In such a case, for the time being, you can
still reward your dog by dropping treats to the ground, smearing some peanut butter or cream cheese on a long metal spoon (most dogs don't like to bite on metal) or putting the treat on your flat palm, which by the way, is the way you give treats to horses (fingers may look like carrots and you don't want to figure out the type of pain a horse's teeth may inflict!)
Not exact matches
Scientists already employ fMRI, which uses changes in blood flow as a proxy for brain activity, to scan the brains of restrained monkeys, but Berns wanted to train
dogs to willingly enter the machine and learn simple things, such as associating a hand signal with a
reward of a hot
dog, all the while staying
still enough to collect interpretable brain scans.
Even though he isn't
rewarded each time, he
still expects to be, and that is what makes it the powerful
dog training technique that it is.
Whether it's hitting, tapping, or bopping a
dog on the nose as means of discipline, this aversive technique
still falls short of the success found with using
reward - based or positive training.
Despite the lure of a
reward, all of the
dogs were
still more inclined to imitate whatever their pack leader did.
But with veterinary visits on the decline and many pet owners
still budget strapped,
dog treats appear to be reaping at least equal
rewards.
Instruct children to stand
still, to always speak softly, and to keep one hand in their pocket while luring and
rewarding the
dog with the other hand.
Once you are sure that your
dog has identified the behavior in question, you can start to offer the food
reward only every other time — you should
still praise your
dog for good behavior, however.
Dogs should
still be
rewarded during structured exercise.
Still, it can be done and for the right
dog and the right person, it is a highly
rewarding experience.
If they are the kind that will never like grooming, a CANIDAE grain free PURE chewy treat is a good way to
reward them for sitting
still or just to get your
dog to approach and not avoid the activity.
When you see a
dog and he's
still calm, tell him he's a good boy,
reward and turn around and go the other direction.
Cue your
dog into the crate, close the door, latch it, praise and
reward them and take a couple of steps backwards away from the crate but
still facing it.
You need to
reward your
dog for walking freely beside you as you move off from the stand
still.
You can train your
dog and teach him obedience using praise and
rewards and you will
still be emphasizing your role as the one in charge.
If you scold your
dog for jumping, or even nudge them away with your knee, you're
still giving them attention and
rewarding the unwanted behavior, even if you think that «
reward» is punishment.
The program featured several breeds of
dogs that were known to have genetic health problems — however, the Kennel Club
still seems to
reward exaggerated breed traits.
- Obedience training for you and your
dog - Discovering alternate leashes and collars — such as a harness or prong collar -
Reward your
dog when he does walk at your side - Stand completely
still when your
dog starts to pull and praise when he doesn't
If on the other hand, your adult
dog has developed some behavior, temperament or training problems, retraining is
still possible, but it will take much more time than preventative puppy training and, you'll have to use different training techniques (all - or - none
reward training) than the lure /
reward training techniques that worked so well with your puppy.
If you are prepared it will
still be challenging but, in my opinion, vastly more
rewarding that any other
dog you've owned (it has been for me!).
You must give the
reward after he has noticed the
dog, but before he starts reacting, often when the
dog is
still far away.
Because the
dog still gets on the furniture when the owner is away, it is being
rewarded part of the time for the unwanted behavior, and the first rule above is not being met.
When I take any of my
dogs on a walk, I
still bring something like the Mountain Made Treat Pouch with me so I can
reward good behavior.
In addition to good management, you will
still need to show your
dog what you want him to DO, by paying attention to and
rewarding good behavior.