How to reward your dog
In our latest Talking Tip video, we chat about how to best use rewards in training.
In our latest Talking Tip video, we chat about how to best use rewards in training.
We carry on with nosework games by encouraging your dog to love to look for things by using a Scent Box.
Dog training methods are now being used to teach robots. Just like we use when teaching a dog – rewarding the behaviour you want.
The act of giving a piece of food is the reward. The size is immaterial, which means that you can use tiny pieces, no bigger than around half the size of your little fingernail.
Dogs do the stuff that brings them rewards – things that give them some value. The rewards might be internal – feeling of happiness or satisfaction, or external such as attention from you or food.
Treats are an important part of dog training. Food is a great reward for most dogs & using treats helps the dog to learn things quicker.
Find out how to break the ‘snatch-pullaway-sntatch more’ cycle and discover a few different options of how to give your dog a treat.
Dogs like to jump up when greeting people in order to reach their faces – a behaviour they learn as puppies.
Teaching your dog to come back every time you call is really important. If your dog has a good recall, they can have much more freedom than a dog who doesn’t come when called.
Seeing scared dogs at the vets upsets me because it is easy to help your dog be comfortable with being examined, poked and prodded.