tug with a teething
puppy and explains how to use a food
reward rather than a tug
during this delicate time in your
puppy's life.
If your Bull Terrier
puppy does something correctly
during the training process then
reward them with praise or a treat.